Category Archives: Local News

A New Kensington man is in stable condition but in a medically-induced coma after he was shot during the rally for former President Donald Trump on Saturday in Butler. 57-year-old David Dutch was shot...

A status conference is scheduled for today for a man charged with homicide by vehicle while driving under the influence and other crimes. Court documents show that 24-year-old Reed Tantlinger of Homer...

The Northern Appalachian Folk Festival has announced the first recipients of a newly-created award meant to honor those who have made significant achievements in poetry. Jack Smith, Nick Brisini and D...

The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission is warning people of a scam involving text messages being sent to random individuals that are trying to scam them out of money from false unpaid toll claims. The t...

Both state and federal law enforcement agencies spent the overnight hours at the Allegheny County home of 20-year-old Thomas Mathew Crooks, whom the FBI has identified as the man who shot and wounded ...

Pennsylvania has launched a new online dashboard to show where ticks are prevalent and where tick-borne diseases are especially troublesome, and not surprisingly, our area is a hotbed. Jefferson Count...

There is plenty of road work going on in Indiana County, even with delays in a couple of projects already underway and in spite of the continued hot summer weather. PennDOT announced last week that th...

Ongoing dry weather has not yet caused the Department of Environmental Protection to issue any drought watches or warnings for Pennsylvania, but that day could be coming soon. The National Oceanic and...

Last week's meeting of the Board of Governors of the State System of Higher Education featured appearances before the board by several members of APSCUF, the faculty union at IUP and the other state-o...

The State Attorney General's Office announced that a Kittanning man was convicted of third-degree murder and other crimes related to a drug overdose death in 2020. 41-year-old Nathan Wolfe was also co...