Category Archives: Local News
UNITED SCHOOL BOARD APPROVES SEVERAL BUILDING IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS
Several building improvement projects were approved at Tuesday night's United School Board meeting. The board approved contracts with EberHVAC for the HVAC at the United elementary, high school and ad...
Mar 12, 2024
WHITE TOWNSHIP PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVES FINAL PLAN FOR NEW VA CLINIC
The White Township Planning Commission approved several final site plans at last night's meeting. One of those final site plans is for the new Raising Canes location on Wayne Avenue. It was originally...
Mar 12, 2024
RESTRICTIONS LIFTED FOR BEAVER RUN RESERVOIR CUSTOMERS
The Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County has lifted water restrictions for customers served by the Beaver Run Reservoir. This affects about 56,000 customers, including some in Saltsburg, who had...
Mar 12, 2024
TRAFFIC TIE-UPS REPORTED ON WAYNE AVENUE IN INDIANA
Drivers in Indiana Borough may be affected by a tie up on Wayne Avenue today. Crews have been out this morning making repairs to a damaged sewer line that is connected to some student apartments on th...
Mar 12, 2024
BLAIRSVILLE WOMAN PLEADS GUILTY TO THIRD-DEGREE MURDER
A Blairsville woman pleaded guilty to a charge connected with the shooting of her boyfriend in 2021. During a session of plea court held yesterday, 30-year-old Matraca Lynn Vrana entered a guilty plea...
Mar 12, 2024
MISSING BURRELL TOWNSHIP WOMAN FOUND
A woman who was reported missing last week from Burrell Township has been found. State police notified the public last Friday that they were on the lookout for 54-year-old Laura Ellen Ragano, who had ...
Mar 12, 2024
INDIANA SCHOOL BOARD HIRES CONSULTING FIRM TO GATHER INFO CONCERNING FUTURE OF HORACE MANN
On Monday night, the Indiana School Board hired consulting firm Strategy Solutions to help gather more information concerning the future of Horace Mann Elementary School. During the 90-day "cooling of...
Mar 11, 2024
TROOPERS INVESTIGATING FATAL CRASH IN EAST WHEATFIELD TOWNSHIP
State police are investigating a crash that killed a child Sunday afternoon in East Wheatfield Township. Troopers say at 4:56 p.m., a 62-year-old woman from Armagh attempted to turn left onto Route 22...
Mar 11, 2024
CONEMAUGH VALLEY REPEATS AS IMPROMPTU SPEECH CHAMPIONS
The Heritage Conference hosted its annual Impromptu Speech competition Monday at Northern Cambria, and for the second consecutive year, it was Conemaugh Valley who took home first prize. The team of K...
Mar 11, 2024
REPORT: ONE PERSON DEAD AFTER SHOOTING AT PUNXSUTAWNEY WALMART
According to WJAC in Johnstown, Jefferson County coroner Brenda Schumaker says one person is dead following a shooting at the Walmart in Punxsutawney. Police are saying there is a heavy police presenc...
Mar 11, 2024
Voter ID
Pennsylvania is one of fifteen states that does not require any form of identification in order to vote. Meanwhile, eight states require photo ID in order to vote with no exceptions. What should Pennsylvania do?
Voting Ends: Feb 24, 2026 | 12:00 PM
