Category Archives: Local News

The Public Utility Commission's public hearings on a rate increase request by the FirstEnergy companies, including Penelec, resume this week, and move into the western half of the state. Two of those ...

The Pennsylvania Healthcare Cost Containment Council has published the first of three reports on the financial conditions of the state's hospitals, and it shows 51 percent of them had a negative opera...

A lot of buildings that were closed on the IUP campus last week will be open again tomorrow. They were closed for the Summer Utilities Savings Program, with employees and services operating remotely. ...

While there were several criminal call hearings yesterday in Indiana County Court, two people were sentenced on Friday. 55-year-old Merrie Stepanek of Homer City was sentenced by Indiana County Presid...

After a three-day break for the Independence Day holiday, the state House and Senate will return to work tomorrow as work on the state budget continues. In a news conference held on Wednesday after th...

After first responders had a busy day on Independence Day, Indiana County first responders had a relatively quiet day yesterday with just a few calls for service. Two calls for automatic fire alarm ac...

Some residents across Indiana County are dealing with power outages this morning. Penelec reports fewer than 20 customers in Clymer Borough are without power at this time, along with less than 20 cust...

The PA Senate on Wednesday passed a bill that would limit the use of smartphones in the classroom. Senate Bill 1207 would establish the Cellphone Lockable Bag pilot program which awards grants to part...

A Pittsburgh man entered guilty pleas in Armstrong County court on Wednesday in connection with a fatal motorcycle crash in 2022 that killed two people from Indiana County. Court documents show Michae...

UPDATE: A family was displaced by a fire on Thursday in Shelocta. Indiana, Creekside, and Elderton fire departments were dispatched at 5:58 PM for the structure fire call on Shelocta Road in Armstrong...