Category Archives: Local News
MEN CHARGED WITH BURNING A CAR DUE FOR PRELIMINARY HEARINGS TODAY
The two men charged with stealing a car and burning it are due in court today for a preliminary hearing. Both 28-year-old Austin Milanos and 47-year-old Matthew Lee Smith, both of Indiana, are charged...
Jan 16, 2024
MAN CHARGED WITH DUI CRASH
Police in Indiana Borough charged an Indiana man in connection with a crash that happened back in September. Charges were recently filed through District Judge Tony Sottile against 35-year-old Devaugh...
Jan 16, 2024
PURCHASE LINE SCHOOL BOARD STARTS EFFORT TO BRING DISTRICT POLICY UP TO DATE
At last night's meeting, the Purchase Line School Board discussed, approved or deleted many different items concerning district policy. The board approved 20 policies to be either revised or deleted, ...
Jan 15, 2024
CLOSURES IN EFFECT FOR MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY
Today is Martin Luther King, Jr. day, a day that celebrates the birth of the civil rights activist. As today is a national holiday, there are some closures in effect. Federal, State and County offices...
Jan 15, 2024
PLSB EXPECTED TO APPROVE POLICIES, FUNDING RESOLUTION TONIGHT
The Purchase Line School Board will meet tonight and the board will deal with 39 policies in some form. 20 policies will be up for approval with the majority of those policies undergoing revision. Tho...
Jan 15, 2024
RIVER VALLEY SUPERINTENDENT RECEIVES AWARD FROM PITTSBURGH TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL
The superintendent of the River Valley School District was honored with an award from the Pittsburgh Technology Council. (Photo provided by the River Valley School District) Phillip Martell was given ...
Jan 15, 2024
FIRE DESTROYS ROOFS OF TWO DUPLEXES IN INDIANA
The roofs of two duplexes in Indiana were destroyed by a fire Sunday night in Indiana Borough. (Fire crews working from the front (left) and back (right) of the two duplexes. Photos by Josh Widdowson)...
Jan 14, 2024
TRENDING: MORE DEMOCRATS SWITCHING TO REPUBLICAN IN PENNSYLVANIA
More Pennsylvania Democrats switched their voter registration to Republican in 2023 than vice versa, including in Indiana County, where Republicans were already dominant. According to the Pennsylvania...
Jan 14, 2024
FLU CASES REMAIN HIGH, BUT THE RATE IS FALLING
For the first time in many weeks, the rate of new cases of flu in Pennsylvania went down in the weekly report by the State Health Department, but it remains very high. 59,841 new lab-confirmed cases w...
Jan 14, 2024
STEVENSON'S APPEAL DENIED
Indiana County President Judge Thomas Bianco has denied Justin Stevenson's petition for relief from his life sentence for the murders of Timothy Gardner and Jacqueline Brink, who were beaten to death ...
Jan 14, 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
