Category Archives: Local News

Indiana County's District Courts will hold preliminary hearings today, including one for a woman who was recently in Westmoreland County Court for her part in a car part theft ring. Court documents sh...

After a day off yesterday, PennDOT road crews return to work today on several projects, and will start on some tree trimming in Armstrong Township. This project gets underway today on West Pike Road b...

Today is Memorial Day, which is a day set aside to honor those who died in service to our country. As today is a federal holiday, there are several closures in effect. All federal, state, county and l...

Veterans and other community groups are offering Memorial Day parades and services today. In Indiana, ceremonies will be held at 10:45 AM on Monday at Memorial Park. They will be hosted by American Le...

Several calls for first responders were reported on Sunday. One of those calls was for a reported structure fire on Route 110 in White Township that brought Indiana, Creekside and Clymer Fire Departme...

The Public Utility Commission has announced the dates for public hearings on Penelec's rate increase request. They will be in late June and early July, and will be both in person and by telephone. Ove...

After first scheduling Ronald Weiss's retrial for the June court term, Indiana County President Judge Thomas Bianco has granted a motion to delay it, rescheduling jury selection for November 18th. In ...

A Blairsville man was killed Saturday morning in a motorcycle crash in Derry Township. Westmoreland County Coroner Tim Carson said 24-year-old Joshua M. Haynes died when his motorcycle went over an em...

Indiana Area School District stakeholders have only a few days left to complete a survey on the future of the Horace Mann Elementary School. Based on prior feedback, the district has narrowed it down ...

Two drug dealers were sentenced yesterday in Indiana County Court on Friday. Indiana County District Attorney Robert Manzi announced that 34-year-old Amber Lynn of Blairsville was ordered to serve bet...