Category Archives: Local News
CAMBRIA COUNTY WOMAN INDICTED ON DRUG TRAFFICKING CHARGES
A federal grand jury in Pittsburgh has indicted a Cambria County woman on charges of drug trafficking. According to a news release from US Attorney Eric Olshan, 55-year-old Penny Woodley of Hastings w...
Dec 22, 2023
IUP BACKING LETTER FROM LEGISLATORS ASKING TO BRING MARC FOGEL HOME
IUP is putting its support behind a recent letter sent to U.S. Secretary of State from three of Pennsylvania's federal legislators to get Marc Fogel, an IUP alumnus out of prison in Russia and get him...
Dec 22, 2023
PLEA COURT, PLEA WITHDRAWL ON DOCKET TODAY FOR INDIANA COUNTY COURT
Only three cases are on the docket for today in Indiana County's court of common pleas, two of which involve people currently in the prison system. One of them is Edward Robert Ortiz of Indiana curren...
Dec 22, 2023
PENNDOT EXTENDS PUBLIC PLANS DISPLAY FOR BROADHEAD RUN BRIDGE PROJECT
PennDOT has announced an extension for the public plans display for a bridge reservation project in Canoe Township. Officials said in a news release that the Broadhead Run Bridge plans display will be...
Dec 21, 2023
TROOPERS SEARCHING FOR MAN WHO FAILED TO RETURN RENTAL CAR
State police in Indiana are searching for a man who failed to return a vehicle to Enterprise Rent-A-Car. Troopers say the branch manager reported an unauthorized use of a motor vehicle around 11:30 Mo...
Dec 21, 2023
INDIANA BOROUGH POLICE WARNING OF VEHICLE BREAK-INS
Police in Indiana Borough are reminding residents to lock up their vehicles after multiple thefts were reported over the last 36 hours. In a post on the department's Facebook page, officials say that ...
Dec 21, 2023
MAN KILLED IN DERRY TOWNSHIP CRASH
A man was killed in a crash in Derry Township yesterday afternoon. Westmoreland County Coroner Tim Carson said that 40-year-old Derek Skillings was killed in the crash that happened at 2:20 PM. He was...
Dec 21, 2023
FAMILY DISPLACED BY FIRE IN LOYALHANNA TOWNSHIP
A family was displaced due to a house fire in Loyalhanna Township near the Indiana County border yesterday. The fire was first reported at 1:50 PM for a home on Stewart Avenue. Saltsburg, Iselin and T...
Dec 21, 2023
SHELOCTA MAN CONVICTED OF TRYING TO STEAL OVER $1 MILLION
A Shelocta man has been convicted of trying to steal over $1 million. 59-year-old Boyd Watson was convicted on charges of theft by deception, receiving stolen property, and attempted theft by deceptio...
Dec 21, 2023
NO NEW DATES FOR PASSHE/APSCUF NEGOTIATIONS
Negotiations continued yesterday between the state system of higher education and the union representing its faculty. No new agreement was reached on a faculty contract between PASSHE and APSCUF, but ...
Dec 21, 2023
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
