Category Archives: Local News

INDIANA COUNTY NAACP ANNOUNCES JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION
The NAACP of Indiana County has announced plans for their annual Juneteenth Celebration. The commemorative cookout will be held June 19th from 3-8 PM at the pavilion at Mack Park. This year's celebrat...
Jun 3, 2024

SENTENCING HEARINGS SCHEDULED FOR TODAY
Sentencing hearings are on the schedule today for Indiana County's Court of Common Pleas, including one for a Punxsutawney-area man who was convicted of trespassing in December of last year. State pol...
Jun 3, 2024

RIVER VALLEY COMMUNICATIONS STUDENTS HONORED AT MYRON COPE AWARDS
Students at River Valley High School were honored at Sunday night's Myron Cope Awards at Point Park University. River Valley's Sports and Entertainment Communications and Design Class took home three ...
Jun 3, 2024

POLICE REPORTS: CRIMINAL MISCHIEF
PSP-INDIANA State police in Indiana are investigating an incident of criminal mischief that happened Friday morning at a White Township convenience store. Troopers say the metal siding at Krevetski's ...
Jun 3, 2024

PENELEC "PRICE TO COMPARE" GOES DOWN
Even as the Public Utility Commission prepares for hearings on Penelec's rate increase request, which would take effect next year, the "price to compare" for Penelec electricity consumers is going dow...
Jun 2, 2024

JUNE BRINGS BUDGET DEADLINE INTO FOCUS
The budget hearing schedule in the state legislature ended in early March, and three months later, leaders in the General Assembly are within thirty days of the budget deadline. A new plan for fiscal ...
Jun 2, 2024

SCAM TARGETS COMPUTER USERS WITH FAKE REPAIR OFFER
Senator Joe Pittman is warning about the latest scam making the rounds. This one, he says, involves pop-ups and ads for a "free" scan to keep your computer safe, tricking people into paying to fix com...
Jun 2, 2024

THREE ACCIDENTS REPORTED ON FRIDAY IN INDIANA COUNTY
Multiple accidents were reported on Friday by Indiana County 911. The first incident was at 8:40 AM along Route 954 in Washington Township as Plumville firefighters, Citizens' Ambulance, and state pol...
Jun 1, 2024

GROWING GREENER GRANT APPLICATIONS DUE BY JUNE 21ST
Counties, municipal authorities, watershed organizations, businesses and other groups are being reminded that if they want some money from the Growing Greener Grant program, they have until June 21st ...
Jun 1, 2024

STUDY: 40 CENTS ON EVERY DOLLAR PA SPENDS GOES TO HUMAN SERVICES
More than 40 cents of every dollar that Pennsylvania spends goes to either food stamps or healthcare for poor families. A new report at the State Capitol says 42-percent of Pennsylvania's 45-billion-d...
Jun 1, 2024










