Category Archives: Local News

VEHICLE ACCIDENTS, AUTOMATIC FIRE ALARMS REPORTED SUNDAY
Two vehicle accidents were reported on Sunday by Indiana County 911. The first crash was reported at 2:45 AM on Saltsburg Road in Young Township. Coal Run/McIntyre and Iselin/West Lebanon fire departm...
May 13, 2024

TODAY MARKS DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS FOR INDIANA BOROUGH POLICE FORCE
Recruiting efforts have been going on for Indiana Borough Police Department. Currently, there are 21 officers on the force, which is the limit, but they are currently testing to have a new list of pot...
May 13, 2024

MOTORCYCLE CHASE RESULTS IN DRUG CHARGES
A Blairsville man is facing multiple charges after a police pursuit last month that resulted in a drug investigation. The state police report does not identify the suspect but court documents reveal h...
May 12, 2024

PEOPLES GAS WILL PAY PENALTY FOR DAMAGES IN ROBINSON
By a 5-0 vote, the state Public Utility Commission has approved a settlement between Peoples Natural Gas Company and homeowners in West Wheatfield Township for an over-pressurization incident in Robin...
May 12, 2024

BRIDGE PROJECTS BEGIN MONDAY ON WAYNE AND CARTER AVENUES
A road construction project gets underway tomorrow in White Township and Indiana Borough. The replacement of two bridges over Marsh Run on Wayne and Carter Avenues will affect traffic until just befor...
May 12, 2024

EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION EVENT WILL MAKE MONDAY SPECIAL
Tomorrow night's Indiana County Chamber of Commerce Excellence in Education event is so big, it's altered the schedule for some area school boards so folks can attend. Marion Center's school board mee...
May 12, 2024

STATE SYSTEM AWARDS FREE TUITION TO COMMUNITY COLLEGE STANDOUTS
IUP held its commencement ceremonies Friday and yesterday, bringing an end to the spring semester and while those students move on for further education or entry into the labor market, the university ...
May 12, 2024

UNDERGRAUATE COMMENCEMENT CEREMONIES TODAY
Today is the second day of graduation ceremonies to be held at IUP's KCAC. The first ceremonies will be held at 9:00 this morning for undergraduate students in the Kopchick College of Natural Sciences...
May 11, 2024

IUP PRESIDENT LOOKING TO SOME CHALLENGES IN THE FUTURE
As IUP's school year comes to an end, the school's president is looking forward to the future. President Dr. Michael Driscoll said that there are still a lot of challenges that the university is facin...
May 11, 2024

OIL CITY MAN ACQUITTED OF SEXUAL ASSAULT CHARGES
In a non-jury trial earlier this week, an Oil City man was acquitted of all charges related to the sexual assault of a woman. In April of 2023, Blairsville borough police had initially charged 27-year...
May 11, 2024










