Category Archives: Local News
DRUG, VEHICLE CHARGES FILED AGAINST VINTONDALE MAN FOR STOP IN DIXONVILLE LAST SEPTEMBER
Charges were recently filed by Clymer Borough Police against a Vintondale man in a traffic stop that turned into a drug bust back in mid-September. Police say on September 15th at 6:18 PM, police stop...
Jan 01, 2024
CLOSURES IN EFFECT FOR NEW YEAR'S DAY
Today marks the first day of 2024. As today is a federally recognized holiday, there are some closures in effect. Federal, state and local government offices are closed for the day. This includes Penn...
Jan 01, 2024
FIRE ALARMS, VEHICLE ACCIDENT BRING OUT FIRST RESPONDERS ON SUNDAY
The final day of 2023 was a relatively quiet one for Indiana County's first responders. An automatic fire alarm activation summoned Armagh firefighters into Westmoreland County at 2:37 in the morning ...
Jan 01, 2024
POLAR PLUNGE TO BE HELD TODAY IN BLAIRSVILLE
Some people in Blairsville will get 2024 off on a very cold note as they take part in the annual Blairsville Polar Plunge. This year marks the 12th year of the annual fundraising event that has people...
Jan 01, 2024
POWERBALL GOES OVER $800 MILLION FOR TONIGHT'S DRAWING
As we enter the new year, the Powerball jackpot continues to grow. No one hit the jackpot in Saturday's drawing, so the Powerball jackpot will increase to an estimated $810 million annuity prize for t...
Jan 01, 2024
FLU RATE CONTINUES DECEMBER SURGE
2024 will begin with Pennsylvania's flu rate still on the rise. After an increase of more than 8,000 lab-confirmed flu cases in the previous week, the number of cases in last week's report was up 11,4...
Dec 31, 2023
SMALL AMOUNT OF METH FOUND IN CLYMER TRAFFIC STOP
A Cherry Tree man is facing drug possession charges after a traffic stop in Clymer on Friday evening. Clymer Borough Police say 37-year-old Brandon Krolick was pulled over for an expired inspection st...
Dec 31, 2023
APSCUF STILL WITHOUT CONTRACTS AS 2023 COMES TO A CLOSE
The new year begins without a contract for faculty or coaches at IUP and the other state-owned universities, and with no new negotiations scheduled for the teachers. Faculty talks were last held Decem...
Dec 31, 2023
NEW LAWS TO TAKE EFFECT IN 2024
The start of the new year brings with it a batch of new state laws, including two that will have an effect on incarcerated individuals. One of the new laws is a probation reform bill that shortens the...
Dec 31, 2023
KILL FOR THRILL MURDERER LESKO STILL ON DEATH ROW AS ANOTHER YEAR ENDS
2023 ends with John Lesko still on Pennsylvania's death row, 43 years after he and partner Michael Travaglia murdered four people at the end of 1979 and beginning of 1980 in a "Kill for Thrill" spree....
Dec 31, 2023
RT 22 BIKE-PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE
The long-awaited bike-pedestrian bridge across Route 22 is now open! What do you think?
Voting Ends: Jul 21, 2026 | 12:00 PM
