Category Archives: Local News
CLYMER BOROUGH COUNCIL APPROVES TENTATIVE BUDGET WITH TAX INCREASE
On Wednesday night, Clymer Borough Council approved the tentative budget for 2024, and it contains a proposed tax increase. The budget goes to $608,700, and would include a half-mil tax increase, rais...
Nov 01, 2023
COMMONWEALTH COURT RULES PA ENTRANCE INTO RGGI UNCONSTITUTIONAL
Earlier Today, Commonwealth Court has ruled that Pennsylvania's entrance into the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative was unconstitutional. Pennsylvania's entrance into the multi-state compact was part...
Nov 01, 2023
INVESTIGATION CONTINUES INTO FATAL SHOOTING AT CHEVY CHASE COMMUNITY CENTER
Indiana County District Attorney Robert Manzi provided an update on the fatal shooting at the Chevy Chase Community Center Wednesday morning. Manzi appeared on Indiana in the Morning and said law enfo...
Nov 01, 2023
PENNSYLVANIA LEADS NATION IN ANIMAL COLLISION INSURANCE CLAIMS
With colder temperatures and snowy conditions arriving in Indiana County and the rest of the Commonwealth, the chances of deer moving have increased. Because of this, drivers across Pennsylvania are m...
Nov 01, 2023
DRUG RING SUSPECT SENTENCED IN FEDERAL COURT WEDNESDAY
One of the 31 suspects in a drug ring that conspired to distribute drugs was sentenced yesterday in Federal Court. US District Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced on Tuesday that 33-year-old Joseph Thor...
Nov 01, 2023
BILL TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY ADVANCES TO STATE HOUSE FLOOR
A bill that would abolish the death penalty in Pennsylvania has made its way out of committee and is headed to the State House Floor for a vote. House Bill 999, authored by Democratic State Representa...
Nov 01, 2023
MORE VEHICLE CRASHES REPORTED ON WEDNESDAY
Along with a crash that involved a commercial vehicle and a train yesterday morning, three other vehicle accidents were reported in Indiana County. Indiana County 911 reports that the first accident w...
Nov 01, 2023
CLYMER BOROUGH COUNCIL TO CONSIDER 2024 PRELIMINARY BUDGET TONIGHT
As the calendar turns to November, municipal governments will be taking a look at their budgets for the 2024 year. The first borough to do so will be Clymer Borough. The tentative 2024 budget will be ...
Nov 01, 2023
PRELIMINARY HEARING SET FOR MAN CHARGED IN FOOT CHASE IN INDIANA BOROUGH
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for today for a man charged in connection with a foot chase that happened in late September in Indiana Borough. Authorities say that 26-year-old Tyrone Thomas III wa...
Nov 01, 2023
INDIANA COUNTY'S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DROPS IN SEPTEMBER
Indiana County's unemployment rate dropped during the month of September. The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry reports the county's unemployment rate dropped four-tenths of a percentage p...
Oct 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
