Category Archives: Local News
MULTIPLE EMERGENCY CALLS REPORTED FRIDAY
Multiple calls were reported by Indiana County 911 on Friday. Saltsburg and Tunnelton fire departments were called into Westmoreland County twice yesterday: the first was for an automatic fire alarm o...
Oct 28, 2023
TRICK OR TREATING TO BE HELD TODAY, TOMORROW
Halloween will be celebrated in many Indiana County communities this weekend. Today, the Downtown Indiana business district will hold trick or treating from 10 AM to Noon. People are advised to head t...
Oct 28, 2023
SCHOOL BUS STOP ARM BILL PASSES SENATE
The Pennsylvania Senate has passed a bill that is set to make a program to help protect those taking the school bus permanent. Senate Bill 851 concerns a program that started in 2018 that would extend...
Oct 28, 2023
FORMER SCI-PINE GROVE INMATE SENTENCED FOR ASSAULTING CORRECTIONS OFFICERS
A former inmate at the state prison facility in Indiana County was sentenced today for assaulting two corrections officers back in 2021. Indiana County President Judge Thomas Bianco ordered Gerald A. ...
Oct 27, 2023
INDIANA BOROUGH POLICE INVESTIGATING INCIDENTS OF THEFT, TRESPASSING
Indiana Borough Police are warning residents of incidents of trespassing and theft that happened in the northeast part of the borough. Officers say in a Facebook post they are investigating reports of...
Oct 27, 2023
REBAR DUE FOR POST-SENTENCE MOTION HEARING TODAY
A Latrobe man sentenced last month for dragging a trooper with his car in an incident in White Township in February of last year is due in court today for a post-sentence motion hearing. Matthew Rebar...
Oct 27, 2023
WCCC PRESIDENT TO RESIGN
The president of Westmoreland County Community College has announced her resignation, which will go into effect at the end of the school year. When Tuesday Stanley officially retires on June 30th of n...
Oct 27, 2023
IRMC PARK CHRISTMAS TREE SELECTED
The Indiana County Tourist Bureau has announced that the tree to be installed in IRMC Park for the holiday season has been selected. (Photo provided by the Indiana County Tourist Bureau) The Indiana C...
Oct 27, 2023
FIVE VEHICLE ACCIDENTS REPORTED THURSDAY IN INDIANA COUNTY
Five vehicle accidents were reported on Thursday in Indiana County. The first was on Route 119 South in Burrell Township at 3:38 PM. That brought the Black Lick and Blairsville Fire Departments, Citiz...
Oct 27, 2023
KOPCHICK HALL TO HAVE RIBBON CUTTING NEXT THURSDAY
IUP has announced that the new science and math building will have a ribbon cutting ceremony on November 2nd. The John J. and Char Kopchick Hall is a 142,536 square foot facility on IUP's Oak Grove th...
Oct 27, 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
