Category Archives: Local News

FCB PRESIDENT, CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER NAMED TO TOP 100 LIST
First Commonwealth Bank's President and Chief Revenue Officer Jane Grebenc has been named to the Top 100 People List from Pennsylvania Business Central. Grebenc was selected for the list by a special ...
Jan 29, 2024

GAME COMMISSION GIVES PRELIMINARY APPROVAL TO 2024-25 HUNTING AND TRAPPING DATES
Over the weekend, the Pennsylvania Game Commission gave preliminary approval to the 2024-25 hunting and trapping seasons. Archery deer season across the state would start October 5th and run until Nov...
Jan 29, 2024

INDIANA BUILDINGS, GROUNDS AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS EISENHOWER PROJECT TONIGHT
The Indiana School District's Buildings, Grounds and Transportation committee will meet tonight. On the proposed agenda will be continued discussion of the Eisenhower project, including a report by La...
Jan 29, 2024

PUC TO HOLD HEARINGS ON PAWC RATE INCREASE REQUEST
The state Public Utility Commission this week will begin a series of in-person and remote hearings on Pennsylvania American Water Company's rate increase request. Two in-person hearings will be held a...
Jan 28, 2024

FLU RATES CONTINUE DECLINE
Pennsylvania's flu infection rate continues to slow down. There were 7,641 new cases in the latest weekly flu report, down from 8,714 new cases the week before. Flu deaths rose by 17, to 120 across th...
Jan 28, 2024

STATE SYSTEM, SCUPA REACH TENTATIVE AGREEMENT ON NEW CONTRACT
With work continuing to finalize a tentative contract with APSCUF, its faculty union, the State System of Higher Education has reached a tentative contract agreement with another labor union. A new fo...
Jan 28, 2024

SHETLER ASKS FOR EARLY RELEASE
Despite being called a "menace to society" by Westmoreland County prosecutors when he was sentenced to prison this month, Ray Shetler Jr. has filed a request for "special parole and probation supervis...
Jan 28, 2024

SHAZIER, SPADAFORA HONORED AT EVENING OF HOPE FOR UNITED WAY
A former Pittsburgh Steeler and an Indiana businessman were honored at an event Saturday night to benefit the United Way of Indiana County. At last night's "Evening of Hope" at the Indiana County Coun...
Jan 28, 2024

FORMER COMMODORE MAN SENTENCED FOR CHILD PORN POSSESSION
A former Commodore man was ordered to serve time in prison on federal charges of child pornography. U.S. Attorney Eric Olshan announced in a news release that 57-year-old Jeffrey Allen Sink was senten...
Jan 27, 2024

PITTMAN ISSUES STATEMENT AFTER SHAPIRO HIGHER EDUCATION ANNOUNCEMENT
State senator Joe Pittman has issued a statement concerning Governor Shapiro's plan to overhaul the higher education system in Pennsylvania. Currently, Pennsylvania sits 48th out of 50 states for affo...
Jan 27, 2024










