Category Archives: Local News
BLAIRSVILLE POLICE ARREST MAN ON DRUG CHARGES
Police in Blairsville Borough have arrested an individual on drug-related crimes. Officers took 38-year-old Richard Shaffer of Blairsville into custody on Friday, September 29th on multiple arrest war...
Oct 02, 2023
RED CROSS SEEKING MORE DONORS AS BLOOD SUPPLY LEVELS DROP
The American Red Cross is looking for more blood donors as supplies are at alarmingly low levels. The Red Cross' national blood supply has fallen to critically low levels since early August, and that ...
Oct 02, 2023
INDIANA WOMAN SENTENCED FOR WESTMORELAND COUNTY METH LAB CASE
An Indiana County woman was sentenced on Friday in a meth lab case in Westmoreland County. 55-year-old Jennifer Lynn Williams, formerly of Loyalhanna Township, entered guilty pleas on Friday to charge...
Oct 02, 2023
PSP REPORTS: HARASSMENT, DUI
PSP-INDIANA State Police have filed harassment charges against an Indiana man in connection with an incident on September 20th. Troopers say that 34-year-old Joseph Fleckenstein of Indiana was trying ...
Oct 02, 2023
SENTENCING HEARINGS INCLUDE DRIVER IN FATAL CRASH
Sentencing hearings are scheduled for Indiana County's Court of Common Pleas today, including one for a man who pleaded guilty to charges related to a fatal crash in January of this year. Police say 2...
Oct 02, 2023
CENTER TOWNSHIP SUPERVISORS TO CONSIDER SEWER RESOLUTIONS TONIGHT
The Center Township supervisors will meet tonight and on the proposed agenda are a few resolutions concerning official sewage facility plans. One proposed resolution will call for the adoption and sub...
Oct 02, 2023
HEARING SET FOR WHITFIELD IN CARJACKING CASE
After his extradition from Georgia and a subsequent arraignment on Thursday, a preliminary hearing for Michael Aaron Whitfield has been scheduled for 9:30 AM on October 11th before District Judge Robe...
Oct 01, 2023
STATE REP WANTS EVENTUAL BAN ON GAS-POWERED LAWN MOWERS
A state representative from the Philadelphia area is proposing legislation that would phase out gasoline-powered lawn mowers and garden equipment. Melissa Shusterman, a Democrat from Chester County, w...
Oct 01, 2023
POLICE REPORTS INCLUDE BURGLARY, DUI, ACCIDENTS, CRIMINAL MISCHIEF
A Plumville man who is already awaiting court action in a burglary case has been charged with defiant trespass for an incident in Rayne Township. State police have accused 45-year-old Michael Buterbau...
Oct 01, 2023
PITTMAN: PA NEEDS OUT OF RGGI
State Senator Joe Pittman is calling on Governor Josh Shapiro to get Pennsylvania out of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. The announcement from the Senate Majority Leader came after a 17-member...
Sep 30, 2023
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