Category Archives: Local News
POSSIBLE INJURIES IN INDEPENDENCE DAY CRASH ON WAYNE AVENUE
State police have released details on a hit-and-run accident on the Fourth of July on Wayne Avenue in White Township. It happened at about 10:22 PM and involved a 16-year-old Glen Campbell boy driving...
Jul 09, 2023
CLARKSBURG MAN DIED IN VEHICLE CRASH IN DERRY TOWNSHIP
A Clarksburg man died last night in a vehicle crash in Derry Township. Westmoreland County Coroner Timothy Carson and state police said that 28-year-old Richard John Muth Jr. was driving a Dodge Charg...
Jul 08, 2023
HOODLEBUG TRAIL EXTENSION REOPENING DELAYED
A special event concerning the Hoodlebug Trail extension through Indiana has been postponed. The "Grand Reopening" event originally scheduled by the county office of planning and development for today...
Jul 08, 2023
DROUGHT WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PENNSYLVANIA
All of Pennsylvania remains under a drought watch according to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. The status was confirmed after a meeting of the Commonwealth Drought Task Force ...
Jul 08, 2023
AT LEAST ONE INJURED IN CRASH IN ERNEST
At least one person was hurt in a vehicle accident last night in Ernest. Indiana County 911 reported the crash at 9:40 PM on Store Hill Road in Ernest Borough. Creekside Fire Department, Citizens' Amb...
Jul 08, 2023
GAS LINE REPLACEMENT TO START MONDAY IN HOMER CITY
Peoples' Natural Gas has announced when they will start gas line replacement projects in Homer City. The company will start this Monday replacing gas lines on the lower parts of Church and Grant Stree...
Jul 08, 2023
NEW YORK WOMAN SENTENCED FOR CHARGES STEMMING FROM MAY INCIDENT
A woman from New York state was sentenced Friday in Indiana County Court for charges stemming from earlier this year. Court documents say 31-year-old Justine Ida Lavair, who is originally from Mastic ...
Jul 07, 2023
HOUSE PASSES BILL FROM STRUZZI CONCERNING TEACHER HIRING
State Representative Jim Struzzi has announced that the house has passed a bill that would allow teacher hiring practices that were put in place during the Covid-19 Pandemic to continue. House Bill 27...
Jul 07, 2023
INDIANA BOROUGH POLICE INVESTIGATING HIT-AND-RUN
Police in Indiana Borough are investigating a hit-and-run accident that happened on July 29th. Officers were called out at 6:37 PM to the 500 block of Philadelphia Street. An unknown vehicle fled the ...
Jul 07, 2023
INDIANA COUNTY DA ASKS FOR PATIENCE AS SHOOTING INVESTIGATION CONTINUES
Indiana County's District Attorney is asking the public to exercise some patience as the investigation into an officer-involved fatal shooting early Monday morning continues. On Thursday, Indiana Coun...
Jul 07, 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
