Category Archives: Local News
IUP TO HOLD SPECIAL SESSION FOR LONG-RANGE FACILITIES PLAN
IUP has scheduled a special session later this month, with the goal being to gain public input on the university's long-range facilities master plan. SmithGroup (formerly JJR) is working with IUP to a...
Jun 02, 2023
INDIANA WOMAN CHARGED IN CONNECTION WITH DRUG OVERDOSE DEATH WILL HEAD TO TRIAL
An Indiana woman charged in connection with a drug overdose death last October waived her preliminary hearing on Wednesday and will now head to trial. Court documents say 41-year-old Heidi Millar was ...
Jun 01, 2023
CONSTRUCTION WRAPS UP FOR 108-FOOT CROSS, GROUNDWORK NEXT ON AGENDA
The construction for the tallest cross in Pennsylvania wrapped up on Wednesday. Jack Lucas, pastor of Hilltop Baptist Church, announced in a Facebook post that construction of the cross just outside o...
Jun 01, 2023
HOME WOMAN HURT IN WESTMORELAND COUNTY CRASH
An Indiana County woman was injured in a crash Monday afternoon in Greensburg, Westmoreland County. State police from the Greensburg barracks say a cruiser driven by Trooper Daniel T. Grabowski was dr...
Jun 01, 2023
INMATE AT INDIANA COUNTY JAIL TO HAVE PRELIMINARY HEARING
Several preliminary hearings are scheduled in Indiana County Court. One will be for man charged with drug possession in April. Court documents say 38-year-old John Richard Bence, who is currently an i...
Jun 01, 2023
SLOW-MOVING SUPERLOAD TO AFFECT INDIANA COUNTY TRAFFIC
PennDOT is alerting Indiana County motorists of some traffic changes scheduled for this morning. Officials say starting at 9 a.m., a superload being transported from Allegheny County will travel throu...
Jun 01, 2023
STRETCH OF MARTIN ROAD TO CLOSE NEXT WEEK
White Township Supervisors are alerting motorists of a road closure that will go into effect next week. Supervisors say the stretch of Martin Road that runs from Route 954 and St. Clair Road will be c...
Jun 01, 2023
IUP RECOGNIZED BY U.S. NEWS AND WORLD REPORT
IUP continues to earn recognition from a nationwide publication. According to a news release, two of IUP's programs were selected for the 2023-24 "Best Graduate Program" rankings by U.S. News and Worl...
Jun 01, 2023
NEW MONTH, NEW RATES IN PENNSYLVANIA
Starting today, electricity prices will undergo their quarterly adjustment in Pennsylvania, and for Penelec customers, that means an increase of 1.5 percent, from 9.561 center to 10.312 cents per kilo...
Jun 01, 2023
SENIOR FARMERS' MARKET NUTRITION PROGRAM DELAYED
A printing issue has forced a delay for the upcoming Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program. Officials with Aging Services, Inc., say they were notified by the PA Department of Agriculture of a dela...
May 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
