Category Archives: Local News

BRIDGE WORK TO CONTINUE IN EAST WHEATFIELD TOWNSHIP
The eastbound lanes of Route 22 in East Wheatfield Township will have nighttime closures this week around the Route 403 Cramer Pike bridge as repair work continues on that bridge, which was damaged wh...
Jul 30, 2023

STEVENSON APPEAL OF DOUBLE HOMICIDE CONVICTION MOVES FORWARD
While the double homicide trial of Nathanael Price is scheduled for November, his co-defendant in the October 2016 murders of Timothy Gardner and Jacqueline Brink continues to pursue an appeal of his ...
Jul 30, 2023

NEGOTIATIONS CONTINUE FOR PASSHE, APSCUF
Negotiations continued between the State System of Higher Education and the union that represents its teachers. No agreement was reached on a new collective bargaining agreement between PASSHE and APS...
Jul 29, 2023

CRASH, CAR FIRE AMONG REPORTS FOR INDIANA COUNTY 911 ON FRIDAY
Indiana County First responders were called out for a handful of incidents on Friday. The first call of the day was at 3:27 PM as a van rear-ended a tractor-trailer truck on Route 22 West in Burrell T...
Jul 29, 2023

FORMER INDIANA BOROUGH COUNCIL MEMBER, AUTHOR PASSES AWAY
A former member of Indiana Borough Council has passed away. Catherine Hood, better known to many as Kitty, died on Thursday. She served two terms as a member of Indiana Borough Council. The Borough of...
Jul 29, 2023

REAL ID DEADLINE FOR PA RESIDENTS EXTENDED TO 2025
The deadline for Pennsylvanians to apply for and get a REAL ID has been extended into the spring of 2025. PennDOT announced earlier this week that in response to the national COVID-19 declaration, the...
Jul 29, 2023

IUP PROFESSOR CREDITED WITH CREATION OF BUSINESS DOCTORATE PROGRAM PASSES
Funeral arrangements have been announced for an IUP professor who died in a tragic accident this week. Dr. P. Michael Kosicek was killed in a tractor accident on Tuesday at his home in Kiskiminetas To...
Jul 28, 2023

SENATE REPUBLICANS WILL NOT APPEAL RULING ON SCHOOL FUNDING
After Commonwealth Court ruled that funding to schools in Pennsylvania was "unconstitutional" and that it "must be reformed" back in February, Senate Republican leaders issued a joint statement earlie...
Jul 28, 2023

CRASH NEAR ROUTE 22 OFF-RAMP LEAVES ONE CAR DISABLED
No one was injured in a crash Thursday afternoon in Blairsville. Blairsville Borough Police were summoned to the intersection of state routes 22 and 217 around 3 PM for a crash involving two cars. Off...
Jul 28, 2023

PENNDOT ANNOUNCES NEW DATE FOR MARGARET ROAD DETOUR
PennDOT is alerting motorists about a new date for an upcoming detour in the Margaret Road project in Plumcreek Township, Armstrong County. The detour was originally planned to start on July 24th but ...
Jul 28, 2023










