Category Archives: Local News
MEMORIAL DAY SERVICES PLANNED ACROSS INDIANA COUNTY
Many municipalities across Indiana County are paying tribute to those who died serving in the U.S. Armed Forces with several events scheduled throughout the day. The first event will be a Memorial Day...
May 29, 2023
FIRES, RESCUES HEADLINE BUSY SUNDAY FOR FIRST RESPONDERS
First responders had a busy Sunday with several calls made to Indiana County 911. Saltsburg and Tunnelton fire departments were summoned to a brush fire along Elders Ridge Road in Conemaugh Township s...
May 29, 2023
BANKS TOWNSHIP BRIDGE PROJECT TO START TUESDAY
With this being Memorial Day weekend, a new construction project scheduled to get underway this week starts on Tuesday rather than Monday. The project is the Straight Run Bridge #2 replacement project...
May 28, 2023
PRICE'S ATTORNEY FILES MOTION TO LIMIT USE OF EVIDENCE
The attorney for double-homicide defendant Nathanial Price last week filed an Omnibus Pretrial Motion for relief, based on the state rules of criminal procedure, opposing the use of scientific or expe...
May 28, 2023
PROJECT START MOVED UP FOR IUP ACADEMY OF CULINARY ARTS
A new timeline established for the completion of the demolition phase for IUP's Academy of Culinary Arts building in Punxsutawney advances the project by four months, to August of 2025. The state Depa...
May 28, 2023
ELECTRICITY RATES GOING UP JUNE FIRST
A reminder that starting on Thursday, 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...
May 28, 2023
BLAIRSVILLE BOROUGH POLICE WARN RESIDENTS OF PHONE SCAM
Blairsville Borough Police are alerting residents of a phone scam making its way through the county. Officers say they received several complaints that someone with a foreign accent made calls to resi...
May 27, 2023
STATE POLICE OUT IN FULL FORCE THIS WEEKEND
With the Memorial Day weekend underway, Pennsylvania State Police are reminding residents that they will be taking extra precautions to keep the roadways safe. Troopers said in a news release issued o...
May 27, 2023
GAS PRICES ON STATE, NATIONAL SCALE SPIKE AHEAD OF HOLIDAY WEEKEND
As the holiday weekend gets underway, Triple A reports that gas prices on the national and statewide levels have increased over the last few days. The national average this morning is $3.58 a gallon, ...
May 27, 2023
SEVERAL ACTS PLANNED FOR SECOND DAY OF WESTSYLVANIA JAZZ AND BLUES FESTIVAL
Following an eventful opening night, the Delaney-Chevrolet Westsylvania Jazz and Blues Festival continues today in Downtown Indiana. More concerts are scheduled at IRMC Park throughout the day. The Kn...
May 27, 2023
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