Category Archives: Local News

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 8, 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 8, 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 8, 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 7, 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 7, 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 7, 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 7, 2023

GOVERNOR SHAPIRO, SENATOR PITTMAN SPEAK OUT ON BUDGET IMPASSE
Governor Josh Shapiro and Senate Majority Leader Joe Pittman continue to speak out on the state budget impasse that now enters its seventh day. Shapiro held a news conference yesterday, one day after ...
Jul 7, 2023

INDIANA WOMAN CHARGED IN THREE DRUG-RELATED CASES DUE FOR CRIMINAL CALL HEARING
Criminal call hearings are scheduled for today in Indiana County Court, including three for a woman involved in drug-related cases that date back to 2021. 38-year-old Kimberly Ann Caylor of Indiana is...
Jul 7, 2023

POLICE LOOKING FOR MAN WANTED ON INDECENT ASSAULT CHARGES
State police are searching for a man wanted on felony charges in White Township. Troopers say 36-year-old Mark Allen Juart was charged with indecent assault of a person less than 13 years old along wi...
Jul 6, 2023










