Category Archives: Local News

Negotiations continued on Friday between the State System of Higher Education and the union representing its faculty. According to a joint news release, both sides met yesterday and discussed continui...

Several sentencing hearings were held Friday in Indiana County Court, and while many of them focused on charges related to driving under the influence, there was one person who was sentenced on theft-...

PennDOT is warning motorists of an upcoming roadwork project that is scheduled to start the day after Memorial Day. The project in question will be a bridge replacement project for the Straight Run #2...

This weekend marks the birthday of Indiana's native son, Jimmy Stewart, and the Jimmy Stewart museum is celebrating with a new temporary exhibit that will focus on one of Jimmy's relatives. The exhibi...

Pennsylvania's unemployment rate dropped to its lowest recorded rate in history during the month of April. The unemployment rate dipped one-tenth of a percentage point in April, bringing it to 4.1%. T...

The River Valley School District was recently recognized as a National "Lighthouse" School System by the School Superintendents Association. River Valley is just one of six school districts nationwide...

The Black Lick and Blairsville fire departments were busy with three different calls on Thursday. The first call was to set up a landing zone on Yankee Hill Road in Black Lick Township at 10:15 AM. No...

A woman charged with buying and delivering the drugs that resulted in the death of her husband last July is due in Indiana County Court today for a pre-trial conference. The conference is for 36-year-...

Today, Indiana County residents may see a bit more pedestrian or bike traffic as people are encouraged to bike or walk to work today. As part of Bike Month in Indiana County, today is Bike or Walk to ...

State police, the Indiana County Commissioners and the county court administrator's office are warning people about another scam that relies on surprising and shocking people into acting without think...