Category Archives: Local News
INDIANA BOROUGH POLICE INVESTIGATING DAMAGE TO LAWN DECORATION
Indiana Borough Police are seeking the public's help in identifying those responsible for an act of criminal mischief that happened on Thursday. Officers say that a lantern lawn decoration was damaged...
Feb 16, 2023
CRASH REPORTED NEAR JONNET FLEA MARKET
Firefighters from Westmoreland and Indiana Counties were called out late this morning for a crash near the county line. Reports say that the crash was reported to Westmoreland County 911 at 10:00 this...
Feb 16, 2023
BURRELL TOWNSHIP SUPERVISORS FORMALLY APPROVE ANIMAL ORDINANCE
At last night's meeting, the Burrell Township Supervisors formally approved an ordinance concerning animals in the borough. The ordinance is not a ban against having animals, but it is designed to hel...
Feb 16, 2023
WHITE TOWNSHIP FEATURED IN BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE
One of Indiana County's municipalities was recently featured in an issue of a national business magazine. White Township was the central topic of an article in Business View Magazine. The feature, whi...
Feb 16, 2023
PITTMAN ISSUES STATEMENT ON TRAIN DERAILMENT
State Senator and Majority Leader Joe Pittman has issued a statement concerning the need for assessment of the actions that lead to and happened after a train derailment near the Pennsylvania-Ohio bor...
Feb 16, 2023
MULTIPLE BRUSH FIRES REPORTED ON WEDNESDAY
The number of brush fires for 2023 is now up to 10 with five brush fires reported yesterday. Along with a brush fire reported earlier in the day at 10:45 AM in Clymer Borough, first responders from th...
Feb 16, 2023
INDIANA MAN CHARGED WITH MULTIPLE ASSAULTS DUE FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING TODAY
An Indiana man is due in district court today for preliminary hearings in three cases in 2022. Court documents show that Vance Lee Sykes, who will turn 29 next week, faces charges from August, Septemb...
Feb 16, 2023
STATE POLICE SEEKING HELP IDENTIFYING RETAIL THEFT SUSPECT
From Pennsylvania State Police Troopers are seeking to identify a suspect involved in an incident of retail theft at a Dollar General store in Indiana County. On January 26, 2023 at approximately 1:56...
Feb 15, 2023
DRIVER TRAPPED IN CRASH NEAR WHITE TOWNSHIP LOWE'S
One person was taken to the hospital following a crash along South Ben Franklin Road in White Township Wednesday morning. Indiana County 911 dispatched Indiana Fire Association, Citizens' Ambulance an...
Feb 15, 2023
COLVER WOMAN ARRAIGNED ON DRUG CHARGES RELATED TO OVERDOSE AT CLYMER HOME
A Colver woman was arraigned on Wednesday for charges connected with the death of her husband in July. State police say 36-year-old Lauren Marie Bingaman was charged with felony counts of Drug Deliver...
Feb 15, 2023
E-bike Regulations
Contrary to common belief, Pennsylvania does regulate e-bikes, with age (16 and older), speed and power limitations. But are they regulated enough?
Voting Ends: Jul 28, 2026 | 12:00 PM
