Category Archives: Local News
PHONE SCAM ASKS, "CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?"
There is another new phone scam making its way across Pennsylvania, this one seeking to record the victim's voice saying the word "yes" and then using the recording to make online purchases. Officials...
Apr 18, 2022
EMERGENCY RESPONDERS HAVE ACTIVE SATURDAY
Emergency responders were dispatched for several incidents Saturday afternoon and evening, including a call just before 1:30 PM for Homer City and Brush Valley firefighters for an accident on Route 95...
Apr 17, 2022
MARTIN SAYS FACULTY UNION MORALE IS LOW
The president of the faculty union at IUP and the other 13 state-owned universities told the Board of Governors of the State System of Higher Education on Thursday that faculty morale is low - at some...
Apr 17, 2022
STRUZZI EMPHASIZES "MOVE OVER" LAW
State Representative Jim Struzzi says a Dauphin County accident last week that claimed the life of an emergency responder is the fifth such tragedy in the state in the last nine months and should call...
Apr 17, 2022
NO REPORTED INJURES IN A ONE-VEHICLE CRASH ON ROUTE 954
There were no reported injures in a crash on Route 954 Saturday afternoon. (Photo by Josh Widdowson) Indiana County 911 reported that they dispatched the Homer City fire department, state police and C...
Apr 16, 2022
TWO BRUSH FIRES REPORTED IN INDIANA COUNTY ON FRIDAY
The number of brush fires in Indiana County this year so far is now up to eighteen after two brush fires were reported on Friday. The first fire came at 11:18 AM on Friday, according to Indiana County...
Apr 16, 2022
GAS PRICES HOLD STEADY
Gas prices are continuing to hold steady on a daily basis, but are still seeing a descent week to week and month to month. The national average according to Triple-A this morning remained essentially ...
Apr 16, 2022
WOLF ADMINISTRATION PUSHING FOR GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO PASS PA OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM
The Wolf administration is pushing for the state's General Assembly to pass legislation concerning the PA Opportunity Program, which would send out $2000 checks to state residents. The program would u...
Apr 16, 2022
PA UNEMPLOYMENT RATE CONTINUES TO FALL
Unemployment in Pennsylvania continues to fall to levels seen before the pandemic. The Department of Labor and Industry reports Pennsylvania's jobless rate at 4.9 percent for the month of March, down ...
Apr 16, 2022
QUICK ACTION PREVENTED A BRUSH FIRE IN BLACK LICK TOWNSHIP FROM SPREADING
Quick actions by a homeowner and by fire crews prevented a brush fire from spreading further Friday morning. Black Lick and Blairsville fire crews were dispatched at 11:18 AM to 347 Chestnut Ridge Roa...
Apr 15, 2022
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