Category Archives: Local News
TWO FIRES, TWO CRASHES REPORTED BY INDIANA COUNTY 911
Two fires were reported Friday evening by Indiana County 911. The first fire was a flue fire at a home on Forest Ridge Road in White Township at 5:10 PM. Indiana Fire Companies 2 and 3 responded to th...
Jan 28, 2023
G.E.T. SOLAR: INDIANA EXTENDED FOR ANOTHER MONTH
Indiana Borough has announced that the G.E.T. Solar: Indiana program has been extended for another month. G.E.T. Solar is a program designed to educate individuals about the benefits and savings of us...
Jan 28, 2023
SENTENCING HEARINGS HELD FRIDAY IN INDIANA COUNTY COURT
Sentencing hearings were held yesterday in Indiana County Court. One of them was for a Blairsville man who pleaded guilty to a charge of simple assault for an incident last March. Court documents show...
Jan 28, 2023
INDIANA POLICE CHIEF SAYS FORMER CHIEF DETECTIVE HAS BLACKMAILED HIM
Indiana Borough Police Chief Justin Schawl has come under fire from a former member of the police department, who says that "over (his) dead body" would Schawl remain the chief in 2023. Retired Boroug...
Jan 28, 2023
ONE PERSON KILLED IN CRASH THURSDAY NIGHT IN CENTER TOWNSHIP
One person was killed Thursday night in a two-vehicle crash on Route 119 in Center Township. Indiana County 911 reported that State Police, Citizens' Ambulance and the Homer City Volunteer Fire Depart...
Jan 27, 2023
PA AG DEPARTMENT, EMA WARNING POULTRY OWNERS OF BIRD FLU
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture and the state Emergency Management Agency are warning poultry owners in the state to take immediate steps to prevent the spread of bird flu. The US Agricultu...
Jan 27, 2023
FIREFIGHTERS DEAL WITH CRASHES, LINES DOWN OVER THE LAST 24 HOURS
Indiana County first responders had a busy afternoon on Thursday as more winter weather came through the area. The first incident was on East Brown Street in Blairsville Borough. The Blairsville and B...
Jan 27, 2023
TWO DUE IN COURT TODAY FOR PLEA HEARINGS
A Westmoreland County man who has an extensive criminal history is due for a plea court hearing today in Indiana County Court. 43-year-old Dennis Michael Shank of Derry will enter his plea before Indi...
Jan 27, 2023
PSP REPORTS: COUNTERFEIT MONEY, CRASH
PSP-KITTANNING State police from the Kittanning barracks are investigating a case of counterfeit money in the Elderton area. Troopers say that the incident happened on January 4th. State police say th...
Jan 27, 2023
THURSDAY MORNING CHASE LEADS TO ARREST OF WANTED OHIO MAN
A man from Ohio was arrested Thursday morning following a chase in White Township. Troopers say at 11:25 a.m., a member from the Troop A barracks initiated a traffic stop on a Chevrolet Aveo near Rout...
Jan 26, 2023
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