Category Archives: Local News
PENNSYLVANIA GAS TAX TO INCREASE
Beginning in the new year, Pennsylvania's gas tax will increase from just under 58 cents per gallon to 61 cents. WTAJ News reports a provision under a transportation law signed by then-Gov. Tom Corbet...
Dec 28, 2022
INDIANA COUNTY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE HOLDS STEADY
Indiana County's unemployment rate held steady over the month of November. According to the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry, unemployment between October and November of 2022 rema...
Dec 28, 2022
TWO MORE VEHICLE THEFTS REPORTED IN BLAIRSVILLE BOROUGH
Blairsville Borough Police report the theft of two motor vehicles that took place late last night. The first incident was reported around 10:47 p.m. when police say a green 2019 Jeep Cherokee with a P...
Dec 28, 2022
WATER LINE BREAK FORCES CHANGE IN LOCATION FOR BLOOD DRIVE
A water line problem has forced an upcoming Red Cross blood drive to change locations. The American Red Cross had scheduled a blood drive for tomorrow at our Lady of the Assumption parish in Lucernemi...
Dec 28, 2022
FIRE DESTROYS GARAGE IN CORAL
A garage was destroyed by fire last night in Coral. (Photos by Mark Bertig) The fire was first reported at 8:41 p.m. at 90 Cedar Street in Center Township. Indiana County 911 dispatched the Coral-Grac...
Dec 28, 2022
FATAL CRASH REPORTED IN DERRY
One person died in a one-car crash along Route 981 in nearby Derry last night. Westmoreland County coroner Timothy J. Carson identified the victim as 26-year-old Jacob Scott Mayer. The crash reportedl...
Dec 28, 2022
POLICE REPORTS: DUI, SUSPENDED LICENSE
A Blairsville man could face charges of drug possession and driving under the influence in Jefferson County. State Police say on December 26th around 12:46 AM, troopers were dispatched to the Sheetz c...
Dec 28, 2022
AOPC RELEASES STATS FOR DRUG DELIVERY RESULTING IN DEATH CASES
The Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts has released statistics on cases of drug delivery resulting in death, and they show that Indiana County is on the lower end of the spectrum when it com...
Dec 28, 2022
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR THE ALLEGHENIES ANNOUNCES FUNDING
Nine projects in Indiana County will receive funding from the Community Foundation for the Alleghenies. A total of $35,900 will be making its way to Indiana County from the organization that serves fo...
Dec 28, 2022
MORE DETAILS RELEASED ON FATAL DERRY TOWNSHIP FIRE
More details have been released concerning a fire in Derry Township on Christmas Eve that killed one person. Westmoreland County coroner Timothy Carson said in a release that the victim, 78-year-old E...
Dec 27, 2022
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