Category Archives: Local News

SENTENCING, PLEA HEARINGS SET FOR TODAY
It is expected to be a busy day in Indiana County's Court of Common Pleas. Along with the many ARD hearings on the schedule, there will also be a handful of plea and sentencing hearings today. One of ...
Jan 30, 2023

UTILITY LINES DOWN, ASSISTANCE CALLS REPORTED ON SUNDAY BY INDIANA COUNTY 911
Only four calls were reported on Sunday that brought Indiana County first responders into action. The first was reported at 2:08 AM, and it was a structure fire in Westmoreland County on Thomas Road. ...
Jan 30, 2023

HOUSE HAS YET TO OPEN NEW SESSION AMID PARTISAN WRANGLING
Almost a month into the legislative year, the State House still has not met in session while the Senate has been working on business as usual. The holdup in the House is because the Democrats have ref...
Jan 30, 2023

POLICE ISSUE ACCIDENT REPORTS
State police have issued releases on three accidents. An Indiana woman was taken by ambulance to the Indiana Regional Medical Center for treatment after a two-vehicle crash on Thursday at about 5 PM a...
Jan 29, 2023

PURCHASE LINE COMMUNITY MEETING TO AID IN SEARCH FOR SUPERTINTENDENT
The consultant leading the search for a new superintendent at the Purchase Line School District plans to hold focus group discussions with various groups in the district and has scheduled a meeting to...
Jan 29, 2023

MARGARET ROAD INTERSECTION TO CLOSE TOMORROW
A portion of Margaret Road in Plumcreek Township, Armstrong County will close tomorrow for the relocation of overhead utility lines, which are being moved underground as part of the Margaret Road Inte...
Jan 29, 2023

CORNER RELEASES MORE INFORMATION FATAL CRASH IN CENTER TOWNSHIP
Indiana County Coroner Jerry Overman, Jr. has identified the man who died in a fatal crash Thursday night in Center Township. According to the coroner's report, 30-year-old Alex Andrew Booher of Jeane...
Jan 28, 2023

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










