Category Archives: Local News
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
IHS STUDENT NAMED CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARS PROGRAM
An Indiana High School Student joins 197 other Pennsylvania Students as candidates for the 2023 U.S. Presidental Scholars Program through the U.S. Department of Education. The program recognizes and h...
Jan 26, 2023
APPLICATION PERIOD OPENS FOR BERNIE SMITH MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
The Armstrong-Indiana-Clarion Drug & Alcohol Commission announced this morning that applications are now being accepted for the 2023 Bernie Smith Memorial Scholarship. Winners will be chosen from ...
Jan 26, 2023
WINTER STORM DAMAGE REPORTED IN INDIANA, WESTMORELAND COUNTIES
The winter storm that made its way through the area yesterday caused some damage in Indiana County and nearby Derry Township in Westmoreland County. Indiana County 911 reports that there were two repo...
Jan 26, 2023
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