Category Archives: Local News
BLAIRSVILLE MAN ELECTROCUTED IN SOMERSET COUNTY
A man is dead after touching live power lines in Somerset County late last week. The county coroner has confirmed 52-year-old Scott Page, of Blairsville, was killed in the incident on Friday afternoon...
Oct 27, 2025
ARMSTRONG TOWNSHIP MAN KILLED IN SIDE-BY-SIDE CRASH
An Armstrong Township man died Sunday afternoon in a side-by-side crash in Young Township. Indiana County Coroner Jerry Overman, Jr. said 23-year-old Levi Douglas Gittings was a passenger in the UTV g...
Oct 27, 2025
STRUCTURE FIRE, SMOKE INVESTIGATION REPORTED BY INDIANA COUNTY 911 ON SUNDAY
Along with the fatal side-by-side crash, Indiana County first responders had a busy day on Sunday. The first call for service was at 2:30 AM with a smoke investigation on Sawmill Run Road in Grant Tow...
Oct 27, 2025
RAIN RETURNS THIS WEEK - HERE'S WHEN
From the US National Weather Service We expect high pressure to keep the region mostly dry through Tuesday. By Wednesday, low pressure approaching from the southwest will bring a moisture increase and...
Oct 26, 2025
FUN AND SAFETY AT DOWNTOWN INDIANA HALLOWEEN EVENT
Hundreds of costumed children enjoyed trick-or-treating at downtown Indiana's businesses on Saturday morning, and Indiana Borough Police say the IUP volleyball and lacrosse teams had a lot to do with ...
Oct 26, 2025
PJM TO GO UNDER THE MICROSCOPE AT TUESDAY HEARING
A multi-state hearing in Harrisburg on Tuesday will examine the issues affecting the electricity grid that serves Pennsylvania and a dozen other states. PJM Interconnection has become a hot topic with...
Oct 26, 2025
JUDGE SETS DATE FOR COMPETENCY HEARING IN WEISS RETRIAL
Indiana County President Judge Thomas Bianco has granted a motion to delay an evidentiary hearing in the Ronald Weiss murder case retrial. Weiss, whose 1997 conviction in the slaying of 16-year-old Ba...
Oct 26, 2025
INDIANA, MARION CENTER BOARDS TO MEET MONDAY, RIVER VALLEY TUESDAY
The Indiana Area school board will hold a special meeting Monday night with a variety of items on the agenda, among them the further exploration of a potential solar energy project that could involve ...
Oct 26, 2025
SEASONAL TRANSITION: STATE FLU REPORT IS NOW ACTIVE
Pennsylvania's weekly flu report is active again - technically, it's the "Respiratory Virus Dashboard" - and it's been going since before the start of the month. The dashboard monitors three specific ...
Oct 26, 2025
MUNICIPAL REMINDERS: ROADWORK, LEAF COLLECTIONS
A traffic reminder today, that South Sixth Street in Indiana between School Street and Carter Avenue will be closed on Monday for some roadway maintenance. Quaker Sales Corporation workers will be doi...
Oct 26, 2025
Voter ID
Pennsylvania is one of fifteen states that does not require any form of identification in order to vote. Meanwhile, eight states require photo ID in order to vote with no exceptions. What should Pennsylvania do?
Voting Ends: Feb 24, 2026 | 12:00 PM
