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MAN CHARGED IN FATAL DUI PLEADS GUILTY TO DUI IN SEPARATE CASE
A man who is facing a charge of homicide by vehicle while DUI pleaded guilty to a DUI charge in a separate case in Indiana County Court on Friday. 20-year-old Joseph Popovich of Homer City pleaded gui...
Bill Berry Feb 25, 2017
INDIANA WOMAN FACING CHARGES IN MURDER-FOR-HIRE PLOT
An Indiana woman is now in County Jail charged with trying to hire someone to kill an Indiana County attorney. According to an affidavit of probable cause, Amber L. Plavi of Indiana faces charges of S...
Bill Berry Feb 24, 2017
ONE INJURED IN ROLLOVER CRASH AT REGENCY MALL
At least one person had minor injuries in a two-vehicle accident at the entrance to Regency Mall on Oakland Avenue in Indiana. The crash happened around 7:45 this morning, and the crash happened as th...
Bill Berry Feb 24, 2017
DAVE REED HOSTS TOWN HALL MEETING AT ST. ANDREW'S VILLAGE
Over 100 people were in attendance at St. Andrew's Village for a town hall meeting with House Majority Leader and State Representative Dave Reed. The three-hour town hall meeting covered a wide range ...
Bill Berry Feb 24, 2017
SSHE CHANCELLOR SPEAKS AT BUDGET HEARING
State System Chancellor Frank Brogan and other leaders with the State System of Higher Education urged members of the House and Senate appropriations committees to support increased funding for state-...
Bill Berry Feb 24, 2017
ACCIDENTS: DRIVER INJURED AFTER SWERVING TO AVOID HORSE
SOUTH MAHONING TOWNSHIP Drivers in Amish country are well aware that on occasion a horse strays from the farm. It happened early yesterday morning on a road in South Mahoning Township. State police sa...
Bill Berry Feb 24, 2017
POPOVICH AMONG DUI DEFENDANTS IN COURT TODAY
In Indiana County Court today, multiple defendants are scheduled to plead and be sentenced in a number of cases, many of them for driving under the influence. One of the defendants is Joseph Popovich ...
Bill Berry Feb 24, 2017
EX-TAX COLLECTOR ACCUSED OF FORGERY, THEFT
A New Florence-area woman has been charged with forgery, two counts of theft by deception, and two counts of receiving stolen property for allegedly stealing from a St. Clair Township taxpayer. Westmo...
Bill Berry Feb 24, 2017
IUP RECEIVES $30,000 FROM "IT'S ON US PA" PROGRAM
IUP has received state funding from the "It's On Us, PA" program to address on-campus sexual assault. As part of the recent round of grant funding to 36 colleges and universities, IUP will receive $30...
Bill Berry Feb 23, 2017
INDIANA, WESTMORELAND COUNTY SENIOR CENTERS TO RECEIVE GRANTS
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf announced that 38 senior centers across the state, including one in Indiana County, will receive state grant funding. $2 million in grant funding will be distributed to ...
Bill Berry Feb 23, 2017