Category Archives: Local News

A status conference is scheduled today for the case of a Homer City man charged with homicide by vehicle while DUI and other crimes. Court documents show 24-year-old Reed Tantlinger will meet with Ind...

With the icy storm expected to hit the area tonight, PennDOT, the Turnpike Commission and the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency are advising motorists to avoid unnecessary travel during the sto...

Governor Shapiro's proposed $51.4 billion budget for 2025-26 has drawn criticism from local and state officials. Representative Jim Struzzi said the budget outlined a lot of problems clouding Pennsylv...

An ordinance for the proposed Indiana County Emergency Medical Service Authority was tabled by Homer City Borough Council Tuesday night. The council had tabled it at the authority meetings in January,...

From the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (Facebook) In response to anticipated snow, sleet, and freezing rain overnight Wed., 2/5 into Thurs., 2/6, PennDOT and Pennsylvania Turnpike are plan...

From the US National Weather Service A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for most of eastern OH thru western PA, while a Ice Storm Warning has been issued for the higher elevations SE of Pittsbu...

Governor Josh Shapiro presented his 2025-26 budget to the state General Assembly Tuesday afternoon, and he pledged to continue building on the last two years of progress. Shapiro's 2025-26 budget come...

Indiana County's Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment Rate went up slightly in December. The state Department of Labor and Industry reported that Indiana County's rate went up two-tenths of a percentage p...

A Homer City woman was charged with DUI following a crash Sunday morning in Loyalhanna Township, Westmoreland County. State police from the Kiski Valley barracks responded to a one-vehicle crash aroun...

The annual United Way Soup-er Bowl was held yesterday at Levity Brewery in Indiana. The money raised from the annual sales of soup, bread, cookie and drink goes to the annual fundraising campaign for ...