Category Archives: Local News

RIVER VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT LAUNCHES NEW INITIATIVE GEARED TOWARDS USING AI
River Valley School District recently launched a new initiative geared towards using artificial intelligence in improving teaching, learning, and district operations. Superintendent Philip Martell sai...
Samantha Sneddon Oct 22, 2024

INDIANA BOROUGH POLICE INVESTIGATING INCIDENT AT BUS STOP ON MONDAY MORNING
Indiana Borough Police are investigating an incident that happened at a bus stop Monday morning in the area of Chestnut and North 7th Street. Shortly before 9 a.m., a student reported that a stranger ...
Samantha Sneddon Oct 22, 2024

ELON MUSK ANNOUNCES MILLIOR-DOLLAR-A-DAY GIVAWAY IN HARRISBURG
Billionaire Elon Musk announced a million-dollar-a-day giveaway in Harrisburg, over the weekend. During a rally in support of former President Donald Trump, Musk said he'll give a million dollars a da...
Samantha Sneddon Oct 22, 2024

DAILEY FOUND GUILTY OF ALL CHARGES IN DEATH OF THOMAS KEMMER
The jury found Jeremy Dailey guilty of all charges, including first-degree murder, in the January 2023 death of Thomas Kemmer. ExploreJeffersonPa.com reports, deliberations lasted just over an hour, w...
Samantha Sneddon Oct 22, 2024

PUNXSY MAN CHARGED WITH TERRORISTIC THREATS AFTER THREATENING VIOLENCE AGAINST PUNXSY AREA HIGH SCHOOL
A 50-year-old Punxsutawney man, Jeffrey S. Keeder has been charged with making terroristic threats and harassment after allegedly threatening violence against Punxsutawney Area High School staff durin...
Samantha Sneddon Oct 18, 2024

JEFFERSON COUNTY MAN ARRESTED AFTER ALLEGEDLY ROBBING MARION CENTER BANK
A Jefferson County man, Justin Hopkins, was arrested for allegedly robbing Marion Center Bank in Big Run Borough on Wednesday morning. According to WJAC News, Police say he used a handwritten note dem...
Samantha Sneddon Oct 18, 2024

PENNDOT URGES SAFE HALLOWEEN CELEBRATIONS
PennDOT urges safe Halloween celebrations. Drivers should be cautious in neighborhoods, slowing down and watching for children during trick-or-treating. Pedestrians are encouraged to stay visible by u...
Samantha Sneddon Oct 18, 2024

MORE THAN 1.7 MILLION MAIL-IN BALLOTS REQUESTED IN PA
More than 1.7 million mail-in ballots have been requested so far in Pennsylvania. The Department of State says over a million of the ballots have been requested by Democrats, while Republicans have re...
Samantha Sneddon Oct 18, 2024

WESTMORELAND COUNTY AIRPORT OFFICIALS ADDRESS MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT IMMIGRANT FLIGHTS RUMOR
Westmoreland County Airport Authority officials say that no immigrants are being flown into Arnold Palmer Regional Airport near Latrobe in the middle of the night. At a recent authority meeting, Execu...
Samantha Sneddon Oct 18, 2024

STATE POLICE RELEASE MORE INFORMATION ON OCTOBER 3 CRASH IN CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP
State Police in Franklin have released more information about a two-vehicle crash on October 3, 2024, at 1:08 p.m. on State Route 257 in Cranberry Township. 47-year-old James Schroeder, of Clarion, dr...
Samantha Sneddon Oct 18, 2024