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Indiana Co. woman leaves $860,000 to local animal care groups

A retire bank teller and secretary who later groomed dogs before she died nearly two years ago has left more than $860,000 to be split between two western Pennsylvania animal care groups. The Indiana Gazette reports that 85-year-old Mary Johnston's bequests are just now coming to light, although she died ...

Thieves steal 110 feet of railroad track in Indiana Co.

Police are searching for thieves who stole 110 feet of railroad track in Rayne Township, Indiana County. In a report filed on Thursday, police said that the used tracks were property of the Buffalo & Pittsburgh Railroad Co. No arrests had been made as of Friday morning and police ...

Controversial Lyme Bill in Pennsylvania

This time of year is typically when we see more people taking advantage of the outdoors in Pennsylvania, It's also that time where ticks take advantage of you, but that's not on the minds of many. "I’m not much worried, they're there, they're there," said Andrew Bishop of Armagh. ...

Indiana Co. power plant begins $700 million pollution control upgrade

Work is reportedly starting Monday on a $700 million project to upgrade pollution control at an Indiana County power plant. The Indiana Gazette reported that a subsidiary of General Electric has provided $50 million to begin work on the Homer City Generating Station. Homer City is the state's ...

Airports awarded funding for improvements

Gov.Tom Corbett recently announced that 27 airports in Pennsylvania would be receiving funding. The $12.6 million will be distributed to airports to enhance safety and improve facilities. "More than 290,000 people in Pennsylvania rely on the aviation industry for jobs," Corbett said. The funding comes from state and federal sources. ...

Police: 15-year-old boy kept in van, shed, for sexual trysts

Investigators said a man and woman drove a 15-year-old boy around in a van and locked him in a shed on another occasion so he could have sex with the woman. CJ Elizabeth Adams, 24, of Reynoldsville, Jefferson County, and 23-year-old Charles Bruner III, of Home, Indiana County, are ...

Pa. man gets 3-6 years for 2 DUIs, 1 fatality

A man will spend three to six years in prison for two drunken driving arrests in 12 days, one of which resulted in a fatal crash. Michael Doucette, 21, was sentenced Monday. On May 7, 2011, Pennsylvania State Police said Doucette's sport utility vehicle crossed the center line of Route ...

Authorities said one woman died in a house fire near Mahaffey on Wednesday night.

Woman dies in house fire near Mahaffey

The Pennsylvania State police fire marshal is investigating a house fire in Bell Township. Firefighters from across Clearfield, Jefferson and Indiana counties were called to a home on Bracken Road in Bell Township shortly before 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday night. Authorities said a woman found inside the home was ...

State police search for driver who left scene of car-pedestrian crash

Pennsylvania State Police in Indiana County are looking for a driver who left the scene of a car-pedestrian crash Wednesday night. Investigators said 19-year-old Samantha Testut was struck by a car just before 10 p.m. as she walked on the shoulder of Old Route 291 just north of Spring Road. ...

One driver dead, 12 injured in state corrections van head-on crash

The woman behind the wheel of a sedan that crashed head-on into a bus transporting prison inmates was pronounced dead at the scene Tuesday afternoon. State police said that an eyewitness saw a Chevy Impala swerving across the double-yellow lanes several times while driving eastbound on Old Route 22, when ...

Indiana Co. man gets prison for killing man found in barrel

An Indiana County man will spend 10 to 20 years in prison for the baseball bat beating death of a man whose burned remains were found a 55-gallon barrel dumped in a river. Jon Anthony Black, 34, formerly of Yukon, Westmoreland County, pleaded guilty Friday in the March 2010 murder ...

Police: Thief loses stolen TV that falls out of stolen car

Pennsylvania State Police are searching for a thief who "lost" a 65-inch television he stole -- when it fell out of a car that the thief also stole. Troopers from the barracks in Indiana, Pa., said the thief took the car, the flat-screen TV, and a video game ...

Penns Manor marks 50th year performing high school musical

An Indiana County high school is celebrating a major milestone by marking its 50th year to perform a musical. The music department at Penns Manor High School will perform "Anything Goes" this Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. as well as at 2:30 p.m. Sunday. To mark the event, the ...

Local resident defends Homer City Generating Station

The debate to meet new environmental standards is ongoing after the Homer City Generating Station was met with criticism for its air pollution. Homer City power plant was recently named one of the dirtiest plants in the country, but it employs more than 250 people. A local resident who has ...

Man convicted in slaying of pregnant IUP student

PITTSBURGH -- A man has been convicted of first-degree murder in the shooting death of a pregnant Indiana University of Pennsylvania student almost three years ago. Lamon Street, 20, of Pittsburgh, was sentenced immediately Wednesday in Allegheny County Court to life in prison without possibility of parole. Street ...

3rd female guard at Indiana Co. Jail accused of inappropriate sexual conduct

INDIANA, Pa. -- Pennsylvania state police said they're investigating allegations that a female guard had inappropriate sexual contact with a female inmate at the Indiana County Jail, where two other female guards have already been suspended and ordered to stand trial on similar charges. Troopers are not identifying the ...

First female fire chief elected in Jefferson County

For the past 23 years, Kris Grove has been a volunteer for Station 12 in Perry Township. Grove said she grew up in Perry Township, in a small rural town called Valier. Last month, Grove was elected by her fire company to be the next fire chief of Perry Township. Larry McGuire, a ...

Police: Man thrown, struck by vehicle during drug deal

A New Florence man is facing aggravated assault charges after police said he drove at a high speed while another man was hanging in the passenger window of his vehicle. Pennsylvania State Police said the incident happened during a drug deal. They said Adam Devore, 25, was leaning in the ...

Fayette Resources worried about its future helping disabled

The Department of Welfare is just one of many departments that has faced cuts statewide. For Fayette Resources, every year it is figuring out ways to work with what it has. And what it has, seems to be decreasing every year. Regis Lizor, director of programming at Fayette Resources, said that when ...

Feds may take over Indiana Co. drilling embezzlement case

INDIANA, Pa. -- State police are meeting with the FBI and Internal Revenue Service to determine whether federal prosecutors will take over the case of a man charged with embezzling nearly $1 million from a gas drilling firm in Indiana County. Online court records don't list an attorney for 51-year-old ...