Author Archives: Hometown1

WHICH ONE PREVAILS, PLAYOFF LOSING STREAK OR MONDAY NIGHT WINNING STREAK?
NFL Wild Card Weekend wraps up tonight with the Steelers hosting the Houston Texans at Acrisure Stadium. Mike Tomlin's teams have lost six straight playoff games, last winning one on January 15th, 201...
Hometown1 Jan 12, 2026

WITH RUST OUT, PENGUINS OFFENSE GOES DORMANT IN WEEKEND LOSSES
With Bryan Rust sidelined with an undisclosed injury, the Penguins could generate no offense over the weekend, falling to the Calgary Flames, 2-1 on Saturday and to the Boston Bruins, 1-0 yesterday. P...
Hometown1 Jan 12, 2026

CHERINGTON STILL LOOKING FOR TALENT AS SPRING TRAINING APPROACHES
Pirates General Manager Ben Cherington says he is still shopping for players, and it could be younger, older, pitcher, or position player. He told SiriusXM/MLB Network over the weekend that he's been ...
Hometown1 Jan 12, 2026

PENGUINS' WIN STREAK SNAPPED IN TIGHT DEFENSIVE BATTLE
The Penguins and Calgary Flames met up at PPG Paints Arena on Saturday, and the Flames cam away winners. Paul Steigerwald reports.
Hometown1 Jan 11, 2026

HEYWARD NAMED ALL-PRO FOR SIXTH TIME
The Steelers' Cam Heyward was named second-team All-Pro yesterday by the Associated Press. It's his sixth All-Pro honor. The 15-year veteran has been a first-teamer four times and a second-teamer twic...
Hometown1 Jan 11, 2026

WEISS COMPETENCY HEARING RE-SCHEDULED
Indiana County President Judge Thomas Bianco has rescheduled an evidentiary hearing for Ronald Weiss for February 18th. The hearing to determine Weiss's competency to stand trial for murder was origin...
Hometown1 Jan 11, 2026

INDIANA COUNTY FIREFIGHTERS ACTIVE ON SATURDAY
It was an active Saturday for Indiana County's first responders, with calls including utility lines down on Old Indiana Road in Burrell Township. Blairsville and Blacklick fire departments responded. ...
Hometown1 Jan 11, 2026

GROUP PLANS TO PROTEST "ICE" IN INDIANA TODAY
There is a traffic alert for downtown Indiana today as a group called "Indiana County Common Good" plans a protest rally against ICE at noon at 7th and Philadelphia streets. Calling the event, "ICE OU...
Hometown1 Jan 11, 2026

MOTIONS HEARING MONDAY FOR DEFENDANT IN FATAL ACCIDENT CASE
Indiana County President Judge Thomas Bianco will conduct a motions hearing on Monday for 25-year-old Reed Thomas Tantlinger of Homer City, who is charged with homicide by vehicle while DUI in a Janua...
Hometown1 Jan 11, 2026

CHRISTMAS TREE COLLECTION TO BEGIN
Indiana Borough's Public Works Department will begin collecting discarded Christmas trees on Monday. You are asked to remove all lights and ornaments and place them at the curb, where you place your t...
Hometown1 Jan 11, 2026

Konnor Griffin
Konnor Griffin is a Bucco! Are you going to go watch him play?
You bet! He's going to put them in the playoffs!
Sure will, but he's not going to make them much better.
Maybe a few games, but he's going to struggle.
Nope! The Pirates have been too bad for too long.
Voting Ends: Apr 14, 2026 | 12:00 PM











