Category Archives: Local News

ONE CHARGED IN CONNECTION WITH CAR BREAK-INS DUE FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING
One of the suspects charged in connection with a car break-in last November is due in court today for a preliminary hearing in district court. Court documents show 19-year-old Colin Daugherty of Jeane...
Hometown2 7h ago

IUP RECEIVES $2 MILLION FOR COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATIC MEDICINE, HEALTH SCIENCES PROGRAM
IUP has received a $2 million grant that will go towards the College of Osteopathic Medicine and the College of Health Sciences healthcare education program. The grant comes from the Appalachian Regio...
Hometown2 7h ago

STATE AND LOCAL POLICE TO TAKE PART IN "OPERATION NIGHTHAWK" NEXT WEEKEND
State Police Troop A, which covers most of Indiana and Westmoreland Counties and all of Cambria and Somerset counties, will be taking part in Operation Nighthawk next weekend. The operation is a two-d...
Hometown2 7h ago

ICTC AMONG WESTERN PA SCHOOLS RECEIVING COMPETITIVE EQUIPMENT GRANTS
The Pennsylvania Department of Education is announcing four-point-three-million dollars in grants for schools offering career and technical education programs. The funds come through the Competitive E...
Renda Media 8h ago

NORTHERN CAMBRIA MAN SENTENCED IN CONNECTION WITH DRUG CASE
A Northern Cambria man will spend up to five years in state prison after pleading guilty to drug trafficking in Indiana Borough. 64-year-old Charles Wilcox was sentenced Wednesday to serve between two...
Hometown4 22h ago

STATE POLICE FROM INDIANA BARRACKS RELEASE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND STATS
State police from the Indiana Barracks have released statistics from the Memorial Day driving weekend. Between May 22nd and 25th, state police were out in full force to make sure roads were safe for t...
Hometown2 Jun 03, 2026

INDIANA COUNTY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE JUMPED IN APRIL
Indiana County's seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate for April went up by three-tenths of a percentage point to 4.7% In March, that rate was at 4.4%.One year ago, the unemployment rate was at 4.8%. ...
Hometown2 Jun 03, 2026

HOMER CITY BOROUGH COUNCIL APPROVES PAVING CONTRACT, ACCEPTS RESIGNATION OF COUNCIL MEMBER
Homer City Borough Council approved the contract to pave parts of the borough this summer at Tuesday night's meeting. The paving contract was awarded to Quaker Sales for $33,897.50. $11,671 of that wi...
Hometown2 Jun 02, 2026

INDIANA BOROUGH COUNCIL GETS UPDATE ON NO TURN ON RED SIGNS, APPROVES PAVING CONTRACT
Tuesday night, Indiana Borough Council heard an update on safety upgrades for the Philadelphia Street corridor. Police had reported that the new "No Turn on Red" signs have gone up but are covered for...
Hometown2 Jun 02, 2026

HOMER CITY GENERATION PROJECT REACHES END OF DEMO, MASS-EXCAVATION EFFORTS
Homer City Generation, LP has announced that two parts of the project to build the new natural gas power plant and AI Data Center Campus have wrapped up ahead of schedule. Over the last nine months, H...
Hometown2 Jun 02, 2026

Power Plant and Data Center
There is vocal opposition to the Homer City power plant project and the data centers they could potentially bring. But does that mean the majority are against it? What do you think?
I have always opposed it and still do.
I have always been for it and still am.
I was for it but now am against it.
I was against it but now I am in favor of it.
I am still on the fence. Too many unknowns!
Voting Ends: May 26, 2026 | 5:24 PM











