Category Archives: Local News

PITTMAN BILL CONCERNING EYE DROP PRESCRIPTIONS PASSES SENATE
State Senator Joe Pittman's bill concerning prescription eye drops has passed the Senate. Senate Bill 1201 would require health insurance policies issued or renewed in Pennsylvania provide for prescri...
Hometown2 Jul 08, 2022

PA HOUSE APPROVES BUDGET BILL
On Thursday, the PA House of Representatives approved a budget of over $45 billion for the fiscal year that started last Friday. The budget is being described as one that Pennsylvania has not seen, as...
Hometown2 Jul 08, 2022

GAS PRICES CONTINUE TO SLIDE
Gas prices continue to creep down as the cost of crude oil also decreases. Triple A reports the national average cost of a gallon of gas this morning is $4.72 a gallon, down three cents a gallon over ...
Hometown2 Jul 08, 2022

WOMAN CHARGED WITH CHILD ENDANGERMENT TO BE SENTENCED
One of the two people charged with endangering the welfare of children in a case in 2020 will be sentenced today in Indiana County Court. A sentencing hearing is scheduled for today for Amber Elaine B...
Hometown2 Jul 08, 2022

INMATE ACCUSED OF MAKING WEAPONS TO ESCAPE PRISON
A Ligonier man with an extensive criminal history in Westmoreland, Indiana, Cambria, and Armstrong counties is in trouble again for crimes allegedly committee while in prison. 43-year-old Dennis Micha...
Hometown1 Jul 08, 2022

FETTERMAN CALLS FOR BAN ON MILITARY-GRADE ASSAULT WEAPONS
The Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate is calling for a ban on military-grade assault weapons. Lt. Governor John Fetterman said in a statement that the nation experiencing shootings on the Fourt...
Hometown2 Jul 07, 2022

DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE FOR U.S. SENATE GAINS ENDORSEMENT FROM NINE STATE REPUBLICANS
State officials announced earlier today that the Democratic nominee for Pennsylvania Governor gained endorsement by nine prominent state Republicans. The group endorsed Attorney General Josh Shapiro o...
Hometown2 Jul 07, 2022

STUZZI CONFIDENT STATE BUDGET WILL BE IN PLACE SOON
The state has entered its seventh day of the new fiscal year, and the budget still has not been put in place by the state government. In an interview on Indiana In The Morning, State Representative Ji...
Hometown2 Jul 07, 2022

STATE AGRICULTURAL SECRETARY REMINDS RESIDENTS OF SPOTTED LANTERNFLY
State officials gathered in Washington County yesterday to discuss one of Pennsylvania's most invasive pests and the quarantines surrounding it. Department of Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding joi...
Renda Media Jul 07, 2022

TWO FIRE DEPARTMENTS CALLED OUT FOR CAR FIRE AT SCI PINE GROVE
UPDATE:More details have been provided concerning this morning's vehicle fire at the state prison complex in White Township. Indiana Fire Association company 2 was dispatched at 4:33 this morning for ...
Hometown2 Jul 07, 2022

E-bike Regulations
Contrary to common belief, Pennsylvania does regulate e-bikes, with age (16 and older), speed and power limitations. But are they regulated enough?
No! E-bikes are too powerful, and too fast!
No! Helmets should be required.
The laws are fine. Enforcing them is the problem. People are too reckless.
State law can only do so much. Local laws need to be tougher.
Let 'em alone! E-bikes aren't a problem.
Voting Ends: Jul 28, 2026 | 12:00 PM









