Category Archives: Local News

COLD WEATHER WARNINGS SLATED FOR TODAY, FRIDAY MORNING
The National Weather Service has issued two cold-weather warnings for today and tomorrow. A frost advisory is in effect from now until 9:00 AM for Indiana, Jefferson, Westmoreland and Armstrong counti...
Hometown2 Oct 16, 2025

DERRY MAN DUE IN DISTRICT COURT FOR INCIDENT LAST JUNE
A Derry man is due in Indiana County District Court today for charges related to an incident in June of this year. Court documents show 25-year-old Spencer Hudson faces charges of felony criminal tres...
Hometown2 Oct 16, 2025

PENNDOT ANNOUNCES WORK ON MULTIPLE 422 RAMPS STARTING NEXT MONDAY
PennDOT has announced the closure of multiple Route 422 ramps starting next Monday. From October 20th to 22nd, the east- and west-bound off-ramps at Watts Hill will close for some road work. Drivers o...
Hometown2 Oct 16, 2025

STRUCTURE FIRE, VEHICLE CRASH REPORTED ON WEDNESDAY
First responders were busy on Wednesday with several calls including a structure fire and a vehicle crash. The fire was reported at 8:18 PM on Mountain View Drive in Montgomery Township. Commodore fir...
Hometown2 Oct 16, 2025

FOUR WOMEN HONORED AT ANNUAL EMERGING WOMEN LEADERS LUNCHEON
Four women were honored for their leadership, community service, and mentorship at this year's Emerging Women Leaders Luncheon in Indiana County. Laurie Kuzneski has been named the 2025 Indiana County...
Hometown4 Oct 15, 2025

911 MEDIA REPORT: FIRST RESPONDERS DISPATCHED IN THREE INCIDENTS
First responders had a relatively quiet day on Monday, with only a few calls for service. The first was a reported carbon monoxide alarm activation on South 6th Street in Indiana Borough at 12:44 in t...
Hometown4 Oct 15, 2025

STATE POLICE SEARCHING FOR FOUR PEOPLE CONNECTED TO CAR BREAK-INS
State police in Cambria County are asking for the public's help identifying four suspects connected to a string of vehicle break-ins. Troopers say the thefts happened early Tuesday morning, around 2:1...
Hometown4 Oct 15, 2025

HEARING TODAY FOR MAN ACCUSED OF ASSAULT, CAR THEFT
A motions hearing is scheduled in Indiana County Court today for 38-year-old Michael Aaron Whitfield of Greensburg, who is charged with assaulting a woman with a box knife and stealing her vehicle - w...
Hometown1 Oct 15, 2025

STATE SYSTEM BOARD OF GOVERNORS TO VOTE ON BUDGETS
The State System of Higher Education's Board of Governors will meet tomorrow and one of the items on the agenda is the approval of budgets for the System as a whole and each of the state-owned univers...
Hometown1 Oct 15, 2025

WHITE TOWNSHIP PLANNING COMMISSION BRIEFLY DISCUSSES RUSTIC LODGE PROPERTY
Tuesday night, the White Township Planning Commission met and briefly discussed the Rustic Lodge property on Oakland Avenue. (Preliminary plans for Rustic Lodge/Roseann's property on Oakland Avenue sh...
Hometown2 Oct 14, 2025

Voter ID
Pennsylvania is one of fifteen states that does not require any form of identification in order to vote. Meanwhile, eight states require photo ID in order to vote with no exceptions. What should Pennsylvania do?
Keep it the way it is. No ID of any kind required.
Some sort of ID required
Photo ID, with exceptions for religious purposes
Strict photo ID, no exceptions
Voting Ends: Feb 24, 2026 | 12:00 PM











