Category Archives: Local News

$400 MILLION POWERBALL JACKPOT EXPECTED FOR CHRISTMAS DAY DRAWING
While many people are out shopping for the last minute gift, many are also considering buying a ticket for the Christmas Day drawing of the Powerball game as its jackpot is once again reaching high le...
Hometown2 Dec 24, 2021

NEW QUARANTINE PROCEDURE ENACTED FOR INDIANA AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT
School districts across the region continue to modify and refine their covid-19 responses, and that includes Indiana Area, where Superintendent Michael Vuckovich has announced changes that will take e...
Hometown1 Dec 24, 2021

MILDRED L. EKIS, 93
Mildred L. (Bennett) Ekis of Strongstown, died Monday, Dec. 20, 2021, at the ProMedica Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation, Lancaster. The daughter of the late Warren D. and Eva L. (Hill) Bennett, she ...
Hometown2 Dec 23, 2021

GAS PRICES CONTINUE DESCENT AS HOLIDAYS APPROACH
Today is expected to be one of the busiest days for the holiday travel season, Triple-A says 90% of Americans will travel by car this year for their holiday plans. That means people are keeping an eye...
Hometown2 Dec 23, 2021

FIRE CREWS CALLED OUT FOR REKINDLE AT GARAGE DESTROYED BY FIRE
Fire crews were back at the scene of a garage fire in Center Township last night as a rekindle was reported. The initial call for the fire was reported at 11:33 AM on Wednesday for a car fire at 25 Yo...
Hometown2 Dec 23, 2021

STATE POLICE CHARGE HOMER CITY MAN WITH ASSAULT
State police have charged a Homer City man with assault for an incident yesterday in White Township. Troopers say that they were called out at 3:51 PM for a report of an active domestic dispute betwee...
Hometown2 Dec 23, 2021

POLICE REPORTS: FOUND GUN, HARASSMENT, HIT-AND-RUN CRASH
PSP-INDIANA State police report that someone has surrendered a firearm that was found in a store parking lot. Troopers say that the pistol was found Wednesday and reported to police at 2:43 PM in the ...
Hometown2 Dec 23, 2021

GOVERNOR WOLF APPROVES CREATION OF BROADBAND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
On Wednesday, Governor Tom Wolf signed several bills into law, including one that will create a group to help bring broadband internet access to unserved and underserved regions of the state. House Bi...
Hometown2 Dec 23, 2021

GROUP OF VOTERS FILES LAWSUIT OVER LACK OF PROGRESS ON PA CONGRESS MAP
A group of voters has filed a lawsuit against state officials concerning the redrawing of the congressional district map. Reports say that the lawsuit claimed the Pennsylvania General Assembly and Gov...
Hometown2 Dec 23, 2021

MAN JAILED FOR 135-MPH POLICE PURSUIT
An Allegheny County man has been charged with leading police on a pursuit last May that reached speeds as high as 135 miles per hour on Route 22 from Derry Township into Indiana County. 28-year-old Ni...
Hometown1 Dec 23, 2021

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











