Category Archives: Local News

SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE GUTS BUDGET FRAMEWORK BILL
The status of the 2025-26 PA budget is up in the air once again after the State Senate Appropriations committee struck every item in the framework passed last week. Last Monday, the framework passed t...
Hometown2 Jul 21, 2025

PSP CHARGING TWO BOYS WITH THROWING ROCKS AT A MOVING CAR
State police are investigating an incident where someone threw rocks at a car, causing some damage. The incident was reported last Thursday on Central Street in Canoe Township. Two boys reportedly thr...
Hometown2 Jul 21, 2025

FIRE MARSHAL SAYS EASTERN ORTHODOX FIRE WAS ARSON
A state police fire marshal says Friday morning's fire at the former Eastern Orthodox Foundation complex in Cherryhill Township was arson. Trooper Keith Sobecki did not describe how or in what area of...
Hometown1 Jul 20, 2025

ROAD RESURFACING TO BEGIN MONDAY IN INDIANA BOROUGH
A milling and paving project gets underway tomorrow in Indiana Borough. Milling will begin on Philadelphia Street from 9th Street to East Pike Road and on Carter Avenue to Philadelphia Street , with p...
Hometown1 Jul 20, 2025

APSCUF REP: CONSOLIDATION OF UNIVERSITIES WAS POORLY EXECUTED
At last week's State System Board of Governor's meeting, APSCUF executive council member Mario Macjen cautioned against considering the consolidation of six universities into two three years ago "a su...
Hometown1 Jul 20, 2025

MASTRIANO HINTING (STRONGLY) THAT HE MAY RUN FOR GOVERNOR AGAIN
There is still no announced Republican candidate to challenge incumbent Governor Josh Shapiro next year, but the man who lost to Shapiro in 2022 seems to be inching closer to making another run. State...
Hometown1 Jul 20, 2025

ANNIVERSARY OF JOHNSTOWN FLOOD MARKED WITH BLUE MASS IN SEWARD
Today is the 48th anniversary of the 1977 Johnstown Flood, in which eighty people were killed and eight more went missing and were never found The flood occurred when about twelve inches of rain fell ...
Hometown2 Jul 19, 2025

FIRE CREWS RETURN TO EASTERN ORTHODOX COMPLEX AS FIRE REKINDLES
First responders had to return to the Eastern Orthodox Complex in Cherryhill Township as a fire rekindled yesterday afternoon. The fire was first reported at 6:42 AM on Friday by Indiana County 911 an...
Hometown2 Jul 19, 2025

SECOND ROUND OPEN FOR BROADBAND GRANTS
The second round of grants for broadband development in underserved areas is open. The Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority announced that the Broadband Equity, Access and Development program ...
Hometown2 Jul 19, 2025

PSP WARNING OF PHONE SCAM
Pennsylvania State Police are warning Western Pennsylvania residents and others around the commonwealth about an active telephone scam. Reports say residents are receiving calls from someone claiming ...
Hometown2 Jul 19, 2025












