Category Archives: Local News

SNOW STILL A FACTOR THIS EVENING
From the US National Weather Service Here is a radar update to cover the rest of the evening. Expect a few instances of visibility below 3 miles but snow showers will be less intense through the rest ...
Renda Media Jan 11, 2026

RADAR UPDATE ON SNOW
From the US National Weather Service Most of the snow showers are now in the Appalachian ridges (Indiana, Westmoreland, and Fayette Counties). The horizontal banding will likely produce higher localiz...
Renda Media Jan 11, 2026

WEISS COMPETENCY HEARING RE-SCHEDULED
Indiana County President Judge Thomas Bianco has rescheduled an evidentiary hearing for Ronald Weiss for February 18th. The hearing to determine Weiss's competency to stand trial for murder was origin...
Hometown1 Jan 11, 2026

INDIANA COUNTY FIREFIGHTERS ACTIVE ON SATURDAY
It was an active Saturday for Indiana County's first responders, with calls including utility lines down on Old Indiana Road in Burrell Township. Blairsville and Blacklick fire departments responded. ...
Hometown1 Jan 11, 2026

GROUP PLANS TO PROTEST "ICE" IN INDIANA TODAY
There is a traffic alert for downtown Indiana today as a group called "Indiana County Common Good" plans a protest rally against ICE at noon at 7th and Philadelphia streets. Calling the event, "ICE OU...
Hometown1 Jan 11, 2026

MOTIONS HEARING MONDAY FOR DEFENDANT IN FATAL ACCIDENT CASE
Indiana County President Judge Thomas Bianco will conduct a motions hearing on Monday for 25-year-old Reed Thomas Tantlinger of Homer City, who is charged with homicide by vehicle while DUI in a Janua...
Hometown1 Jan 11, 2026

CHRISTMAS TREE COLLECTION TO BEGIN
Indiana Borough's Public Works Department will begin collecting discarded Christmas trees on Monday. You are asked to remove all lights and ornaments and place them at the curb, where you place your t...
Hometown1 Jan 11, 2026

INDIANA, PURCHASE LINE BOARDS TO MEET ON MONDAY
Tomorrow's Indiana Area School Board Academic/Extra Curricular/Policy/Personnel committee meeting has been moved to a 5:30 start time and the full board meeting will begin at 6:30. Among the items for...
Hometown1 Jan 11, 2026

SENATE BILLS WOULD SEEK TO PROTECT CONSUMERS FROM DATA CENTER COSTS
Senator Lisa Boscola of Lehigh County says she will introduce a package of six bills aimed at protecting consumers from damages from large-load electricity users such as data centers. Boscola says the...
Hometown1 Jan 11, 2026

PUC REPORT: UTILITIES WERE PREPARED BUT "CHALLENGED" BY APRIL STORMS
The Public Utility Commission's new report on the response to last April's storms, which caused widespread power outages for multiple days across western Pennsylvania, concludes that power companies w...
Hometown1 Jan 11, 2026

America 250
The America250 celebration is coming up. Are you doing anything special?
Yes! Can't wait for the Friday night parade and Saturday's YMCA Star Spangled Celebration at Mack Park!
We'll do our typical picnic and sparklers thing!
We're traveling to some great U.S. historical sites, such as Philadelphia or Washington, D.C.
Nothing special. Just a typical weekend at our house.
Voting Ends: Jun 16, 2026 | 12:00 PM











