Category Archives: Local News

PENNDOT SEEKING PARTICIPANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION/MAINTENANCE SERVICES SURVEY
PennDOT is looking for people to take a survey on construction and maintenance services. The 22-question online survey will ask participants how they get PennDOT Roadway information and how the agency...
Hometown2 Oct 01, 2025

POLICE SAY CAMBRIA COUNTY TEEN ADMITTED TO KILLING PARENT, ANOTHER PERSON ON MONDAY
State police have charged a Cambria County teenager with murdering two people earlier this week. Court documents show 14-year-old Judah Courtney of Carroltown faces two counts each of criminal homicid...
Hometown2 Oct 01, 2025

CARROLLTOWN TEEN CHARGED WITH TWO COUNTS OF CRIMINAL HOMICIDE
From Pennsylvania State Police A Carrolltown Borough teenager has been charged as an adult with two counts of criminal homicide following a suspicious death investigation yesterday in Cambria County. ...
Renda Media Sep 30, 2025

UPDATE: TEEN BOY IN CUSTODY IN CONNECTION WITH DEATHS OF TWO WOMEN IN CARROLLTOWN
UPDATE: Authorities have charged a 14-year-old boy in connection with the stabbing deaths of two women in Carrolltown Borough. State Police say troopers were called to a home on the 100 block of Flick...
Renda Media Sep 30, 2025

INJURIES REPORTED IN CRASH IN PLUMVILLE
At least one person was injured and had to be extricated from a vehicle this morning in an accident at the intersection of Route 85 and Route 954 in Beyer, in South Mahoning Township. Police have not ...
Hometown2 Sep 30, 2025

INDIANA COUNTY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE HOLDS STEADY IN AUGUST
Indiana County's Seasonally adjusted unemployment rate held steady over the month of August. The rate held steady at 4.7% for the month after it went up a tenth of a percentage point in the month of J...
Hometown2 Sep 30, 2025

$1 MILLION WINNING SCRATCH-OFF TICKET SOLD IN INDIANA
Someone is a million dollars richer after purchasing a winning scratch-off ticket in Indiana. The PA Lottery says the winning "Millionaire Loading" ticket was purchased at the Sheetz on Ben Franklin R...
Hometown2 Sep 30, 2025

FALSE ALARM REPORTED AT THE ARMSTRONG ENERGY PLANT IN SHELOCTA
Indiana County first responders were called into Armstrong County yesterday for a reported fire that turned out to be a false alarm. The first call was an automatic fire alarm activation for a locatio...
Hometown2 Sep 30, 2025

POSSIBLE EARLY FOG TO GIVE WAY TO ANOTHER PLEASANT DAY
From the US National Weather Service Patchy river valley fog is expected early this morning. Otherwise, a gradual decrease in clouds will occur today and it will be another pleasant day. Still no rain...
Renda Media Sep 30, 2025

RIVER VALLEY SCHOOL BOARD TO MEET TONIGHT
River Valley's school board meets tonight with a number of personnel items on the agenda. This includes the hiring of a science teacher, an autism support teacher, and a music teacher. The board will ...
Hometown2 Sep 30, 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











