Category Archives: Local News

WEEKEND ACCIDENTS INCLUDE FATAL CRASH IN BLAIRSVILLE
A Cambria County man was killed yesterday morning in a single-vehicle crash in Blairsville. Indiana County Coroner Jerry Overman Jr. says 41-year-old Jeffrey M. Detore of Twin Rocks died from multiple...
Hometown1 Aug 02, 2021

BOY SERIOUSLY INJURED IN GREEN TOWNSHIP CRASH
A 14-year-old Clymer-area boy was seriously injured and two other boys were hurt as well yesterday morning in a crash on Route 240 in Green Township. The crash involving a 16-year-old driver happened ...
Hometown1 Aug 01, 2021

CRIME REPORTS INCLUDE FRAUD CASES
State police crime reports include a raid on a Center Township woman's bank account by an unknown person. The victim, who lives along Catherine Street, reported the theft Friday. Within two days of ac...
Hometown1 Aug 01, 2021

COUNTY ROADWORK WILL MEAN DELAYS THIS WEEK
Some traffic notes from PennDOT for the upcoming week: A resurfacing project in northern Indiana County that was to begin tomorrow actually got started on Friday. The work on Route 119 in North Mahoni...
Hometown1 Aug 01, 2021

EDUCATION COMMITTEE TO EXAMINE NEW MASK ADVISORIES
With school boards across the county deciding on masking policies for their students - and in some cases having to revise plans almost immediately after settling on one - the State Senate Education Co...
Hometown1 Aug 01, 2021

STATE WILL TEXT PEOPLE WHO MISSED THEIR SECOND SHOT
The state Health Department is going to text message people who got their first covid-19 vaccination shot but missed getting their second. The first text will go to people who got their first doses be...
Hometown1 Aug 01, 2021

VEHICLE CRASHES, CATCHES FIRE AFTER ALLEGED ROAD RAGE INCIDENT
No word yet if anyone was injured in a crash on Route 119 in Burrell Township Friday afternoon. Black Lick and Blairsville fire departments, Citizens Ambulance and State Police were dispatched at 3:38...
Hometown2 Jul 31, 2021

POLICE REPORTS: BURGLARY, ID THEFT
State police are investigating a theft that happened at a home in Conemaugh Township last month. Police say that the theft happened between 9 PM on June 15th and 5:52 AM on the 16th. Someone was able ...
Hometown2 Jul 31, 2021

NATIONAL NIGHT OUT TO BE HELD TUESDAY IN INDIANA
Next Tuesday, Indiana Borough will join the National Night Out effort with its own event at IRMC Park. The event is being organized by Indiana Borough Police and will take place from 5-7 PM on Tuesday...
Hometown2 Jul 31, 2021

BLACK LICK MAN SENTENCED IN SIX CASES ON FRIDAY
A Black Lick man was sentenced in six cases yesterday in Indiana County Court. 41-year-old Ryan A. Irwin was in court on Friday for his sentencing hearings. The earliest case that he was sentenced for...
Hometown2 Jul 31, 2021












