Category Archives: Local News

POLICE REPORTS: FIGHTING, VEHICLE IN YARD
PSP-INDIANA FIGHTING: State police have cited three people for fighting in southern Indiana County last Friday. According to police reports three women, a 31-year-old from McIntyre, a 33-year-old from...
Hometown2 Jul 06, 2021

CODE ORANGE DAY REPORTED FOR ARMSTRONG, WESTMORELAND COUNTIES
Two counties that border Indiana County have been placed under a "Code Orange" Air Quality Action alert for today. The alert comes from the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and will be in ...
Hometown2 Jul 06, 2021

HOMER CITY MAN, MOTHER CHARGED AFTER PROBATION SPOT CHECKS
From Pennsylvania State Police A Homer City man and his mother have been charged with drug-related crimes after Indiana County probation officers found them in possession of suspected marijuana and me...
Renda Media Jul 05, 2021

SOME CLOSURES IN EFFECT FOR MONDAY
While Sunday was officially Independence Day, today is the observance of that holiday. This means that there will be some closures in effect for today. Federal, state and local government offices are ...
Hometown2 Jul 05, 2021

THREE VEHICLE ACCIDENTS REPORTED ON SUNDAY NIGHT, MONDAY MORNING
First responders were busy on Sunday and early this morning with multiple incidents, including three vehicle accidents. One of those accidents was a T-bone-style collision at the intersection of Ben F...
Hometown2 Jul 05, 2021

IUP NAMED 'BEST FOR VETS' BY MILITARY TIMES
IUP was recently named a "Best for Vets" university by Military Times. The honor was announced in late June for the university as it made the publication's list for colleges and universities that assi...
Hometown2 Jul 05, 2021

CORN EARWORM TRENDING UPWARDS IN INDIANA COUNTY
Farmers each summer have to go to war against all kinds of threats to their crops, and Penn State Extension says one of those threats is showing up with increasing frequency. Extension tests for pests...
Hometown1 Jul 05, 2021

CELEBRATING INDEPENDENCE IN INDIANA COUNTY
Independence Day festivities for the 6th annual Star Spangled Celebration, presented by the YMCA of Indiana County, get underway at Mack Park in White Township today at noon, with family activities la...
Hometown1 Jul 04, 2021

SATURDAY 911 CALLS IN SEWARD, GREEN TOWNSHIP
Indiana County 911 incidents reported yesterday included an afternoon accident on Van Horn Street in Seward, to which Armagh/East Wheatfield firefighters responded. Commodore firefighters were dispatc...
Hometown1 Jul 04, 2021

COUNTY MAN FACING CRASH-RELATED CHARGES IN WESTMORELAND COUNTY
Charges against a Penn Run man were held for Westmoreland County Common Pleas Court on Friday during a preliminary hearing regarding a traffic accident in December of 2019. 41-year-old Todd Douglas Mc...
Hometown1 Jul 04, 2021












