Category Archives: Local News

TURNPIKE TOLLS TO INCREASE SUNDAY
Drivers using the PA Turnpike will soon see an increase in tolls that was approved over the summer, and drivers who do not use the E-Z Pass program will see the highest toll increases. Over the summer...
Hometown2 Jan 02, 2021

MEGA MILLIONS JACKPOT ROLLS OVER TO $432 MILLION
Once again, no one has hit the jackpot in the Mega Millions multi-state lottery game. No one picked all the numbers for the jackpot of just over $400 million. Those winning numbers were 8-24-53-68-69 ...
Hometown2 Jan 02, 2021

PITTMAN, STRUZZI OPTIMISTIC FOR NEW YEAR
As 2021 gets underway, many people remain optimistic that this year will be better than 2020. Two of those people are Senator Joe Pittman and State Representative Jim Struzzi. Both were re-elected to ...
Hometown2 Jan 01, 2021

CLOSURES IN EFFECT FOR NEW YEAR'S DAY
Today is New Year's Day, and that means several closures are in effect for today. Like most holidays, all federal, state and local government offices will be closed, along with PennDOT license and pho...
Hometown2 Jan 01, 2021

GUN STOLEN FROM VEHICLE IN INDIANA BOROUGH
Indiana Borough Police report the theft of a firearm from a vehicle that was parked "somewhere in Indiana Borough" between 9 PM on Tuesday and 1 AM Wednesday. Police say the exact locatuion of ...
Hometown1 Jan 01, 2021

IUP DEPARTMENT CHAIR CRITICIZES ADMINISTRATION FOR LACK OF COMMUNICATION
In a lengthy article in the online publication The HawkEye, the chair of the IUP Journalism and Public Relations Department takes the university, the State System, and others to task for the problems ...
Hometown1 Jan 01, 2021

FORMER GOVERNOR THORNBURGH PASSES AWAY; WOLF ORDERS FLAGS TO HALF-STAFF
Former Pennsylvania Governor Dick Thornburgh passed away today at a retirement community facility outside Pittsburgh, his son David said. The cause is not yet known. Thornburgh served as the 41st gove...
Renda Media Dec 31, 2020

BUREAU OF LIQUOR CONTROL ENFORCEMENT REPORTS COMPLIANCE CHECKS
Pennsylvania State Police press release Pennsylvania State Police Liquor Control Enforcement Officers visited 694 licensed liquor establishments from Monday, December 28 through Wednesday, December 30...
Renda Media Dec 31, 2020

DOH: NO DAILY COVID-19 UPDATE ON NEW YEAR'S DAY
The Department of Health announced today that it will not provide a daily COVID-19 data update tomorrow, Friday, January 1, 2021. The department will provide an update of the most recent data on COVID...
Renda Media Dec 31, 2020

TWO PEOPLE RESCUED AFTER KAYAK CAPSIZED IN CONEMAUGH RIVER
Indiana County's Water Rescue Team was dispatched to help rescue two people after their kayak capsized in the Aultman Run area of the Conemaugh River on Wednesday. Indiana County 911 reported that Tun...
Hometown2 Dec 31, 2020












