Category Archives: Local News

CENTER TOWNSHIP SUPERVISORS TO FINALIZE BUDGET TODAY
Center Township Supervisors will meet this morning to finalize the budget for 2026. The spending plan that was proposed earlier this month is the same as last year, according to Supervisors Chairman M...
Hometown2 Dec 31, 2025

TWO CRASHES, STRUCTURE FIRE REPORTED BY INDIANA COUNTY 911
Two vehicle crashes and a structure fire were reported yesterday and early this morning by Indiana County 911. The first call was the structure fire, which was reported on Hillside Drive in Cherryhill...
Hometown2 Dec 31, 2025

FLU CASES IN PENNSYLVANIA SPIKE OVER HOLIDAYS
As expected, numbers connected with respiratory illnesses have increased rapidly in Pennsylvania over the holidays. The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported that as of last Saturday, lab-confirm...
Hometown2 Dec 31, 2025

POLICE TO STEP UP PRESENCE ON ROADS FOR NEW YEAR'S EVE
Law enforcement officials are planning to be out in full force tonight for New Year's Eve. Pennsylvania State Police and other agencies will ramp up their road presence. Officers will be on the lookou...
Hometown2 Dec 31, 2025

FORMAL ARRAIGNMENT HEARINGS SCHEDULED FOR TODAY
A Pittsburgh man charged with providing the drugs that resulted in an overdose death in 2024 is due in court today for a formal arraignment hearing. Indiana Borough Police charged 40-year-old Victor M...
Hometown2 Dec 30, 2025

MAN SENTENCED FOR CHARGES RELATED TO CHASE
A man was sentenced yesterday for leading police on a chase earlier this year. Judge Michael Clark ordered 31-year-old Nicholas Empfield of Somerset to serve up to a day less than two years in the Ind...
Hometown2 Dec 30, 2025

INDIANA BOROUGH POLICE INVESTIGATE THEFT, REPORT PUBLIC URINATION
Indiana Borough Police are investigating an incident of theft that dates back to October 22nd of this year. Police were called to a location in the 1500 block of Philadelphia Street for the incident. ...
Hometown4 Dec 30, 2025

INDIANA BOROUGH POLICE ARREST THREE IN CASE OF ASSAULT
Indiana Borough Police arrested three people for simple assault and harassment in connection with an incident on December 28th. Officials were called to an apartment building in the 100 block of North...
Hometown4 Dec 30, 2025

FIRST RESPONDERS DEAL WITH 14 LINES DOWN CALLS, STRUCTURE FIRE
Emergency crews were kept extremely busy yesterday with multiple incidents. Among them was a call for a structure fire. It was reported at 11:31 yesterday morning for a location along Cornell Road in ...
Hometown4 Dec 30, 2025

SHAPIRO TO BECOME HIGHEST PAID GOVERNOR IN THE COUNTRY COME NEW YEAR
Governor Josh Shapiro will become the highest-paid governor in the country on New Year's Day after an automatic statewide salary increase takes effect. Shapiro's pay will rise to about 253-thousand do...
Hometown4 Dec 30, 2025

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











