Category Archives: Local News

LOU BARLETTA TO RUN FOR GOVERNOR
A former congressman and a Donald Trump-backed nominee for Senate in 2018 has announced he will run for Governor in 2022. Earlier today, 65-year-old Lou Barletta announced his intention to run for the...
Hometown2 May 17, 2021

IUP TO RECEIVE MORE THAN $29 MILLION IN AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN FUNDS
IUP will receive millions of dollars in federal aid to help with the impact of Covid-19 on the campus community. The money is part of $36 billion that was announced last week by the U.S. Department of...
Hometown2 May 17, 2021

EASED CROWD SIZE RESTRICTIONS GO INTO EFFECT TODAY
New crowd size limits for gatherings and events in Pennsylvania will go into effect today. Indoor events will be allowed to admit up to 50 percent capacity, while outdoor events will be allowed to ope...
Hometown2 May 17, 2021

STATE POLICE INVESTIGATING PHONY PRESCRIPTION CASE IN SALTSBURG
State police are advising citizens about a counterfeiting scam involving fake prescriptions. Police say that this was reported in Saltsburg Borough on May 7th. Around 4:00 PM, police say that the susp...
Hometown2 May 17, 2021

TWO RESCUED FROM CONEMAUGH RIVER ON SUNDAY
UPDATE: Further details were released concerning a water rescue last night in Blairsville. The Blairsville Fire Department and the county's Water Rescue Team, Blairsville Police and Citizens' Ambulanc...
Hometown2 May 17, 2021

INDIANA AREA SAYS EMAIL WAS NOT FROM THE DISTRICT
The state Primary Election is tomorrow, and the Indiana Area School District has issued a statement clarifying that an email sent by a group of candidates for school board is not an official statement...
Hometown1 May 17, 2021

INJURIES IN ACCIDENTS IN CHERRYHILL TOWNSHIP AND ARMSTRONG COUNTY
CHERRYHILL TOWNSHIP A 16-year-old girl and a 12-year-old girl suffered unspecified injuries in a single-vehicle crash last Monday evening on Airport Road in Cherryhill Township. State police say the 1...
Hometown1 May 17, 2021

BODY OF MISSING DAYTON MAN FOUND IN ALLEGHENY RIVER
The body of a missing Armstrong County man has been found in the Allegheny River in Armstrong County. 20-year-old Colt Evan Snyder, who pleaded guilty in a stabbing and was sentenced to probation in I...
Hometown1 May 17, 2021

UPDATE: MISSING GIRL FOUND
A Marion Center girl reported missing yesterday has been located and is safe. State police issued an alert yesterday afternoon for 17-year-old Angel Komlosky, who had left her home in Marion Center Bo...
Hometown1 May 16, 2021

PLENTY OF WEEKEND CALLS FOR EMERGENCY RESPONDERS
It has been a pretty active weekend so far for Indiana County's emergency responders. Saturday calls included a summons shortly after 11 AM for the Armagh/East Wheatfield and Brush Valley fire compani...
Hometown1 May 16, 2021












