Category Archives: Local News

MURPHY LOT ON ITS WAY TO BECOMING A "GREEN PLACE"
At a zoom meeting on Wednesday night, representatives with the Blairsville Community Development Authority and the Indiana County Office of Planning and Development presented a draft plan on how to tu...
Hometown2 Mar 17, 2021

IUP PLANNING FOR IN-PERSON GRADUATION CEREMONIES IN EARLY MAY
IUP has announced it is planning to hold in-person commencement exercises on the weekend of May 7th and 8th. Plans are to hold ceremonies for doctoral and master's degree ceremonies to be held on Frid...
Hometown2 Mar 17, 2021

SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD FOR VACANT 60TH DISTRICT STATE HOUSE SEAT
The Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives announced this morning that a special election will be held during the upcoming primary election to find someone to fill the state house seat l...
Hometown2 Mar 17, 2021

SUSPECT IN TACO BELL SHOOTING INDICTED BY FEDERAL GRAND JURY ON FIREARM CHARGES
An Indiana County man connected to the shooting at a fast food restaurant in Indiana last August has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a federal firearms violation. Acting U.S. Di...
Hometown2 Mar 17, 2021

INDIANA MAN CHARGED WITH DRUG, FIREARM CRIMES FOR BUST IN DECEMBER
The Indiana County Drug Task Force has filed charges against an Indiana man after a drug bust in December of 2020. In a post on his Facebook page, Indiana County District Attorney Robert Manzi announc...
Hometown2 Mar 17, 2021

PITTMAN REAPPOINTED TO PENNVEST BOARD
State Senator Joe Pittman was reappointed to the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority board, better known as PENNVEST as the Senate Republican Caucus representative. PENNVEST provides gran...
Hometown2 Mar 17, 2021

RENDA BROADCASTING AND DIGITAL HONORED BY PA ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS
The Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters has once again honored Renda Broadcasting and Digital with three of their Excellence in Broadcasting and Digital Media awards. Your hometown stations were ...
Hometown2 Mar 17, 2021

POLICE REPORTS: CHANGE MACHINE THEFT, VEHICLE CRASH
PSP-INDIANA State police are looking for someone who stole a change machine out of a hotel in Indiana. Police say the theft happened at the Ramada Hotel on Wayne Avenue in White Township on March 10th...
Hometown2 Mar 17, 2021

EMERGENCY CREWS BUSY WITH VEHICLE FIRE, ACCIDENT
While there were no brush fires reported on Tuesday, Indiana County's first responders were still active with a few calls, including a vehicle fire in North Mahoning Township. The Marion Center fire d...
Hometown2 Mar 17, 2021

POWER OUTAGE AFFECTING INDIANA, HOMER CITY AND AREAS TO THE WEST
UPDATE: Penelec has moved up the power restoration time to 11:30 AM. WHAT WAS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED More than 7,000 Penelec customers and more than 3,800 members of REA Energy are without power this mor...
Hometown2 Mar 17, 2021












