Category Archives: Local News

TWO INJURED IN WEDNESDAY CRASH ON ELDERS RIDGE ROAD
UPDATE: At a summary trial before District Judge Robert Bell on July 30, Kravetsky was found not guilty of the single offense for which she had been charged, Failure to Keep Right. ORIGINALLY REPORTED...
Hometown2 Jun 19, 2021

TODAY IS FINAL DAY OF INDIANA COUNTY NAACP JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION
Today is the final day of the Indiana County NAACP Juneteenth celebration. This year's celebration is being held virtually over Zoom, and features a special closing ceremony with complimentary soul fo...
Hometown2 Jun 19, 2021

NORTH DOMINATES SOUTH IN KEN LANTZY GAME
JOHNSTOWN - The North's dominated the South, 20-0, in the Ken Lantzy Finest 40 All Star Classic all-star game Friday night at Trojan Stadium, the home of the Greater Johnstown Trojans, the 50th editio...
Renda Media Jun 18, 2021

NO INJURIES REPORTED IN STRUCTURE FIRE AT BURRELL TOWNSHIP HOTEL
No injuries were reported in a structure fire reported in Burrell Township this afternoon. Indiana County 911 dispatched fire crews from Black Lick, Blairsville, Indiana, Coral/Graceton, Homer City, A...
Renda Media Jun 18, 2021

STATE FIRE COMMISSIONER WARNS PUBLIC OF FIREWORK SAFETY
In keeping with the trend of spreading summer safety tips, the Office of the State Fire Commissioner highlighted firework safety as we head into times where summer celebrations will make their appeara...
Renda Media Jun 18, 2021

PENNSYLVANIA UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DROPS SLIGHTLY IN MAY
The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry announced this morning that Pennsylvania's unemployment rate went down two tenths of a percentage point in May. The unemployment rate now stands at 6....
Hometown2 Jun 18, 2021

INDIANA COUNTY MAN FOUND DEAD IN ARMSTRONG COUNTY
An Indiana County man was found dead in a wooded area of Armstrong County on Thursday. Reports say that police in Kiski Township received word of a suspicious vehicle at the Apollo Car wash on Route 5...
Hometown2 Jun 18, 2021

STATE CLOSURES IN EFFECT FOR JUNETEENTH HOLIDAY
Some state offices are closed today in an official observance of Juneteenth. This year marks the second year that Pennsylvania has observed the Juneteenth holiday, which commemorates June 19th, 1865. ...
Hometown2 Jun 18, 2021

IUP ANNOUNCES CHANGES TO COVID-19 MITIGATION EFFORTS FOR FALL 2021 SEMESTER
IUP has announced Covid-19 mitigation measures that were in place for the spring semester will be in place over the summer sessions, but mitigations for the fall semester will change. The university a...
Hometown2 Jun 18, 2021

IUP TO CONTINUE WATER QUALITY TESTING AT BEAVER RUN RESERVOIR
The Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County has approved a new one-year contract with IUP to continue water testing at the Beaver Run Reservoir in Bell Township, which serves more than 122,000 cust...
Hometown1 Jun 18, 2021










