Category Archives: Local News

INDIANA AREA NOTIFIED OF POSITIVE COVID-19 CASE
The Indiana Area School District now has three active cases of covid-19 at the Senior High School, after a positive test result yesterday involving a student. Three other students are home in quaranti...
Hometown1 Feb 05, 2021

RURAL VALLEY WOMAN WANTED FOR FORGERY, OTHER CHARGES SURRENDERS TO POLICE
A Rural Valley woman, 45-year-old April L. Kovach, turned herself in to the Pennsylvania State Police Troop A, Indiana Station today. She was wanted on charges that included forgery, access device fra...
Renda Media Feb 04, 2021

OPPOSITION CONTINUES TO BUILD AGAINST RGGI IMPLEMENTATION
Opposition continues to build against Governor Tom Wolf's plan for Pennsylvania to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, also known as RGGI. State Senator Joe Pittman announced that the Senate ...
Hometown2 Feb 04, 2021

ONLINE FUNDRAISER STARTED TO HELP TWO WOMEN REBUILD FROM TAYLOR AVE. FIRE
An online fundraiser has been set up to help two women whose home was damaged by fire in Indiana Borough Tuesday night. The home of Jaunita Burdette and Judith Youthers on North Taylor Avenue was seve...
Hometown2 Feb 04, 2021

POLICE CONFIRM THREE PEOPLE INVOLVED IN DISTURBANCE IN HOMER CITY ON WEDNESDAY
State police confirm three individuals were involved in an incident yesterday in Homer City Borough, but say they have not discovered any information that confirm initial reports of a shooting. Homer ...
Hometown2 Feb 04, 2021

FIRE CREWS BATTLE FIRE AT HOME IN PENN RUN
First responders were busy with a basement fire reported Wednesday evening in Cherry Hill Township. Indiana County 911's first call went out at 5:16 PM for Cherry Hill, Clymer, Commodore and Pine Town...
Hometown2 Feb 04, 2021

MAN CHARGED WITH DUI FOR CRASH IN CONEMAUGH RIVER
A Blairsville man faces charges connected with a car crash at the Conemaugh River on January 21st. Police say that on January 22nd, a passerby noticed that a vehicle had crashed into the river on the ...
Hometown2 Feb 04, 2021

STATE SYSTEM GOVERNORS TO MEET TODAY
The Board of Governors of the State System of Higher Education will meet today, with updates on the State System Redesign and the Commission on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion among the big agenda it...
Hometown1 Feb 04, 2021

SHOOTING INVESTIGATION UNDERWAY IN HOMER CITY
UPDATE: Pennsylvania State Police Troop A Indiana Criminal Investigation Unit reported at 3:45 p.m. Wednesday afternoon that it is currently investigating a disturbance in Homer City Borough involving...
Hometown2 Feb 03, 2021

STRUZZI NOT HAPPY WITH SOME PARTS OF WOLF'S BUDGET PROPOSAL
State Representative Jim Struzzi said that he was not in agreement with some parts of the proposed budget plan presented by Governor Wolf earlier today. Struzzi said that many of the things have been ...
Hometown2 Feb 03, 2021












