Category Archives: Local News

EVERGREEN AFTER SCHOOL CLUB PRESIDENT LOU SACCO "RETIRES"
The Evergreen After School Club has announced that its board president, Louis Sacco, has retired from his post. Sacco served two four-year terms as a board member of the educational group and three ye...
Hometown2 Jan 29, 2021

POLICE REPORTS ISSUED FOR BUS ACCIDENT, CAR CRASH IN BURRELL TOWNSHIP
State police have issued the report on a school bus crash on Tuesday morning on Chestnut Ridge Road in Burrell Township. Police say the bus carrying five Blairsville Elementary students was driven by ...
Hometown1 Jan 29, 2021

WOMAN CHARGED IN MULTIPLE THEFTS FROM WHITE TOWNSHIP WALMART
State police have charged a Homer City woman with stealing items from Walmart in White Township in four separate shoplifting incidents since November. 53-year-old Nellie Zack is charged with stealing ...
Hometown1 Jan 29, 2021

SALTSBURG PHARMACY TO START DISTRIBUTING COVID-19 VACCINES
Saltsburg Pharmacy has become one of the first locally-owned pharmacies to start offering Covid-19 vaccinations to their customers. Lisa Fisanich, pharmacy manager said that the pharmacy was able to g...
Hometown2 Jan 28, 2021

ANOTHER ARREST ANNOUNCED FROM STATE POLICE "FIVE MOST WANTED" LIST
State police this morning announced the removal of an Indiana woman from their Five Most Wanted list after she turned herself into police. Troopers say that 52-year-old Monica Dent turned herself into...
Hometown2 Jan 28, 2021

KITCHEN DESTROYED IN RESTAURANT FIRE ON PHILADELPHIA STREET THURSDAY MORNING
Indiana Fire Crews were on the scene more than over five hours this morning for a fire at a restaurant in the 700 block of Philadelphia Street. Indiana County 911 reported that Indiana, Clymer, Homer ...
Hometown2 Jan 28, 2021

HOUSE FIRE REPORTED ON PIZZA BARN ROAD IN DERRY TOWNSHIP
A major fire was reported this morning just over the Indiana-Westmoreland County Border. Westmoreland County 911 reported that the call went out at 2:40 this morning for a residential fire on Pizza Ba...
Hometown2 Jan 28, 2021

COMMITTEE APPROVES STRUZZI'S "CODY'S LAW" BILL
The bill creating Cody's Law was originally introduced in November of 2019 as House Bill 2056. Now reintroduced by Struzzi as House Bill 185, it would charge any person who intentionally causes bodily...
Hometown1 Jan 28, 2021

SENATE UNANIMOUSLY PASSES PITTMAN'S COVID-19 RELIEF BILL
The State Senate yesterday unanimously approved Senator Joe Pittman's $912 million relief package, allocating federal funds to help Pennsylvanians recover from the effects of the pandemic. The bill pr...
Hometown1 Jan 28, 2021

WHITE TOWNSHIP SUPERVISORS TO CREATE NEW REC BOARD
At last night's meeting, the White Township Supervisors approved starting the process to put together a new recreation board. The motion was originally made by Sandy Gilette, who said that she anticip...
Hometown2 Jan 27, 2021












