Category Archives: Local News

WOLF NOMINATES BEAM, BRAUND TO REPLACE LEVINE
Yesterday, Governor Tom Wolf announced that he will nominate two people to fill the roles of Dr. Rachel Levine, who has been nominated to serve as Assistant Secretary of Health in the federal Departme...
Hometown2 Jan 23, 2021

MEGA MILLIONS JACKPOT RESETS AFTER WINNING TICKET CLAIMED
The Mega Millions jackpot was claimed after yesterday's drawing after weeks of not finding a winner. The winning numbers were 4-26-42-50-60 with a Mega ball of 24, and it was announced that a man from...
Hometown2 Jan 23, 2021

ROSSITER MAN CHARGED WITH DUI
A traffic stop in Canoe Township of Indiana County lead to an arrest of a Rossiter man on Jan. 16. State Police say they stopped the vehicle for a traffic violation in the 900 block of Johnsonburg Roa...
Renda Media Jan 22, 2021

WATER RESCUE CREWS FIND CAR IN CONEMAUGH RIVER
First responders in Indiana and Westmoreland Counties were called out earlier this morning for a water rescue in the Conemaugh River. Initial reports show that a car was found partially in the Conemau...
Hometown2 Jan 22, 2021

STATE POLICE INVESTIGATING SUSPICIOUS DEATH IN WEST WHEATFIELD TOWNSHIP
State police announced this morning that they are investigating a suspicious death that was discovered yesterday in West Wheatfield Township. In a news release, police say that troopers were dispatche...
Hometown2 Jan 22, 2021

PA UNEMPLOYMENT GOES DOWN SLIGHTLY IN DECEMBER
Pennsylvania's Department of Labor and Industry announced today that the state's seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate continued to go down in December of 2020. The department announced that the unemp...
Hometown2 Jan 22, 2021

PA DEPARTMENT OF AGING ISSUES REMINDER CONCERNING STIMULUS CHECKS FOR LONG-TERM CARE RESIDENTS
The Wolf administration is reminding older Pennsylvanians living in long-term care homes that their federal stimulus checks are theirs and don't automatically go to the facilities they live in. In a n...
Hometown2 Jan 22, 2021

HOUSE COMMITTEE OPENS HEARINGS ON ELECTION
In Harrisburg yesterday, the House State Government Committee kicked off what will be a series of hearings to examine potential changes to Pennsylvania's election system, and immediately put Secretary...
Hometown1 Jan 22, 2021

INDIANA COUNTY NOT AMONG THIRTEEN COUNTIES AFFECTED BY 911 OUTAGE
The Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency says a total of thirteen counties were affected yesterday by the widespread 911 outage, but Indiana County is not among them. PEMA says the outage impacted...
Hometown1 Jan 22, 2021

HOMER-CENTER SCHOOL BOARD PASSES ACT 1 PROPERTY TAX RESOLUTION FOR NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET
On Thursday night, the Homer-Center School Board approved their Act 1 resolution concerning the 2021-2022 budget. The resolution sets the the maximum tax increase that the board would consider at 4.3%...
Hometown2 Jan 21, 2021












