Category Archives: Local News

POLICE LOOKING FOR THIEF FROM 3 SQUARE MARKET IN INDIANA MALL
State police are asking the public to help them find a suspect in a theft at the convenience store inside Indiana Mall last Friday. Police say at 3:00 PM on January 15th, an unknown person went into t...
Hometown2 Jan 19, 2021

MAN DIES IN HOSPITAL FROM INJURIES SUFFERED IN HOUSE FIRE IN LATE DECEMBER
An 80-year-old man who was rescued in a fire outside of Saltsburg last month has died. Reports say that Bernerd Andrew Zanavich died last Friday at UPMC Mercy Hospital after suffering injuries in the ...
Hometown2 Jan 19, 2021

SPIRIT AIRLINES TO EXPAND SERVICE AT ARNOLD PALMER AIRPORT NEXT MONTH
Spirit Airlines informed officials at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport on Monday that service is expected to expand in February and March. Currently, the airport only has flights headed to Orlando, Flor...
Hometown2 Jan 19, 2021

PORTION OF ROUTE 119 IN NORTHERN INDIANA COUNTY CLOSED DUE TO CRASH
A portion of one of Indiana County's major highways is closed due to a traffic crash earlier this morning. Indiana County 911 reported that Marion Center Fire Crews were dispatched to Route 119 North ...
Hometown2 Jan 19, 2021

IUP TO RECEIVE $15.3 MILLION IN STIMULUS FUNDS
The new Congress about to begin work in Washington will be taking up a number of Biden Administration proposals, including a proposed $1.9 trillion coronavirus stimulus package. The current stimulus c...
Hometown1 Jan 19, 2021

IUP SET TO OPEN SPRING SEMESTER
The spring semester begins today at IUP, albeit differently than a typical semester at the university. The campus will be quiet, as all hybrid classes will be strictly online until February 8th. Stude...
Hometown1 Jan 19, 2021

PURCHASE LINE SCHOOL BOARD APPROVES NEW TEACHERS CONTRACT
On Monday Night, the Purchase Line School Board approved a new contract with the Purchase Line Education Association. The agreement is for four years, starting in July of 2021, and there is an average...
Hometown2 Jan 18, 2021

SOME CLOSURES IN EFFECT FOR MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY
Today is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, a day set aside to honor the civil rights activist. There are some closures in effect today. Federal, state and local government offices are closed for the day to...
Hometown2 Jan 18, 2021

TWO SUSPECTS SOUGHT IN THEFT AT INDIANA WALMART
State police are looking for two women connected with the theft of cash from the Walmart in White Township on Sunday. Police say around 2:28 PM on Sunday, two women entered the Walmart on Oakland Aven...
Hometown2 Jan 18, 2021

GREENSTEIN SETS THE TONE FOR NEW SEMESTER AT STATE SYSTEM
With IUP and the thirteen other state-owned universities set to open the spring semester tomorrow, State System Chancellor Dan Greenstein's latest blog, titled, "Hope Lives On", reflects on the chaos ...
Hometown1 Jan 18, 2021












