Category Archives: Local News

POLICE REPORTS: CABLE LINES SNAPPED, HARASSMENT
PSP-INDIANA There were no reported injuries in an incident last night in Burrell Township where cable lines were pulled down. State police say that the crash happened around 6:11 PM near 620 Liberty S...
Hometown2 Jul 30, 2020

WOMAN CHARGED IN BEAUTY STORE THEFT TO ENTER PLEA TODAY
Indiana County Courts have a light schedule today, but the schedule includes a plea hearing for one of two women charged with stealing items from a beauty store. The plea hearing for Jacqueline Dawn L...
Hometown2 Jul 30, 2020

IUP FORMS PARTNERSHIP WITH POINT PARK FOR HR MASTER'S DEGREE
A new partnership between IUP and Point Park University will open the door for Point Park graduates to earn a master's degree in human resources. Under the agreement, Point Park students who graduate ...
Hometown1 Jul 30, 2020

STRUZZI BILL TO HELP BUSINESSES COMPLY WITH ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS
State Representative Jim Struzzi says a bill he introduced yesterday would help businesses comply with environmental regulations "before violations occur and unnecessary fines and penalties are issued...
Hometown1 Jul 30, 2020

HOME DESTROYED IN WEST MAHONING TOWNSHIP FIRE
A fire destroyed the home of an Amish family on Griffith Road in West Mahoning Township Wednesday afternoon. Indiana County 911 reported that Marion Center, Plumville, Dayton and Perry Township fire d...
Renda Media Jul 29, 2020

DIOCESE OF GREENSBURG SCHOOLS TO WELCOME STUDENTS BACK TO PHYSICAL BUILDINGS
A letter from the Diocese of Greensburg notified parents of Catholic school students Wednesday of its intention to welcome students back to their physical school buildings on a daily basis upon the be...
Renda Media Jul 29, 2020

LEVINE ADDRESSES “THE PERPETUATORS AND THE PERPETRATORS” OF TRANSPHOBIC ATTACKS
PA Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine responded Tuesday to recent incidents of LGBTQ harassment and transphobia directed at her. Levine, a transgender woman who is leading the state's response to the ...
Renda Media Jul 29, 2020

BLAIRSVILLE-SALTSBURG SCHOOL BOARD APPROVES HEALTH AND SAFETY PLAN, SUPERINTENDENT RESIGNATION
The Blairsville-Saltsburg School board met last night and approved the edits to the district's Health and Safety plan. The board acknowledged that the documents that cover both the return to school an...
Hometown2 Jul 29, 2020

TODAY IS LAST DAY FOR VOTING FOR LOCAL MAN'S SONG
Today is the last day for people to help a local man get a song into the finals for a national competition. Randy Degenkolb, a host that's part of WDAD's This Sunday Morning and of the county Prothono...
Hometown2 Jul 29, 2020

PA OVERDOSE DEATHS DROP SLIGHTLY
While the state saw a decrease in the number of drug overdose deaths from 2018 to last year, Indiana County saw an increase. The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported yesterday that the prelimina...
Hometown2 Jul 29, 2020












