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TWO MEN FROM SHELOCTA ARRESTED FOR TRESPASSING AT ESSEX HOUSE APARTMENTS
Two men from Shelocta are facing charges of trespass and evading police from an incident last Tuesday in Indiana. Borough police have charged 50-year-old Andrew Dunkle and 47-year-old Matthew Strotman...
Hometown2 Nov 08, 2025

FIRE, LINES DOWN REPORTED ON FRIDAY BY INDIANA COUNTY 911
Friday turned into another active day for Indiana County's first responders. After the truck fire yesterday morning that shut down an off ramp from Route 422 to Route 286, Indiana County 911 reported ...
Hometown2 Nov 08, 2025

SENTENCING HEARINGS HELD FRIDAY IN INDIANA COUNTY COURT
Several people were sentenced yesterday in Indiana County Court, including a man charged with simple assault and harassment. State police charged 58-year-old Clarence Shaffer Jr. in connection with an...
Hometown2 Nov 08, 2025

SNAP BENEFITS FUNDING SECURED FOR PENNSYLVANIA
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro said that SNAP Benefits are going to those who have not received them but should have during the federal government shutdown. At a news conference yesterday, Shapiro...
Hometown2 Nov 08, 2025

VETERANS EXPO CONTINUES TODAY
Yesterday was the first day of the Veterans Expo and Stand Down at the KCAC. The event is meant to help county veterans and their families connect with critical services and support, along with provid...
Hometown2 Nov 08, 2025

CITIZENS' HONORS THREE FOR YEARS OF SERVICE
Earlier this week, Citizens' Ambulance Service honored some of their first responders with special awards. Fred Catchpole, Hugh Schultz and Don Rupert were each honored with Citizens' Robert E. Wallbe...
Hometown2 Nov 07, 2025

LUCERNEMINES TEEN CHARGED WITH THEFT IN INDIANA BOROUGH
Police in Indiana Borough have charged a Lucernemines teen with theft and carrying a firearm without a license in an incident early Thursday morning. Police were dispatched at 12:42 AM to the 100 Bloc...
Hometown2 Nov 07, 2025

VETERANS EXPO AND STAND DOWN TO BE HELD TODAY, TOMORROW AT KCAC
An event to help veterans will be held today and tomorrow at the KCAC. Today marks the first day of the Veterans Expo and Stand Down. It is meant to help county veterans and their families connect wit...
Hometown2 Nov 07, 2025

ROUTE 422 OFFRAMP TO 286 CLOSED DUE TO TRACTOR-TRAILER FIRE
UPDATE AT 11:43 AM: The 422 offramp to 286 has reopened after crews spent seven hours investigating and clearing the scene of a tractor-trailer fire. PennDOT said that the trailer was hauling bottled ...
Hometown2 Nov 07, 2025

CHARGES FILED IN DEATH INVESTIGATION IN LOYALHANNA TOWNSHIP
Charges of criminal homicide and abuse of a corpse have been filed in the investigation into the death of a man found on state game lands in Loyalhanna Township in Westmoreland County. State police po...
Hometown2 Nov 07, 2025












