Category Archives: Local News

SALTSBURG MAN WANTED FOR DRUG-RELATED CHARGES REMAINS AT LARGE
A Saltsburg man accused of several drug-related and other crimes remains at large today. State police are continuing to look for 36-year-old Monty Gene Smith, who was initially arrested on August 31st...
Hometown2 Sep 08, 2020

SCHOOL IS IN ACROSS INDIANA COUNTY
With the start of the school year for students in the Indiana, Blairsville-Saltsburg, and Purchase Line school districts today, all of the Indiana County-based districts are in class, in one form or a...
Hometown1 Sep 08, 2020

LIGHT COURT SCHEDULE TODAY INCLUDES ALFORD, BERKHEIMER CASES
Today's Indiana County Court list includes the start of the trial of Simere Alford, the 21-year-old Philadelphia man accused of trying to kill two state troopers last summer as they were returning him...
Hometown1 Sep 08, 2020

FACE MASK ORDINANCE UP FOR APPROVAL TUESDAY NIGHT
Indiana Borough Council will take a look at an ordinance concerning face coverings tomorrow night. The draft ordinance, which was posted last week, will be up for approval during tomorrow night's boro...
Hometown2 Sep 07, 2020

CLOSURES IN EFFECT FOR LABOR DAY MONDAY
Today is Labor Day, which pays tribute to the labor movement and dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. As today is recognize...
Hometown2 Sep 07, 2020

POLICE REPORTS: DUI, VANDALISM, HARASSMENT
PSP-INDIANA State police are investigating two cases of vandalism on September 4th in Rayne Township, but it's not known if the cases are connected to each other. Police reported that just after midni...
Hometown2 Sep 07, 2020

FIREFIGHTERS SPEND ANOTHER SMOKY DAY AT YOUNG TOWNSHIP TIRE FIRE
Weary firefighters on Saturday night probably knew they would be back at the site of a large tire fire in Young Township yesterday, and they were. Thirteen fire companies from Indiana, Armstrong, and ...
Hometown1 Sep 07, 2020

FIREFIGHTERS BATTLE LARGE TIRE FIRE IN YOUNG TOWNSHIP
It has been a very active weekend for Indiana County's emergency responders, with a number of fire companies sent to battle a tire fire in Young Township and a couple of accidents as well. The very sm...
Hometown1 Sep 06, 2020

JOHNSTOWN WOMAN CAUGHT WITH DRUGS DURING TRAFFIC STOP
A Johnstown woman was arrested on drug charges Friday night after a traffic stop near the intersection of Routes 56 and 711 in East Wheatfield Township. State police say 25-year-old Kaitlyn Marie Kris...
Hometown1 Sep 06, 2020

BLAIRSVILLE WOMAN ARRESTED IN CAMBRIA COUNTY AFTER CHASE
A Blairsville woman was arrested by State Police in Cambria County for a charge of assault with a deadly weapon. State Police from the Ebensburg barracks say that on August 23rd, they were called out ...
Hometown2 Sep 05, 2020

Konnor Griffin
Konnor Griffin is a Bucco! Are you going to go watch him play?
You bet! He's going to put them in the playoffs!
Sure will, but he's not going to make them much better.
Maybe a few games, but he's going to struggle.
Nope! The Pirates have been too bad for too long.
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