Category Archives: Local News

IUP ANNOUNCES THREE NEW STUDENT CASES OF COVID-19
IUP announced that three new student cases of Covid-19 were reported between August 27th and 30th. An announcement that went out to the IUP community yesterday said that two of the students were livin...
Hometown2 Sep 01, 2020

POLICE REPORTS: UNDER-RINGING, PUBLIC DRUNKENNESS, HIT-AND-RUN CRASH
PSP-INDIANA State police are investigating an under-ringing incident at the White Township Walmart. Troopers say that the suspect, identified only as a 51-year-old Saltsburg man, was seen on August 28...
Hometown2 Sep 01, 2020

FIRE CREWS CALLED OUT TO GREEN TOWNSHIP FOR HOUSE FIRE MONDAY NIGHT
Multiple fire crews were called out in connection with a structure fire last night in Green Township. Indiana County 911 reports that the call first went out at 5:37 PM, with Cherry Tree, Commodore an...
Hometown2 Sep 01, 2020

VIRTUAL VERSIONS OF WALK FOR A WONDERFUL LIFE, UNITED WAY BASKET RAFFLE START TODAY
Two major fundraisers will get underway today. The 8th Annual Walk for a Wonderful Life to benefit the Indiana County Suicide Task Force will get underway today and run for the month in a virtual form...
Hometown2 Sep 01, 2020

PRISONER WHO ESCAPED POLICE CUSTODY IDENTIFIED AS MICHAEL PAUL BORING
State police have identified the escaped fugitive who fled into the woods after faking an illness on Saturday in Fairfield Township, Westmoreland County, and they believe he may have stolen an unatten...
Hometown1 Sep 01, 2020

STATE POLICE ISSUE REMINDER ON CAMPAIGN SIGNS
The Pennsylvania State Police issued a reminder today regarding the theft of political campaign signs. In light of recent thefts of political campaign signs reported in the Troop A coverage area, Comm...
Renda Media Aug 31, 2020

PRESIDENT TRUMP TO MAKE CAMPAIGN STOP IN LATROBE
On the heels of former Vice President Joe Biden's appearance in Pittsburgh today, President Donald Trump announced that he will make an appearance later this week in Latrobe. According to the Trump ca...
Hometown2 Aug 31, 2020

HOMER-CENTER, MARION CENTER OPEN FOR STUDENTS TODAY
For some of Indiana County's School Districts, today is the first day of school as some students will return to face-to-face instruction while others will attend classes virtually. Homer-Center School...
Hometown2 Aug 31, 2020

NO NEW COVID-19 CASES REPORTED ON IUP'S CAMPUS
Covid-19 numbers on IUP Campus remain the same for now, but an update is expected by noon today. Earlier today the IUP Covid-19 dashboard had said that there were no students in isolation, but the das...
Hometown2 Aug 31, 2020

HANDCUFFED MAN ESCAPES SEWARD POLICE CUSTODY ON SATURDAY EN ROUTE TO COUNTY PRISON
Police say that a handcuffed prisoner escaped custody over the weekend as Seward Police were taking him to the Westmoreland County Prison. Reports say that on Saturday afternoon, Seward police were es...
Hometown2 Aug 31, 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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