Category Archives: Local News

INDIANA BOROUGH POLICE CONTINUE TO STRESS PEDESTRIAN SAFETY
Indiana Borough Police are reiterating their targeted enforcement efforts on pedestrian safety. The actions are in response to the tragic crash on October 20th involving an IndiGo bus that killed two ...
Hometown2 Oct 29, 2025

FIRST COMMONWEALTH BANK ANNOUNCES PROMOTION
Levin First Commonwealth Bank has announced a promotion of its Marketing and Communications manager. Kris Levan, who has been the bank's Senior Vice President of Marketing and Communications for the l...
Hometown2 Oct 29, 2025

RAIN TO RETURN TODAY; WHAT ABOUT FOOTBALL FRIDAY?
From the US National Weather Service We've got a rainy period coming up! So, when does it arrive, and how much might we get? Those answers lie in these two images. We expect the steadier rain to arriv...
Renda Media Oct 29, 2025

INDIANA COUNTY SADDLED WITH HIGHEST GAS PRICES IN REGION
Despite a recent slight uptick, the national average price for a gallon of regular gasoline remains relatively low, hovering around $3.04, according to AAA data, with GasBuddy reporting a similar figu...
Renda Media Oct 29, 2025

TWO SUSPECTS IN SUNDAY THEFT AT HOMER CITY SHEETZ IDENTIFIED
State police from the Indiana Barracks say the two suspects in a retail theft over the weekend have been identified. The theft was reported at the Sheetz in Homer City on Sunday afternoon as two suspe...
Hometown2 Oct 28, 2025

COPPER THEFT IN BANKS TOWNSHIP
Troopers are investigating the theft of about $5,000 worth of copper wire in Banks Township. Police say someone cut and stole roughly 200 feet of Verizon communication wire along State Route 286 aroun...
Renda Media Oct 28, 2025

RIVER VALLEY BOARD TO CONSIDER SEWAGE FLOW METER INSTALLATION, COACH HIRINGS
The River Valley School Board will meet tonight and the purchase of a sewage flow meter is on the draft agenda. The board will look to approve the installation and monitoring of a sewage flow meter on...
Hometown2 Oct 28, 2025

PSP HOPING PUBLIC WILL HELP IN SUSPICIOUS DEATH INVESTIGATION
State police are still seeking information on a man found dead near New Alexandria over the weekend. At a news conference yesterday, State Police Trooper Steven Limani said investigators still conside...
Hometown2 Oct 28, 2025

AMERICAN WATER, ESSENTIAL UTILITIES ANNOUNCE INTENT TO MERGE
American Water and Essential Utilities have announced the intent to merge into a conglomerate worth $63 billion. Essential, which owns Peoples Natural Gas company along with water utility company Aqua...
Hometown2 Oct 28, 2025

HOMER CITY NATIVE HONORED BY CITY AND STATE PA'S 50 OVER 50 LIST
An Indiana County man was honored by City and State Pennsylvania on their 2025 Fifty over 50 list. Boilermakers Local 154 business agent Shawn Steffee was named to the publication's recent list. He al...
Hometown2 Oct 28, 2025












