Category Archives: Local News

FORMER INDIANA AUTO MART GM CHARGED WITH FRAUD
A former general manager of a car dealership that closed in 2019 now faces multiple charges related to fraud investigations conducted by the State Police Vehicle Fraud Investigation Unit. State Police...
Hometown2 Sep 23, 2020

COMMISSIONERS APPROVE SEVERAL MOTIONS RELATED TO WCCC/CHALLENGER CENTER
Indiana County Commissioners earlier today approved several motions to make progress towards the construction of the future home of the county's Conservation District office, Westmoreland County Commu...
Hometown2 Sep 23, 2020

HOMER-CENTER SCHOOL DISTRICT ANNOUNCES STUDENT CASE OF COVID-19
The Homer-Center school district announced on Tuesday that a student at the High School has contracted Covid-19. In a letter sent to district parents and posted to the district's website, High School ...
Hometown2 Sep 23, 2020

IUP TO BREAK GROUND ON NEW SCIENCE/MATH BUILDING TODAY
IUP will break ground for their new science and mathematics building later today in the Oak Grove. Kopchick Hall will be the home of the John J. and Char Kopchick College of Natural Sciences and Mathe...
Hometown2 Sep 23, 2020

POLICE REPORTS: THEFT, HIT AND RUN, CRIMINAL MISCHIEF
INDIANA BOROUGH POLICE Indiana Borough Police are investigating a theft that happened sometime between September 18th and 19th. Police say that a resident in the 300 block of South 6th Street reported...
Hometown2 Sep 23, 2020

INDIANA BOROUGH POLICE TAKING PART IN NATIONAL RAIL SAFETY WEEK
Indiana Borough Police are taking part in National Rail Safety Week this week, and that included an event yesterday that focused on keeping railroad tracks clear. According to a news release, the effo...
Hometown2 Sep 23, 2020

PRE-TRIAL CONFERENCE TODAY IN CHARLES COOK HOMICIDE CASE
With the Charles Cook homicide trial nearing Indiana County President Judge William Martin will hold a pre-trial conference with the attorneys for both sides this afternoon. Cook, who is now 67 years ...
Hometown1 Sep 23, 2020

DRIVER INJURED IN COLLISION BETWEEN SUV AND LAWN MOWER
A Punxsutawney man was injured Sunday afternoon in a collision between his vehicle and a riding lawn mower on Route 210 in North Mahoning Township. State police say 34-year-old Shawn Smith tried to pa...
Hometown1 Sep 23, 2020

FEDERAL JUDGE REFUSES TO STAY ORDER STRIKING DOWN WOLF'S RESTRICTIONS
U.S. District Court Judge William Stickman IV yesterday turned down Governor Tom Wolf's request for a stay of his ruling last week that Wolf's pandemic restrictions are unconstitutional, rejecting Att...
Hometown1 Sep 23, 2020

INDIANA BOROUGH COUNCIL APPROVES RESOLUTION CONCERNING CONFEDERATE FLAG
On Tuesday night, Indiana Borough Council approved an resolution condemning the confederate flag. The main point of the resolution is that the confederate flag is "inconsistent with the values of the ...
Hometown2 Sep 22, 2020










