Category Archives: Local News

FIREFIGHTERS DISPATCHED FOR BRUSH FIRES
Indiana County firefighters were dispatched for two brush fires yesterday afternoon. Blairsville was sent into Derry Township, Westmoreland County just after one o'clock. The second fire broke out alo...
Hometown1 Jun 14, 2020

ACCIDENT REPORTS INCLUDE MOTORCYCLE COLLISION WITH VAN
A motorcyclist suffered serious injuries Saturday afternoon in a collision with a van on Route 982 at Industrial Boulevard in Derry Township, Westmoreland County. A medical helicopter flew the injured...
Hometown1 Jun 14, 2020

PSP LOOKING FOR LATROBE MAN REPORTED MISSING
State Police in Greensburg have issued a Missing Endangered Person Advisory. They are searching for 81-year-old Merle Harr. Police believe he may be at special risk of harm or injury and may be confus...
Hometown2 Jun 13, 2020

EMERGENCY CREWS CALLED OUT FOR TRUCK ROLLOVER, BRUSH FIRE
State police have not issued a report on an accident Friday in Black Lick Township involving an overturned vehicle. Indiana County 911 reported that Black Lick, Blairsville and Aultman fire department...
Hometown2 Jun 13, 2020

INDIANA BOROUGH POLICE INVESTIGATING POSTING OF WHITE NATIONALIST GROUP SIGN
Indiana Borough Police are once again investigating a case of criminal mischief where someone posted a sign from a recognized hate group on the front door to a business. Police say that a PatriotFront...
Hometown2 Jun 13, 2020

STATE POLICE RELEASE "FIVE MOST WANTED" FOR JUNE
State police released an updated version of their "Five Most Wanted" fugitive list for Indiana County for the month of June. The suspects include: 36-year-old David A. Bratcher of Clymer, who is wante...
Hometown2 Jun 13, 2020

FIRST COMMONWEALTH DONATES $25,000 TO CHEVY CHASE COMMUNITY CENTER
First Commonwealth Bank presented the Chevy Chase Community Center with a check to assist in revitalization efforts to its facility on North 5th Street in Indiana. The check, totaling $25,000, is only...
Hometown2 Jun 13, 2020

158TH INDIANA COUNTY FAIR CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19
The 158th Indiana County Fair is the latest event to be cancelled in the wake of the Coronavirus Outbreak. In their announcement, the County Fair Board said that the "safety of our volunteers, exhibit...
Hometown2 Jun 12, 2020

GLEN CAMPBELL MAN CHARGED AFTER LEWD INCIDENT IN CLEARFIELD COUNTY
A man from Glen Campbell was charged with Indecent Exposure, Open Lewdness and Disorderly Conduct in Pine Township of Clearfield County. Pennsylvania State Police in Clearfield say the incident occurr...
Renda Media Jun 12, 2020

DCED ANNOUNCES COVID-19 FUNDING AVAILABLE FOR INDIANA, OTHER PA COUNTIES
The Department of Community and Economic Development announced that new funding will be made available to sixty of Pennsylvania's counties, including Indiana County. The money will be made available t...
Hometown2 Jun 12, 2020










