Category Archives: Local News

THE WALL THAT HEALS COMES TO INDIANA TODAY
After months of anticipation, "The Wall That Heals" arrives in Indiana today, and the public is invited to roll out the welcome mat this afternoon. The three-quarter-sized replica of the Vietna...
Hometown1 Oct 08, 2019

PENNDOT RELEASES STATS ON DEER/VEHICLE COLLISIONS
Ask an outdoorsman when the deer rut begins in Pennsylvania and you might hear about the "rutting moon" or the temperature. Ask a scientist and you'll hear about a data set of deer fetus development. ...
Hometown1 Oct 08, 2019

BERTOLINOS ORDERED TO PAY FINES, COURT COSTS FOR ORDINANCE VIOLATIONS
Center Township Supervisor John Bertolino and his wife Rosemary were ordered to pay fines and court costs in connection with a citation for an ordinance violation concerning a carport on Cherry Alley....
Hometown2 Oct 07, 2019

FIVE LOCAL VEHICLE CRASHES SINCE SUNDAY MORNING
Indiana County first responders were busy on Sunday with several calls, including five vehicle accidents reported over the last 24 hours. The calls started with a vehicle accident on Route 403 at 11:1...
Renda Media Oct 07, 2019

LONGTIME CHRISTMAS TREE BUSINESS SELLS INDIANA LOCATION
A longtime Indiana Christmas tree business has announced it has sold its Indiana location. According to a statement on the company's Facebook page, Fleming's Christmas Tree Farms has been acqui...
Renda Media Oct 07, 2019

COURT SCHEDULE INCLUDES SENTENCING HEARINGS, PLEA COURT
Sentencing will be held for two defendants in Indiana County Court today, including one who will be re-sentenced in a forgery case. 31-year-old Jabarie Peters-Barnett of Cliffside Park, New Jer...
Hometown1 Oct 07, 2019

DYLAN BLAIR TRIAL TO BEGIN TODAY
In Westmoreland County, jury selection is scheduled to begin today for the trial of Dylan Blair, the Saltsburg man accused of providing the drugs that killed a Derry woman on the day after Christmas i...
Hometown1 Oct 07, 2019

I-ACT REPORTS RELATIVELY CALM HOMECOMING WEEKEND
In the wake of another IUP Homecoming weekend, the various agencies that comprise I-ACT, the Indiana Area Collaborative Team, report "no significant incidents" from the large crowds that gathered in I...
Hometown1 Oct 07, 2019

HOMECOMING EVENTS CONCLUDE WITH ANNUAL CONCERT
IUP's Homecoming weekend concludes this afternoon with the annual IUP Bands Homecoming Concert, from 3 to 5 PM at Fisher Auditorium. The concert will feature the IUP Symphony Band and Wind Ensemble, u...
Hometown1 Oct 06, 2019

POLICE INCIDENTS INCLUDE ASSAULT, CAR THEFT
A Lucernemines man was placed in the Indiana County Jail on Thursday evening after an incident in Homer City. State police say 23-year-old James Bence hit a 29-year-old woman multiple times in the hea...
Hometown1 Oct 06, 2019

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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