Category Archives: Local News

TWO ARRESTED IN INDIANA BOROUGH ON DRUG CHARGES AFTER TRAFFIC STOP
Indiana Borough Police have arrested an Indiana man and a Wilkinsburg man on drug-related charges. Police say that around 10:01 AM on Thursday, Indiana Borough police along with the State Police took ...
Hometown2 Apr 05, 2019

POLICE SEEKING IDENTIFICATION OF THIEF AT BLAIRSVILLE WALMART
State police have released pictures related to another theft at an area Wal-Mart. This time, the theft was reported at the Wal-Mart in Burrell Township. Troopers say back on March 19th, Emily McKee of...
Hometown2 Apr 05, 2019

INTERNET SAFETY COURSE TO BE HELD AT IUP FOR FAMILIES
IUP's criminology department will host the first Digital Families Community Workshop today at the university's Humanities and Social Sciences building. Five IUP Criminology Doctoral Students will pres...
Hometown2 Apr 05, 2019 Yuri Samoilov / CC

STATE POLICE IDENTIFY THIEF IN RECENT INCIDENT AT WALMART IN INDIANA
State police have identified the man in the Penguins jersey who stole a bunch of items from the White Township Walmart store on March 25th. A single felony count of retail theft was filed against 30-y...
Hometown2 Apr 05, 2019

STATE SYSTEM BOARD OF GOVERNORS APPROVE NEW TUITION MODEL
The Board of Governors of the State System of Higher Education yesterday approved a new tuition model that allows each university to craft their own tuition plans. Each university's plan will require ...
Hometown2 Apr 05, 2019

CRIMINAL CALL LIST INCLUDES PRICE, DiSTEFANO CASES
There is an extensive Criminal Call sheet for Indiana County Court today, with more than six dozen cases scheduled for judicial review. Two of them involve high-profile crimes in which the victims wer...
Hometown1 Apr 05, 2019

CRIME REPORTS: SEXTING, THEFT, DRUGS, OPEN LEWDNESS
WHITE TOWNSHIP State police have filed charges against a 15-year-old girl for sending sexually-explicit images to a 16-year-old boy, and the boy has been charged for sending the images to others. The ...
Hometown1 Apr 05, 2019

GRANT TOWNSHIP ORDERED TO PAY PORTION OF GAS COMPANY'S LEGAL FEES
Grant Township has been ordered by a federal judge to pay Pennsylvania General Energy Company almost $103,000 in legal fees incurred when the gas company sued to challenge the constitutionality of the...
Hometown1 Apr 05, 2019

TWO BRUSH FIRES REPORTED IN INDIANA ON WEDNESDAY
Yesterday, the Indiana County area was in the "moderate risk" area for fires, and emergency crews were busy yesterday handling two brush fires. The first was reported by Indiana County 911 around 3:07...
Hometown2 Apr 04, 2019

POLICE REPORTS: UNLAWFUL RESTRAINT, THEFT, DUI CRASH
CENTER TOWNSHIP An Indiana man is facing two counts each of simple assault and unlawful restraint after an incident at a home along Warren Road in Center Township on Monday. 20-year-old Gino Marcetti ...
Hometown1 Apr 04, 2019












