Category Archives: Local News

NEW DATE SET FOR BROWN'S HOMICIDE BY VEHICLE TRIAL
There is a new trial date for James Brown, the 35-year-old Rossiter man charged with homicide by vehicle for a fiery July 2018 crash in Home. Brown is accused of being the driver who crashed into Pike...
Hometown1 Mar 24, 2020

INDIANA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER THANKFUL FOR SUPPORT, DONATIONS
Area Companies and organizations have stepped up with support of area hospitals, including Indiana Regional Medical Center. Renda Broadcasting News talked to Jim Barker, spokesperson for Rosebud Minin...
Renda Media Mar 23, 2020

MAN WHO ENGAGED POLICE IN A STANDOFF IN COMMODORE SENTENCED
One person was sentenced today in Indiana County Court for charges connected with an incident in Commodore last July. Indiana County President Judge Thomas Bianco sentenced 66-year-old Garry Faber of ...
Hometown2 Mar 23, 2020

TWO BRUSH FIRES REPORTED ON SUNDAY
The number of brush fires this season in Indiana County has gone up to twenty-six after two were reported yesterday in northern Indiana County. The fires were reported on Sunday, with the first call c...
Hometown2 Mar 23, 2020

I-ACT: NO LARGE OR OUT OF CONTROL PARTIES REPORTED SATURDAY
I-ACT reports that activity on the Saturday night of IUPatty's weekend was not unruly or out of control. In a statement from I-ACT Public Information Officer Michelle Fryling, there were no reports of...
Hometown2 Mar 23, 2020

FEDERAL, STATE PROSECUTORS GUARDING AGAINST COVID-19 SCAMMERS
Scot Brady, the U.S. Attorney for the Western Pennsylvania district and State Attorney General Josh Shapiro have formed the Western Pennsylvania Covid-19 Fraud Task Force, to investigate and prosecute...
Hometown1 Mar 23, 2020

IUP ONLINE CLASSES START TODAY
After an extended Spring Break, classes are scheduled to resume today at IUP, but only remotely. No one will be in class on campus, as faculty transition their courses to online learning only. Faculty...
Hometown1 Mar 23, 2020

STATE FOLLOWS FEDERAL LEAD IN DELAYING TAX FILING DEADLINE
After the federal government extended the tax filing deadline for ninety days, Pennsylvania on Saturday followed suit, also extending the deadline to July 15th. Earlier last week, the IRS announced th...
Hometown1 Mar 23, 2020

WITH COURTS CLOSED, TODAY'S INDIANA COUNTY TRIAL SCHEDULE DISRUPTED
The state Supreme Court on Friday closed all of the courts in Pennsylvania to all but the most serious or emergency court cases. That means delays in court proceedings, including what would have been ...
Hometown1 Mar 23, 2020

MEDIA COVERAGE LEADS TO CHARGES AGAINST TWO SUSPECTED SHOPLIFTERS
State police say media coverage and the publication of surveillance images has led to charges filed against two women accused of theft last month at the White Township Walmart store. The shoplifting i...
Hometown1 Mar 22, 2020










