Category Archives: Local News

MAN CHARGED IN 2022 DRUG RAID SCHEDULED TO BE SENTENCED TODAY
A man charged in connection with a drug bust in 2022 will be sentenced today in Indiana County Court. Indiana County Judge Michael Clark will sentence 43-year-old Joshua Stumpf of Indiana for guilty p...
Hometown2 Jul 25, 2025

PSP INVESTIGATING COPPER THEFT IN CANOE TOWNSHIP
State police are investigating the theft of copper wire from Verizon in Canoe Township. Troopers from the Punxsutawney Barracks say it happened between July 16th and the 23rd at a location on Union Hi...
Hometown2 Jul 25, 2025

INDIANA COUNTY DEMOCRATS LOOKING TO FILL SLOT IN HOMER CITY BOROUGH RACE
The Indiana County Democrat Party is announcing some ballot vacancies and are looking for people to fill those slots. Much like their Republican counterparts, they are being asked to provide a candida...
Hometown2 Jul 25, 2025

FIRST TIME UNEMPLOYMENT FILINGS DROPPING IN PENNSYLVANIA
First time filings for unemployment are decreasing across Pennsylvania. That's according to the U.S. Department of Labor, which says for the week ending July 19th, there were more than 10,000 first-ti...
Hometown2 Jul 25, 2025

HEAT INDEX ACROSS THE REGION AT 1 PM
From the US National Weather Service We're already seeing heat indices climbing into the 90s across the area and even around 100 in parts of Ohio. Take it easy today and try to stay out of the heat if...
Renda Media Jul 24, 2025

REPUBLICAN STATE REPRESENTATIVE PROPOSES RETURN TO PART-TIME LEGISLATURE
Should Pennsylvania have a full-time legislature? One State Rep says, no. State Rep. Stephanie Borowicz, a Republican, proposes ending Pennsylvania's full-time legislature, citing wasted taxpayer mone...
Renda Media Jul 24, 2025

FRONT MOVING IN FRIDAY WILL BRING TWO DAYS OF RAIN
From the US National Weather Service A front will move into the region for Friday and Saturday. A Marginal Excessive Rainfall Outlook is in effect for both days. Thus, due to heavy rainfall or trainin...
Renda Media Jul 24, 2025

BLAIRSVILLE BOROUGH POLICE REPORT HIT AND RUN ACCIDENT
Blairsville Borough Police responded to a call for a hit and run vehicle accident yesterday. Officials report that a car hit a pole and sheared a fire hydrant on Maple Avenue in Blairsville. However w...
Hometown4 Jul 24, 2025

INDIANA FIRE ASSOCIATION BUSY WITH RESCUE, REPORTED STRUCTURE FIRE
Indiana Fire Association Members were busy yesterday with a physical rescue and what was initially reported as a structure fire. The rescue was reported at 119 Professional Center on Wayne Avenue in W...
Hometown2 Jul 24, 2025

CAR HITS FRONT PORCH IN CHERRYHILL TOWNSHIP
No injuries were reported as a car hit a porch structure on a home in Cherryhill Township last night. Indiana County 911 sent the Cherryhill Fire Department and State Police out to a home along Route ...
Hometown2 Jul 24, 2025

Voter ID
Pennsylvania is one of fifteen states that does not require any form of identification in order to vote. Meanwhile, eight states require photo ID in order to vote with no exceptions. What should Pennsylvania do?
Keep it the way it is. No ID of any kind required.
Some sort of ID required
Photo ID, with exceptions for religious purposes
Strict photo ID, no exceptions
Voting Ends: Feb 24, 2026 | 12:00 PM











