Category Archives: Local News

IUP PRESIDENT PREDICTS STUDENT POPULATION WILL "MORE OR LESS" HOLD STEADY
At the IUP Council of Trustees meeting on Thursday, President Dr. Michael Driscoll said he feels the student population this year will hold steady compared to last year. Driscoll said that with the ch...
Hometown2 Sep 04, 2025

STATE POLICE SEARCHING FOR MISSING BLAIRSVILLE AREA MAN
UPDATE: O'Connor was found safe and sound late last night. WHAT WAS FIRST REPORTED: Troopers are asking for the public's help in locating a missing Blairsville-area man. 44-year-old Joshua J. O'Connor...
Hometown4 Sep 04, 2025

SECOND VEHICLE ACCIDENT OF THE DAY REPORTED IN INDIANA
Indiana County 911 responded to another report of a vehicle accident this morning. According to officials, the incident happened at 11:30 am along Route 422 East, near the Oakland Avenue exit. Reports...
Hometown4 Sep 04, 2025

DRIVER HURT IN CRASH ON ROUTE 119
One person was hurt in a crash this morning on Route 119 in Homer City. Indiana County 911 sent the Homer City and Coral-Graceton fire departments to the Northbound lanes of Route 119 near the interse...
Hometown2 Sep 04, 2025

STATE POLICE RELEASE RESULTS OF LABOR DAY TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT EFFORT
Pennsylvania State Police Troop A released the statistics on their Labor Day traffic enforcement efforts. Between Friday and Monday, troopers conducted 151 traffic stops, issuing 121 citations and 49 ...
Hometown4 Sep 04, 2025

PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION TO TRIGGER CLOSURE OF PART OF ROUTE 22 TONIGHT
Motorists in the Blairsville Borough and Burrell Township areas will see some changing traffic patterns tonight connected with the construction of a pedestrian-bike bridge. PennDOT says that both lane...
Hometown2 Sep 04, 2025

PARTIAL CLOSURE OF MAPLE STREET ANNOUNCED FOR IUP GAME TONIGHT
IUP Police have announced a temporary closure ahead of tonight's football game at George P. Miller Stadium. Because of ongoing construction on campus, the IUP Marching Band has had to change it's trad...
Hometown2 Sep 04, 2025

REPORTED BRUSH FIRE TURNS OUT TO BE CONTROLLED BURN IN WHITE TOWNSHIP
The 74th brush fire call of the year for Indiana County Firefighters turned out to be a controlled burn in White Township. Indiana County 911 reported the fire on Old Route 119 South in White Township...
Hometown2 Sep 04, 2025

IUP COUNCIL OF TRUSTEES TO CONSIDER MISSION STATEMENT FOR PROPOSED OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE COLLEGE
The IUP Council of Trustees are meeting today, and the college of osteopathic medicine is on the proposed agenda. The council will consider formally adopting the mission statement for the school which...
Hometown2 Sep 04, 2025

INDIANA POLICE LOOKING TO IDENTIFY TWO SUSPECTS IN LATE AUGUST FIGHT
Indiana Borough Police are asking the public to help them identify two men involved in a fight in late August. Police say several men were involved in the scuffle at 1:34 in the morning on August 23rd...
Hometown2 Sep 04, 2025












