Category Archives: Local News

INDIANA MAN TO SERVE TIME IN JAIL FOR 2022 ROBBERY
An Indiana man was sentenced yesterday for his role in a robbery in 2022. Court documents showed that 23-year-old Jamie White, Jr., was scheduled to have a non-jury trial today, but entered pleas to c...
Hometown2 Sep 04, 2025

IUP POLICE ACADEMY TO HOLD OPEN HOUSE
While IUP is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year, another university entity is celebrating its own milestone The IUP Police Academy will hold a 50th anniversary open house on September 27th fr...
Hometown2 Sep 04, 2025

UNIVERSITY MUSEUM GETTING READY TO OPEN EXHIBIT ON IUP'S 150TH ANNIVERSARY
The University Museum at IUP is getting ready to open its exhibit to celebrate the school's 150th anniversary. The exhibition, called "IUP@150: Let's Meet In The Oak Grove", will have a reception this...
Hometown2 Sep 04, 2025

SEVERE STORMS POSSIBLE TOMORROW, ESPECIALLY IN SOUTHERN INDIANA COUNTY
From the US National Weather Service Latest model trends suggest two waves of showers and thunderstorms will cross Thursday ahead of a cold front. If enough heating can occur between these two waves, ...
Renda Media Sep 03, 2025

INDIANA MAN KILLED IN DERRY TOWNSHIP QUARRY ACCIDENT
A White Township man was killed Tuesday afternoon in a mineshaft in Torrance. Westmoreland County Coroner Tim Carson said 61-year-old James F. Gershman of Ringneck Avenue was working in a mine shaft a...
Hometown2 Sep 03, 2025

LATROBE MAN SENTENCED FOR CHILD PORNOGRAPHY POSSESSION
A Latrobe man was sentenced yesterday on child pornography charges. According to court documents, 56-year-old Kevin McCoy was ordered to serve three months to a day less than two years in Indiana Coun...
Hometown2 Sep 03, 2025

DOMESTIC INCIDENT, SEXUAL ASSAULT CASES DUE FOR PRELIMINARY HEARINGS TODAY
Preliminary hearings are on the schedule today in Indiana County's district courts, including one for a man charged in connection with an incident last month. Police say they were sent out on August 1...
Hometown2 Sep 03, 2025

PITTMAN: REDISTRICTING IS OFF THE TABLE
Pennsylvania lawmakers say the state will not join the push to redraw its congressional districts before next year's midterms. Republican State Senate Majority Leader Joe Pittman told Spotlight PA mid...
Hometown2 Sep 03, 2025

CENTER TOWNSHIP SUPERVISORS WARN ABOUT DUMPSTERS IN THE STREETS
Monday night, the Center Township Supervisors warned people about dumpsters being left in the streets. Many homes are undergoing repairs from the hailstorm earlier this year, and there have been repor...
Hometown2 Sep 02, 2025

INDIANA BOROUGH COUNCIL COMES TO IMPASSE REGARDING ZONING ORDINANCE UPDATE
At a meeting Monday evening, Indiana Borough Council raised concerns about the updating of the zoning policy. The policy has been a work in progress for about eighteen months now, and some council mem...
Hometown4 Sep 02, 2025












