Category Archives: Local News

ROAD CLOSURES ANNOUNCED FOR BLAIRSVILLE FOR KNOTWEED FESTIVAL WEEKEND
This weekend is the Knotweed festival in Blairsville, and as it has expanded to two days, police are saying there will be some additional road closures in effect. Tonight is what is known as the "Knot...
Hometown2 Aug 08, 2025

HOMER-CENTER TO APPLY FOR T-MOBILE "FRIDAY NIGHT 5G LIGHTS" PROGRAM
At a special meeting Thursday night, the Homer-Center School Board approved applying for the T-Mobile "Friday Night 5G Lights" competition. The program started last year, and it sought to give grants ...
Hometown2 Aug 07, 2025

PENNSYLVANIA MAN CHARGED WITH THREATENING TO KILL PRESIDENT
Jacob Buckley, 22, of Port Matilda, is facing federal charges after allegedly threatening to kill President Donald Trump in TikTok posts days before Trump's inauguration. The DOJ said the threats incl...
Renda Media Aug 07, 2025

REGION COULD BE ON LONGEST STREAK WITH PRECIP IN ALMOST A YEAR
From US National Weather Service Probability of rain will remain low (less than 15%) through Monday before potential increases during the middle of next week. If it doesn't rain until Tuesday, it will...
Renda Media Aug 07, 2025

DOMESTIC INCIDENT REPORTED IN BLAIRSVILLE BOROUGH
Blairsville Borough Police reported a domestic incident that occurred yesterday. Officials say that after 8 pm yesterday officers were dispatched to the 200 block of South East Lane. As a result of th...
Hometown4 Aug 07, 2025

PSP REPORTS STRANGULATION INCIDENT
Pennsylvania State Police reported an incident of strangulation that happened last week in Green Township. On July 31st, troopers were called out to a location on Grisemore Road just after 11 pm for a...
Hometown4 Aug 07, 2025

EARLY LEARNING CONNECTIONS TO OPERATE INDIANA COUNTY HEAD START
Despite recent rumors suggesting otherwise, the Indiana County Head Start schools located in Indiana Borough, Homer City, and Cherryhill Township are not closing. However, significant changes are on t...
Hometown2 Aug 07, 2025

RAISING CANE'S TO OPEN TODAY IN INDIANA
A long-awaited fast-food restaurant will open today on Oakland Avenue in Indiana. The new Raising Cane's opens today after holding a soft open for invited guests yesterday. Dan Moskovich, the area lea...
Hometown2 Aug 07, 2025

HEARING FOR JEREMY GARLENA DELAYED
A preliminary hearing for an Indiana man charged with unlawful contact with a minor and criminal solicitation has been delayed to later this month. The hearing for Jeremy Garlena originally set for to...
Hometown2 Aug 07, 2025

PRELIMINARY HEARINGS INCLUDE ONE FOR MAN ACCUSED OF ATTACKING JAIL EMPLOYEE
Several preliminary hearings are on the schedule for Indiana County's district courts today, including one for an inmate charged with assaulting a jail employee. District Judge Christopher Welch will ...
Hometown2 Aug 07, 2025












