Category Archives: Local News

RISK FOR SEVERE STORMS TODAY IN INDIANA COUNTY
From the US National Weather Service A passing cold front will increase the chances of showers and thunderstorms across the region today. There is a Marginal Risk, or level 1 out of 5, for severe stor...
Renda Media Jul 25, 2025

PA'S ATTORNEY GENERAL ANNOUNCES CHARGES AGAINST EQUITRANS LP FOR GAS WELL LEAK
State attorney general Dave Sunday announced charges were filed against an energy company for failing to maintain a well that leaked gas in 2022 in the Cambria County area. Equitrans LP faces 14 count...
Hometown2 Jul 25, 2025

TEXAS MAN ARRESTED, CHARGED WITH TRYING TO LURE INDIANA COUNTY CHILD ONLINE
A joint investigation involving police in Blairsville, Indiana County Detectives and the FBI led to the arrest of a man from Texas on federal charges of attempted coercion or enticement of a minor and...
Hometown2 Jul 25, 2025

MOBILE HOME DESTROYED BY FIRE IN PINE TOWNSHIP
Seven fire companies were sent out for a fire this morning in Pine Township. Indiana County 911 reported that the Pine Township, Cherryhill, Clymer, Hope and Spangler fire companies were sent out at 1...
Hometown2 Jul 25, 2025

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












