Category Archives: Local News

INDIANA BOROUGH TO HOLD PUBLIC PARTICIPATION SESSIONS IN SEPTEMBER ON 8TH STREET INITIATIVE
Indiana Borough is getting ready to hold some public participation sessions concerning the 8th Street Corridor project. The borough is working with IUP, the county office of planning and development a...
Hometown2 Jul 22, 2025

IUP FIELD SCHOOL HELPS FIND REMAINS OF MISSING WWII AIRMAN
The Department of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency has credited the IUP field school in assisting with identifying a late soldier's remains found in Germany. The agency said that the soldier was Air ...
Hometown2 Jul 22, 2025

HEAT COMING: HERE'S HOW
From the US National Weather Service The ridge of high pressure will shift east a bit closer to the forecast area. With the lack of cloud cover, light winds, and temperatures /dew points on the rise, ...
Renda Media Jul 22, 2025

MAN CONVICTED OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE DUE IN COURT FOR PCRA HEARING
A man serving time in prison for sexually assaulting a child is due in court today for a post-conviction relief act hearing. Court documents show 56-year-old Michael Ellis Stiles of Waynesburg out of ...
Hometown2 Jul 22, 2025

MOSQUITOES CARRYING WEST NILE VIRUS DETECTED IN OVER HALF OF PA COUNTIES
Mosquitoes carrying West Nile Virus have been detected in over half of Pennsylvania's 67 counties, including Indiana. The State Department of Environmental Protection said that the illness spreads thr...
Hometown2 Jul 22, 2025

PRELIMINARY HEARINGS SET FOR INDIANA COUNTY'S DISTRICT COURTS
Preliminary hearings are scheduled today for Indiana County's District Courts. One hearing is for a man who faces two counts each of simple assault, reckless endangerment, harassment and disorderly co...
Hometown2 Jul 22, 2025

PLANS IN PLACE TO MAKE TURNPIKE AN "OPEN ROAD" TOLLING SYSTEM
Plans are in place to move the entire Pennsylvania Turnpike over to open road tolling. Planners for the route say the full system will be set up by January of 2027. This means that overhead scanners w...
Hometown2 Jul 22, 2025

HEAT IS COMING BACK, BUT IT WILL BE COOL TONIGHT
From the US National Weather Service You might be able to turn off the air conditioner tonight! Other than patchy morning valley fog, a mostly clear sky and comfortable temperatures will greet you Tue...
Renda Media Jul 21, 2025

NO ONE HURT IN DERRY TOWNSHIP CRASH
No injuries were reported in a multi-vehicle crash in Derry Township this morning. The crash was reported at 7:12 AM at the intersection of Route 981 and Lee-Valley Road. Three vehicles were involved....
Hometown2 Jul 21, 2025

NEW HOME FOR VA CLINIC OPENS TODAY IN INDIANA
The James E. Van Zandt Community Based Outpatient Clinic's new headquarters is opening today. The clinic had been located at the Regency Mall complex but is now at 101 IRMC Drive just off of South 6th...
Hometown2 Jul 21, 2025












