Category Archives: Local News

STATE POLICE FROM INDIANA, EBENSBURG BARRACKS ARREST JOHNSTOWN MAN
A Johnstown man was arrested Saturday by troopers from Indiana and Ebensburg's barracks. Troopers pulled over a vehicle at the intersection of Broad Street and 6th Avenue in Johnstown at 10:33 PM. Whe...
Hometown2 May 12, 2025

PEDESTRIAN HURT IN HIT-AND-RUN CRASH SATURDAY
A pedestrian was hit by a car Saturday evening in Rayne Township. State Police were sent to Chambersville Road at 7:24 PM on May 10th. They found that the driver, 37-year-old Steven Marsh of McIntyre ...
Hometown2 May 12, 2025

THREE-DAY OUTLOOK SHOWS RAIN
From the US National Weather Service A low is expected to creep north today. As it tracks north, showers and a few thunderstorms are expected to develop. This will keep a chance of precipitation in th...
Renda Media May 12, 2025

HOUSE DAMAGED BY FIRE ON SUNDAY
A house was damaged in the 700 block of Wayne Avenue on Sunday. Indiana County 911 dispatched the Indiana Fire and Police Departments along with Homer City, Coral-Graceton, Creekside, Clymer and Cherr...
Hometown2 May 12, 2025

CORRECTIONS OFFICER HONORED WITH DEDICATION OF CERT ROOM AT COUNTY JAIL
An Indiana County Corrections officer was honored on Friday with a ceremony at the county jail. During the ceremony, the Correctional Emergency Response Team, or CERT Room was dedicated to Michael Llo...
Hometown2 May 12, 2025

NICE WEATHER ENDS TUESDAY
From the US National Weather Service Sadly our beautiful, sunny and dry weather is almost at an end. An upper-level system heading towards the Ohio Valley looks to bring back daily shower and thunders...
Renda Media May 11, 2025

ACTIVE SATURDAY FOR FIRST RESPONDERS
Saturday was a busy day for some of Indiana County's firefighters. The action started with a sawmill fire along Stephenson Road in West Mahoning Township shortly before 11 AM. Plumville and Marion Cen...
Hometown1 May 11, 2025

FIRST ENERGY HELICOPTER SURVEILLANCE INSPECTS POWER SYSTEM
With recent power outages affecting thousands of FirstEnergy customers, the utility giant's regularly-scheduled helicopter surveillance program comes along at just the right time. Over the coming mont...
Hometown1 May 11, 2025

PUC TO REVIEW STORM OUTAGE RESPONSES
The Public Utility Commission has begun an investigation of the power outages caused by the storms in southwestern Pennsylvania two weeks ago. Calling it a "comprehensive post-storm review", the PUC s...
Hometown1 May 11, 2025

FOX-BEACOM CASE ON MONDAY'S WESTMORELAND COUNTY COURT SCHEDULE
In Westmoreland County Court on Monday, a status conference and a motion to exclude evidence are scheduled for 51-year-old Melissa Fox-Beacom, the New Florence woman charged with plotting the murder o...
Hometown1 May 11, 2025

Voter ID
Pennsylvania is one of fifteen states that does not require any form of identification in order to vote. Meanwhile, eight states require photo ID in order to vote with no exceptions. What should Pennsylvania do?
Keep it the way it is. No ID of any kind required.
Some sort of ID required
Photo ID, with exceptions for religious purposes
Strict photo ID, no exceptions
Voting Ends: Feb 24, 2026 | 12:00 PM











