Category Archives: Local News

PSP LOOKING FOR IDENTITY OF MAN DEPOSITING FAKE CHECKS IN INDIANA COUNTY BANKS
State police are investigating two incidents of fraudulent checks at banks in Indiana County and are looking for the public's help in identifying the suspect. The transactions happened on January 23rd...
Hometown2 Jan 31, 2026

HOME DESTROYED BY FIRE IN SOUTH BEND TOWNSHIP
A home in South Bend Township in Armstrong County was destroyed by a fire last night. Nine fire departments from Armstrong and Indiana counties were on the scene for the blaze at a one-story home with...
Hometown2 Jan 31, 2026

TWO FIRES, ONE ACCIDENT REPORTED ON FRIDAY
After a relatively quiet week, fire crews were busy on Friday with several calls for assistance A structure fire was reported at 7:51 AM on Robinson Street in West Wheatfield Township. Bolivar, Clyde,...
Hometown2 Jan 31, 2026

BOB POLLOCK STEPS DOWN FROM PENN STATE EXTENSION OFFICE
A longtime guest on Indiana in the Morning and representative of the Indiana County Penn State Extension office has retired. (Bob Pollock joined listeners on the air one last time on Friday at the WCC...
Hometown2 Jan 31, 2026

INDIANA COUNTY UNDER EXTREME COLD WARNING
From the US National Weather Service Several counties are now under an Extreme Cold Warning as temperatures have already dropped below zero and are expected to continue falling due to advancing cold a...
Renda Media Jan 30, 2026

IUP AND MOUNTAINS HEALTH SIGN COLLABORATIVE AGREEMENT
Representatives with IUP and Mountains Health gathered this afternoon to formalize a collaborative designed to advance health and wellness across the region. IUP president Dr. Michael Driscoll and Pre...
Hometown4 Jan 30, 2026

CURRENT SNOWFALL AND TEMP FIGURES, JAN. 30, 2026
According to the official measure recorded at the Pennsylvania American Water Company Two Lick Filter Plant, hare are the current snow totals for Indiana County. Snowfall in the 24-hour period ending ...
Renda Media Jan 30, 2026

MAN ACCUSED OF BURNING DOWN HOME IN 2025 TO ENTER PLEAS TODAY
Plea and sentencing hearings are scheduled for today in Indiana County Court, including one for a man charged with burning down a family farm in North Mahoning Township last year. Court documents show...
Hometown2 Jan 30, 2026

MAN ACCUSED OF ASKING FOR AND SENDING EXPLICIT PICTURES WAIVES HEARING
A man accused of asking for and sending sexually explicit pictures to someone he believed was a 15-year-old girl waived his preliminary hearing in District Court yesterday. Court documents show 41-yea...
Hometown2 Jan 30, 2026

CHECK OUT LOCAL TEMPS TO START FRIDAY
From the US National Weather Service It's a bone-chilling start! Clear skies and calm winds mean temperatures are plunging well below zero this morning. Bundle up!
Renda Media Jan 30, 2026

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











