Category Archives: Local News

STRUCTURE FIRE, LINES DOWN AMONG CALLS FOR FIRST RESPONDERS ON FRIDAY
Indiana County's First Responders were busy on Friday as there were some reports of utility lines down across the area. Last night, utility lines were reported down on Richmond Road in East Mahoning T...
Hometown2 Jun 21, 2025

PA PUC OFFERS TIPS TO KEEP COOL
Summer officially started late last night. With the warm weather anticipated, especially over the next few days, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission has released some tips to help keep your hou...
Hometown2 Jun 21, 2025

AAA PREDICTS VERY BUSY INDEPNDENCE DAY TRAVEL SEASON
The next major holiday travel period is a week away, but Triple-A is already predicting that roads may be crowded for the 4th of July. The travel agency says that 72.2 million people will travel at le...
Hometown2 Jun 21, 2025

RAIN ON PAUSE AS HEAT SET TO TAKE OVER
From the US National Weather Service An Extreme Heat Watch is currently in effect Sunday into Wednesday across our entire region. Make sure to check up on your family members, friends, and neighbors d...
Renda Media Jun 20, 2025

STATEWIDE UNEMPLOYMENT HOLDS STEADY IN MAY
Pennsylvania's unemployment rate held steady in the month of May. The state department of Labor and Industry said the rate remained unchanged over the month at 3.9%, which is lower than the nation's u...
Hometown2 Jun 20, 2025

STORM DAMAGE MINIMAL BUT OUTAGES REMAIN
On the final full day of spring, strong rain storms once again hit Indiana County, but the damage was not as severe as last time. There were some reports of trees coming down blocking local roads in L...
Hometown2 Jun 20, 2025

CAR FIRE, AUTOMATIC FIRE ALARMS REPORTED THURSDAY
Along with storm related calls yesterday, Indiana County's first responders dealt with several different types of calls. One of those calls was a vehicle fire on Metz Road in Cherryhill Township. Cher...
Hometown2 Jun 20, 2025

HEAT WAVE TO HIT OUR AREA THIS WEEKEND
As we enter the first few days of summer, our area is expected to have a heat wave come through. The National Weather Service has announced an Extreme Heat Watch for Indiana, Armstrong, Westmoreland a...
Hometown2 Jun 20, 2025

STRUZZI, PITTMAN SAY BUDGET WILL NOT PASS BY DEADLINE, BUT WORK WILL CONTINUE
The State House and Senate are continuing to work on the 2025-26 Pennsylvania Budget, but it does not look like the budget will pass in time for the start of the next fiscal year State Representative ...
Hometown2 Jun 20, 2025

PA HUNTING LICENSES TO GO ON SALE MONDAY
The Pennsylvania Game Commission announced hunting licenses will go on sale this Monday. Like in recent years, antlerless deer licenses will be available when license sales start on June 23rd, but all...
Hometown2 Jun 20, 2025












