Category Archives: Local News

ROSSITER MAN ACCUSED OF USING TRUCK TO BLOCK, FOLLOW VEHICLE WITH MOTHER, CHILD
A 22-year-old Rossiter man is facing charges after allegedly blocking and following a vehicle carrying his child and the child's mother during a custody dispute in Punxsutawney. Crist M. Coblentz was ...
Renda Media Jun 12, 2025

PA HIGH IN A DUBIOUS CATEGORY FOR MAIL CARRIERS
Pennsylvania is being ranked as one of the top states in which U.S. Postal Service mail carriers are bitten by dogs. The rankings are part of the USPS National Dog Bite Awareness Campaign, which runs ...
Renda Media Jun 12, 2025

HEAT NOW, RAIN COMING
From the US National Weather Service With temperatures rising into the mid to upper 80s today, heat will be the primary concern. If you're working outdoors, be sure to stay hydrated and take regular b...
Renda Media Jun 12, 2025

POLICE WILL HAVE EXTRA PRESENCE DURING SATURDAY EVENTS IN INDIANA
In a news release this morning, Indiana Borough Police said downtown Indiana will be active this weekend, both with formal events Saturday and Sunday and with the local "No Kings" rally planned for IR...
Hometown1 Jun 12, 2025

PA COAL ALLIANCE ISSUES STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT TRUMP'S ROLLBACK OF EMISSIONS RULES
The Pennsylvania Coal Alliance has released a statement in response to the federal Environmental Protection Agency proposal to repeal rules that limit greenhouse gas emissions from coal and natural ga...
Hometown2 Jun 12, 2025

PSP LOOKING FOR OWNER OF ELECTRIC SCOOTER
State police from the Punxsutawney barracks are looking for the owner of an electric scooter that they found. The scooter, a 13 Moto F, was found in Hemlock Lake Park at the edge of a parking area nea...
Hometown2 Jun 12, 2025

WORK UNDERWAY TO BUILD ANTI-CLIMB FENCE AT PA GOVERNOR'S RESIDENCE
The work is underway to build an anti-climb fence around the Pennsylvania Governor's Residence after the arson attack in April. Crews were seen putting up the fence yesterday near Front and Geiger Str...
Hometown2 Jun 12, 2025

PA ATTORNEY GENERAL JOINS COALITION TO TRY AND BLOCK SALE OF DATA BY 23ANDME
Pennsylvania's Attorney General is joining a bipartisan coalition of 28 Attorneys General in filing a lawsuit that will block the sale of consumer data by DNA Genetic Testing Company 23andMe. The sale...
Hometown2 Jun 12, 2025

PENNS MANOR SCHOOL BOARD APPROVES NEW CBA WITH SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS UNION
Wednesday night, the Penns Manor School Board approved a new collective bargaining agreement with the union representing support professionals in the district. Superintendent Daren Johnston said that ...
Hometown2 Jun 11, 2025

WHITE TOWNSHIP SUPERVISORS UPDATED ON ROOF, PURCHASE TRENCHER
On Wednesday, the White Township Supervisors approved purchasing a new trencher attachment. The trencher will hook onto some of their smaller maintenance vehicles. Because of its size, the machine wil...
Hometown2 Jun 11, 2025












