Category Archives: Local News

SENTENCING HEARINGS HELD YESTERDAY IN COUNTY COURT
Two people were sentenced yesterday in Indiana County Court, including one who was caught trespassing in a scrap yard. Court documents say 39-year-old Jesse R. Wagner of Danville in Montour County was...
Hometown2 Jun 07, 2025

TWO GARAGE FIRES REPORTED WITHIN AN HOUR OF EACH OTHER IN INDIANA COUNTY
Indiana County First Responders were busy late Friday morning with two reported garage fires within an hour of each other. The first was reported at 10:06 this morning at 931 Glenwood Avenue in Glen C...
Hometown2 Jun 07, 2025

CAR CRASH, CAR FIRE AMONG OTHER CALLS REPORTED BY INDIANA COUNTY 911
Along with the two garage fires, Indiana County first responders dealt with several different types of calls yesterday and this morning. Clymer fire department was sent out to a location on Route 286 ...
Hometown2 Jun 07, 2025

U.S. SUPREME COURT REJECTS APPEAL CONCERNING PROVISIONAL BALLOTS IN PA
The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by Republicans concerning provisional ballots in Pennsylvania. The appeal from the Republican National Committee, the Pennsylvania GOP and a Republican ma...
Hometown2 Jun 07, 2025

AMERICORPS FUNDING RESTORED VIA TEMPORARY COURT ORDER
The Trump Administration is being ordered to restore AmeriCorps funding in Pennsylvania. Earlier this week, a federal judge in Maryland issued a temporary court order blocking the termination of Ameri...
Hometown2 Jun 07, 2025

EXPECT STORMS TO RETURN LATER THIS AFTERNOON
From the US National Weather Service Another round of showers and storms is expected this afternoon, some of which could produce damaging wind gusts. Expext storms moving west to east to move through ...
Renda Media Jun 06, 2025

INDIANA COUNTY NAACP ANNOUNCES ANNUAL JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION
The Indiana County NAACP has released some details on their upcoming Juneteenth celebration. The theme for this year's event is "Progress and Involvement: It's All Up to Us". The event will be held Ju...
Hometown2 Jun 06, 2025

CALIFORNIA MAN PLEADS IN CONNECTION WITH WESTERN PA DRUG RING
A man from Long Beach, California pleaded guilty in federal court for his part in a drug trafficking setup that included Indiana County. 62-year-old Derrick Polk entered guilty pleas to two counts of ...
Hometown2 Jun 06, 2025

CRIMINAL CALL HEARINGS FOR ACCUSED ABUSER, ACCUSED ARSONIST ON SCHEDULE TODAY
Criminal call hearings are on the schedule today at Indiana County's Court of Common Pleas. Among them will be one for a man charged with sexual assault. Court documents show that 39-year-old Shane Pl...
Hometown2 Jun 06, 2025

BLACK BEAR BREAKS INTO SAINT ANDREW'S VILLAGE
An Indiana nursing home got an unwanted visitor as a black bear broke a window and entered the facility. The incident happened Tuesday night around 11 PM as what was described as a 150-pound young bla...
Hometown2 Jun 06, 2025












