Category Archives: Local News

PSP INVESTIGATING ROBBERY OF DERRY TOWNSHIP CONVENIENCE STORE
State police are asking the public to help them identify someone who robbed a convenience store in Derry Township on Sunday. Reports say that a male suspect entered the Par Mar store on Route 982 at 1...
Hometown2 Apr 07, 2025

FETTERMAN CO-SPONSORS BILL TO COMBAT DRUG SMUGGLING IN FEDERAL PRISONS
Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman is looking to stop drug smuggling in federal prisons. Fetterman, a Democrat, and Republican West Virginia Senator Jim Justice have teamed up to introduce the Bureau...
Hometown2 Apr 07, 2025

TROUT SEASON OPEN
Western Pennsylvania fishermen are among those making the most of the beginning of Trout Season in the commonwealth. The season began on Saturday and runs through Labor Day. The Pennsylvania Fish and ...
Hometown2 Apr 07, 2025

VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINE A MONTH AWAY
Next month will be the 2025 primary elections, and the Pennsylvania Department of State is reminding voters of some important dates. While the elections have no major federal races on the ballot this ...
Hometown2 Apr 07, 2025

PENNDOT DRIVER'S LICENSE CENTERS OPEN MONDAYS FOR REALID UPGRADES
RealID regulations will go into effect in one month, and driver's license facilities will be open some extra days to deal with the last minute rush. PennDOT will open 57 license centers, including the...
Hometown2 Apr 07, 2025

SNOW RETURNS TONIGHT?
From the US National Weather Service A wintry mix of rain, snow, and sleet is possible overnight as another round of precipitation moves through the area. Visit weather.gov/pittsburgh for your local 7...
Renda Media Apr 06, 2025

VRANA HOMICIDE TRIAL TO BEGIN MONDAY
In Indiana County Court, jury selection begins tomorrow for the trial of 31-year-old Matraca Lynn Vrana of Blairsville, who is accused of killing her 27-year-old boyfriend during an argument in Septem...
Hometown1 Apr 06, 2025

FOUR AREA BOARDS TO MEET THIS WEEK
The Purchase Line School Board will hold a work session on Monday with an extensive agenda that includes further consideration of more than thirty district policies, some new and some revised. The age...
Hometown1 Apr 06, 2025

ROAD RESTRICTIONS BEGIN MONDAY IN WHITE, CONEMAUGH TOWNSHIPS
A road closure goes into effect Monday for a bridge replacement project in Conemaugh Township. Clarksburg Road between Hans Road and Tunnelton Road will remain closed through June 13th, with traffic d...
Hometown1 Apr 06, 2025

INDIANA BOROUGH LIMB COLLECTION SET FOR THIS WEEK
Spring limb collection begins in Indiana Borough tomorrow. All this week, the Public Works Department will be picking up branches and limbs less than six inches in diameter. You are asked to place tre...
Hometown1 Apr 06, 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











