Category Archives: Local News

NEW DERRY MAN FOUND DEAD ON SUNDAY
A New Derry man reported missing last month was found dead on Friday. 63-year-old John Dofollo was found in a tributary of the Conemaugh River just northwest of 599 Westinghouse Road at 11:30 Friday m...
Hometown2 Mar 17, 2025

WIDESPREAD OUTAGES REPORTED BY PENELEC, REA ENERGY DUE TO STORMS
Severe thunderstorms came through the area Sunday afternoon, leaving trees, limbs and utility lines down and many without power this morning. Penelec reports that 1,980 of its customers are without el...
Hometown2 Mar 17, 2025

ACCIDENTS, FIRE REPORTED SUNDAY BY INDIANA COUNTY 911
Along with the storm-related incidents, Indiana County's first responders were called out for accidents and a structure fire on Sunday. A fire was reported at 2:45 in the morning on Stonetown Road in ...
Hometown2 Mar 17, 2025

REVIEW HEARING TODAY FOR MAN CHARGED WITH 2022 ASSAULT, ROBBERY
A review hearing is scheduled today for an Indiana man charged with assault and robbery in an incident in September of 2022. Court documents show this will be the second such hearing for Jamie White, ...
Hometown2 Mar 17, 2025

INDIANA COUNTY UNDER TORNADO WATCH
From the US National Weather Service Tornado Watch issued until 4 PM. Multiple lines of showers and storms will move east across the area this morning and afternoon. The primary threat is damaging win...
Renda Media Mar 16, 2025

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS, EVEN A TORNADO POSSIBLE TODAY
From the US National Weather Service Thunderstorms will develop during late morning and afternoon hours today. The Storm Prediction Center has upgraded part of the area to an Enhanced Risk (Level 3 of...
Renda Media Mar 16, 2025

BRUSH FIRE SEASON STILL GOING STRONG
Brush fires continue to plague our area. Since Thursday there have been thirteen wildfires to which Indiana County firefighters have responded, eight of them on Thursday, three more Friday, and two on...
Hometown1 Mar 16, 2025

HEARINGS SCHEDULED IN NEW FLORENCE MURDER CASE
Hearing notices were filed on Friday for two of the three defendants charged in the December 2023 murder of a New Florence woman. Westmoreland County Judge Meagan Bilik-Defazio scheduled the status co...
Hometown1 Mar 16, 2025

MARION CENTER, OTHER DISTRICT BOARDS TO MEET THIS WEEK
The Marion Center School Board will hold a work session tomorrow and among the items scheduled for consideration is a motion to upgrade the district's computer network at a cost of more than $83,000. ...
Hometown1 Mar 16, 2025

I-ACT TO DETAIL PLANS FOR UPCOMING WEEK
IUP students return from Spring Break this week, with classes set to resume tomorrow and the unsanctioned IUPatty's event upcoming next weekend. In the past, IUPatty's has been a handful for law enfor...
Hometown1 Mar 16, 2025












