Category Archives: Local News

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL TOMORROW MORNING
The National Weather Service has placed Indiana County under a winter weather advisory until 1:00 tomorrow morning. Between now and then, portions of southwest and western PA, the northern and norther...
Hometown2 Jan 11, 2025

D.A. MANZI ISSUES STATEMENT ON SENTENCING FOR LARA BROWN
Indiana County's District Attorney issued a statement after a woman who embezzled over $50,000 from the United Band Boosters bank account was sentenced in Indiana County Court yesterday. 56-year-old L...
Hometown2 Jan 11, 2025

PA ATTORNEY GENERAL RELEASES GUIDELINES CONCERNING BIG LOTS CLOSURES
Despite news that Big Lots has been purchased by Gordon Brothers in a deal that will preserve the brand, 64 locations in Pennsylvania, including the one in Indiana, will close. In a release on Jan. 9 ...
Hometown2 Jan 11, 2025

UNITED SENDS LETTER CONCERNING POWERSCHOOL CYBER SECURITY BREACH
The same day that Indiana School District issued a letter concerning a cyber security incident concerning PowerSchool, United's superintendent also notified parents of the cyber security breach. The l...
Hometown2 Jan 11, 2025

SECURITY ISSUE AFFECTS THIRD-PARTY CYBER VENDOR FOR INDIANA SCHOOL DISTRICT
Indiana Area School District officials are asking for patience as they tackle a cyber security incident that occurred on Tuesday. In a letter to district parents, Superintendent Robert Heinrich said t...
Renda Media Jan 10, 2025

UNITED SCHOOL DISTRICT AWARDED STATE FARM BILL GRANT FUNDS
An Indiana County school district will receive a share of Farm Bill Grant funds, awarded by the Shapiro Administration earlier this week. Dept. of Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding said on Monday ...
Renda Media Jan 10, 2025

FORMER UNITED BAND BOOSTERS TREASURER SENTENCED FOR EMBEZZLING TRIP MONEY
A Mount Pleasant woman charged with stealing more than $50,000 from the United band boosters was sentenced Friday morning in Indiana County Court. President Judge Thomas Bianco ordered 57-year-old Lar...
Renda Media Jan 10, 2025

UPDATE ON EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT/EARLY SATURDAY SNOW
From the US National Weather Service A light, steady snow arrives in the area tonight Friday night. Most of it will fall overnight with the highest amounts in the higher elevations. Given how cold we'...
Renda Media Jan 10, 2025

INDIANA MAN CHARGED WITH ASSAULT
Indiana borough police charged an Indiana man with assault for an incident last Saturday. Officers were called out at 11:39 PM on January 4th to an incident in the 300 block of South 13th Street. Offi...
Hometown2 Jan 10, 2025

TORETTI NOMINATED AS TRUMP'S ENVOY TO SWEDEN
President-elect Donald Trump is going with an Indiana-area woman as his envoy to Sweden. Trump announced yesterday that he selected Pennsylvania's Republican Committee Chairperson Christine Toretti as...
Hometown2 Jan 10, 2025












