Category Archives: Local News

TROOPERS INVESTIGATING THEFTS IN BUFFINGTON, WHITE TOWNSHIPS
State police in Indiana are investigating two thefts dating back to the start of the year. The first happened on January 6th in Buffington Township when a propane tank valued at $300 was stolen from a...
Renda Media Feb 12, 2025

ICY ROADS STILL A THREAT TODAY
From the US National Weather Service As temperatures warm through today, snow chances -> ice chances -> rain chances from southwest to northeast. Snow will remain little to none for most, but freezing...
Renda Media Feb 12, 2025

WOMAN CONVICTED IN GAREFFA KILLING TO HAVE POST-CONVICTION RELIEF HEARING TODAY
A person serving life in prison for the killing of Hayden Gareffa will be back in court today. A post-conviction relief act hearing is scheduled today for 20-year-old Taylyn Edwards of Johnstown. She ...
Hometown2 Feb 12, 2025

SUSPECT IN CARJACKING, CRIME SPREE DUE FOR CRIMINAL CALL HEARING TODAY
A criminal call hearing is scheduled for a Greensburg man charged with a crime spree in 2023. President Judge Thomas Bianco will preside over the meeting concerning the case of 37-year-old Michael Aar...
Hometown2 Feb 12, 2025

FLU SURGE FELT IN PENNSYLVANIA
Pennsylvania has seen a significant spike in the number of flu cases. Statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from last Friday showed nearly 50,000 people were admitted to hospi...
Hometown2 Feb 12, 2025

GREEN TOWNSHIP RESIDENTS RAISE QUESTIONS AFTER ROADMASTER FILES WAGE-RELATED LAWSUIT
Green Township residents are pushing back against a lawsuit filed by one of their supervisors, Doyle Freeman, who is suing the township for an increase in wages. During Tuesday's public meeting, commu...
Renda Media Feb 11, 2025

WHITE TOWNSHIP PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVES RURAL KING FINAL SITE PLAN
Tuesday night, the White Township Planning Commission approved the final site plan for Rural King at the Indiana Mall. Ordinarily, a business going into the mall would not need approval from the board...
Hometown2 Feb 11, 2025

FREE MARC FOGEL SPOKESPERSON, HOMER-CENTER GRAD COMMENTS ON FOGEL'S RELEASE
Vicki Iseman, a Homer-Center and IUP alumnus, is a lobbyist and spokesperson for Free Marc Fogel. She made the following comments after Russia released Fogel from his imprisonment today (see story).
Renda Media Feb 11, 2025

FOGEL RELEASED FROM RUSSIAN PENAL COLONY
After serving more than three years in a Russian penal colony, Marc Fogel is on his way home. Steve Witkoff, President Trump's special envoy to the Middle East, negotiated a deal with the Kremlin earl...
Renda Media Feb 11, 2025

PENNSYLVANIA GROCERS PART OF CANNED TUNA RECALL
Pennsylvania is one of several states that are part of a recall on canned tuna. The FDA is recalling canned tuna products made by Tri-Union Seafoods from multiple major grocery chains, including Walma...
Renda Media Feb 11, 2025

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