Category Archives: Local News

RIVER VALLEY SCHOOL BOARD APPROVES NEW BROADCASTING CLASS
The River Valley School Board last night approved a new marketing program that will help teach students about the broadcast industry. The Creative Productions: Sports Media & Marketing Class will ...
Hometown2 Feb 26, 2025

INDIANA COUNTY UNDER DENSE FOG ADVISORY
From the US National Weather Service UPDATE: Here are the current observed temperatures and visibility values as of 7:45AM. At locations where there is still dense fog (which should begin to diminish ...
Renda Media Feb 26, 2025

IUP, CONEMAUGH NASON SIGN CLINICAL TRAINING AFFILIATION AGREEMENT
Another agreement was signed yesterday between a medical institution and IUP for the proposed college of osteopathic medicine. Ceremonies were held yesterday at Conemaugh Nason Medical Center in Roari...
Hometown2 Feb 26, 2025

TWO DRUG TREATMENT COURT PARTICIPANTS GRADUATE FROM PROGRAM
Indiana County's drug treatment court announced yesterday that two participants have successfully completed their program. The drug treatment court is part of an effort to reduce recidivism when it co...
Hometown2 Feb 26, 2025

STATE AG JOINS COALITION ASKING CONGRESS TO TAKE ACTION AGAINST ORGANIZED RETAIL CRIME
Pennsylvania's Attorney General has joined a 38-state coalition of Attorneys General that will call on Congress to take action against organized retail crime. The letter that will be sent is asking Co...
Hometown2 Feb 26, 2025

TROOPERS SEARCHING FOR TRUCK STOLEN FROM WHITE TOWNSHIP HOME
State police are investigating a theft of a motor vehicle that took place Monday morning in White Township. Troopers say a white Chevy Silverado bearing the license plate number ZYC-8234 was stolen fr...
Renda Media Feb 25, 2025

COMMONPLACE COFFEE NAMES FIRST CEO
Commonplace Coffee named Alisa Paul as its inaugural Chief Executive Officer on Tuesday. A Pittsburgh native, Paul has an extensive background, featuring leadership roles at Year Up United, UPMC Enter...
Renda Media Feb 25, 2025

VICTIMS IDENTIFIED IN MONDAY'S FATAL FIRE IN KITTANNING
The Armstrong County Coroner has identified the three victims in Monday morning's fatal fire in Kittanning. The two adults who died in the blaze were 28-year-old Kayla Whittaker, 26-year-old Jason Bly...
Hometown2 Feb 25, 2025

MORE THAN $1.8 MILLION COMING TO INDIANA COUNTY FOR BRIDGE, CULVERT REPLACEMENTS
More than $1.8 million in state funding will come to Indiana County for three transportation-related projects. The Multimodal Transportation Funding was approved by the Commonwealth Financing Authorit...
Hometown2 Feb 25, 2025

POLICE REPORTS: SIMPLE ASSAULT, THEFT
INDIANA BOROUGH POLICE An Indiana man is charged with simple assault and a firearms violation for an incident on Saturday. Indiana Borough Police were called out to the 1500 block of Nixon Avenue at 1...
Hometown2 Feb 25, 2025

America 250
The America250 celebration is coming up. Are you doing anything special?
Yes! Can't wait for the Friday night parade and Saturday's YMCA Star Spangled Celebration at Mack Park!
We'll do our typical picnic and sparklers thing!
We're traveling to some great U.S. historical sites, such as Philadelphia or Washington, D.C.
Nothing special. Just a typical weekend at our house.
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