Category Archives: Local News

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

EXPECTED SNOWFALL TOTALS BY 7 AM WEDNESDAY
From the US National Weather Service Here's the latest snowfall forecast. Snow has started in the WV ridges where we expect the most accumulation to be. Dry air is delaying its arrival farther north, ...
Renda Media Feb 11, 2025

DRUG CLAIM AT PURCHASE LINE HIGH SCHOOL QUASHED BY STATE POLICE
State police have debunked a rumor claiming the discovery of drugs at Purchase Line High School on Monday. Troopers say they were summoned around 11:30 a.m. after a report was made saying there were b...
Renda Media Feb 11, 2025

WCCC NAMES NEW PRESIDENT
Westmoreland County Community College has named its new president. Last night, the college's board of trustees approved hiring Kristin Mallory as its new permanent president effective July 1st. She wi...
Hometown2 Feb 11, 2025

ISELIN-WEST LEBANON FIRE DEPARTMENT TO RECEIVE STATE GRANT
Iselin-West Lebanon Fire Department has received grant money that will help them purchase some much-needed equipment. The $12,448.81 allocation will come from the Fire Company and Emergency Medical Se...
Hometown2 Feb 11, 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.
Voting Ends: Jun 16, 2026 | 12:00 PM









