Category Archives: Local News

MAN ACCUSED OF ARSON IN INDIANA BOROUGH TO HAVE PRE-TRIAL HEARING TODAY
A man charged with arson in an apartment complex in Indiana Borough will go before Indiana County President Judge Thomas Bianco for a pre-trial hearing this morning. 29-year-old Kailum Jamal Miller of...
Hometown2 Oct 16, 2024

STATUS CONFERENCE SCHEDULED FOR HOMER CITY MAN CHARGED WITH VEHICULAR HOMICIDE
A status conference is scheduled for a Homer City man charged with vehicular homicide while driving under the influence. Court Documents show 24-year-old Reed Tantlinger is also charged with accident ...
Hometown2 Oct 16, 2024

WATER CONSERVATION EFFORTS TO REMAIN IN EFFECT IN BLAIRSVILLE
Water conservation efforts were discussed at Tuesday night's Blairsville Borough Council meeting. The mandatory water conservation order was issued earlier this month by the Blairsville Municipal Auth...
Hometown2 Oct 15, 2024

IASB TRANSFERS $300,000 TO CAPITAL RESERVE FUND AFTER SURPLUS MONEY COMES FROM STATE
The Indiana School Board on Monday night voted to transfer $300,000 from the general fund to the capital reserve fund. Audit and Finance Committee Chair Julia Trimarchi Cuccaro said that the money cam...
Hometown2 Oct 15, 2024

BILL ADDRESSING AI AND IMAGES OF MINORS ON ITS WAY TO SHAPIRO
A bill is on its way to Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro that will close a loophole concerning artificial intelligence images of minors and child sexual abuse materials. Senate Bill 1213 was introdu...
Renda Media Oct 15, 2024

WHOOPING COUGH CASES SPIKING IN PA
Cases of whooping cough are currently surging across Pennsylvania. That's according to the CDC, which says Pennsylvania has the highest number of whooping coughing cases in the country, with nearly 2,...
Renda Media Oct 15, 2024

INDIANA COUNTY ENDOWMENT FUND SEEKING APPLICATIONS FOR 2024 GRANTS
Applications for a grant from the Indiana County Endowment Fund are due on November 15th. The fund was established in 1990 by citizens who contributed time and money to support worthwhile improvements...
Hometown2 Oct 15, 2024

POLICE REPORTS: SIMPLE ASSAULT AND HARASSMENT, THEFT AND UNDERAGE DRINKING
INDIANA BOROUGH POLICE An Indiana man was charged in connection with simple assault and harassment for an incident late Sunday night. Indiana Borough Police say they were dispatched to a location in t...
Hometown2 Oct 15, 2024

TWO CALLS TO INDIANA COUNTY FIRST RESPONDERS MONDAY
After an active day on Sunday, Indiana County First Responders had a relatively quiet day on Monday. Only two calls were reported. One was a gas leak reported on North 5th Avenue in White Township at ...
Hometown2 Oct 15, 2024

VOTER DEADLINES COMING UP SOON
Some important voter deadlines are coming up in the next few weeks. Voters have six days left to register to vote for the 2024 General Election. Voters need to be at least eighteen years of age, be a ...
Hometown2 Oct 15, 2024

Voter ID
Pennsylvania is one of fifteen states that does not require any form of identification in order to vote. Meanwhile, eight states require photo ID in order to vote with no exceptions. What should Pennsylvania do?
Keep it the way it is. No ID of any kind required.
Some sort of ID required
Photo ID, with exceptions for religious purposes
Strict photo ID, no exceptions
Voting Ends: Feb 24, 2026 | 12:00 PM











