Category Archives: Local News

CELLULAR OUTAGE REPORTED IN INDIANA COUNTY
Residents in Indiana County have found themselves in a nationwide cellular outage. More than 103,000 Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile customers are without cellular signal, according to the website Down...
Renda Media Sep 30, 2024

UNITED HIGH SCHOOL UNDER "HOLD AND SECURE" ORDER THIS MORNING
United's Junior-Senior High School was under a brief "hold and secure" order this morning. The order was issued at 8:15 this morning. Superintendent Dr. Richard Lucas said the order was put in place d...
Hometown2 Sep 30, 2024

SENTENCING HEARINGS SCHEDULED FOR INDIANA COUNTY COURT
Some high-profile cases will have sentencing hearings in Indiana County Court today, including a shooting with IUP Police last October. Court documents show 20-year-old Cameron Held Raubaugh of Pittsb...
Hometown2 Sep 30, 2024

TWO ACCIDENTS REPORTED SUNDAY MORNING
Two vehicle accidents were reported on Sunday in Indiana County. According to Indiana County 911, the first crash happened at 10:44 AM on Route 286 east in White Township. That brought the Indiana Fir...
Hometown2 Sep 30, 2024

SUSPECT IN WHITE TOWNSHIP SHOOTING FOUND DEAD
State police say a man who shot at troopers responding to a domestic incident Saturday night in White Township is dead. Troopers were dispatched at 9:57 PM to an apartment building at 4857 Lucerne Roa...
Hometown2 Sep 30, 2024

SUSPECT DEAD AFTER SHOOTING IN LUCERNMINES
State police have not yet released the name of the suspect nor many details of a fatal shooting in Center Township Saturday night. Police were summoned for a domestic disturbance on Lucerne Roa...
Hometown1 Sep 29, 2024

INDIANA AREA COMMITTEE TO MEET MONDAY
The Indiana Area School Board's Buildings, Grounds, and Transportation Committee has an ambitious agenda for its meeting tomorrow night. Among the items up for discussion will be an update on the Eise...
Hometown1 Sep 29, 2024

PUC ADOPTS NEW REGS TO PROMOTE BROADBAND EXPANSION
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission has adopted two new federal regulations that should help accelerate broadband expansion across the commonwealth, especially in rural areas. The PUC voted 4-1...
Hometown1 Sep 29, 2024

FARM SHOW SLOGAN: "POWERING PENNSYLVANIA"
State Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding last week unveiled the theme for the 2025 Pennsylvania Farm Show. It's "Powering Pennsylvania", which Redding says "recognizes the unity of ...farmers...foo...
Hometown1 Sep 29, 2024

IUP NAMES NEW CIO
IUP has named Todd Cunningham as its new Chief Information Officer, replacing the retired Bill Balint. Cunningham has been serving as executive director of Information Technology Services at IUP. One ...
Hometown1 Sep 29, 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











