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DA MANZI ANNOUNCES THAT A BRUSH VALLEY WOMAN ENTERED GUILTY PLEAS FOR INCIDENT OF FINANCIAL EXPLOITATION
A Brush Valley woman has pleaded guilty this morning to charges stemming from an incident of financial exploitation. District Attorney Robert Manzi announced that 65-year-old Kathy Twigg was charged w...
Hometown4 Feb 27, 2026

FRIDAY'S HIGHS, CHANCE OF ONE INCH OR MORE OF SNOW THROUGH MONDAY MORNING
From the US National Weather Service After these stubborn early morning clouds clear out, skies turn mostly sunny for the remainder of the day and very pleasant for late February. Warmer temperatures ...
Renda Media Feb 27, 2026

STRUCTURE FIRE, SECOND CRASH AMONG OTHER CALLS ON BUSY THURSDAY FOR FIRST RESPONDERS
The fatal crash and the power lines down were just part of a busy day for Indiana County's first responders. A structure fire was reported on Hill Drive in Burrell Township at 10:48 yesterday. Initial...
Hometown2 Feb 27, 2026

CORONER SAYS IT COULD TAKE DAYS TO WEEKS TO IDENTIFY VICTIMS IN FATAL CRASH ON ROUTE 22
Indiana County Coroner Jerry Overman Jr. says that it could take days to weeks to confirm the identities of the two who died in a crash on Route 22 in West Wheatfield Township yesterday. That crash wa...
Hometown2 Feb 27, 2026

DOWNED WIRES CAUSED MASSIVE OUTAGE IN INDIANA BOROUGH, WHITE TOWNSHIP
More than 2600 Penelec customers in Indiana Borough and White Township were without power yesterday. That outage started yesterday afternoon as a power line went down in the area of Chevy Chase Height...
Hometown2 Feb 27, 2026

MAN CHARGED WITH VEHICLE THEFTS IN SEPTEMBER DUE TO ENTER PLEAS TODAY
Plea and sentencing hearings are scheduled for today in Indiana County court for many different cases. Among them is a man from North Apollo charged with two separate incidents of vehicle theft on con...
Hometown2 Feb 27, 2026

IUP CRIMINOLOGY PROFESSOR SELECTED FOR OUTSTANDING MENTORS AWARD
A professor in IUP's Department of Criminology and Criminal justice has been selected for the 2026 Outstanding Mentors Award by the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. Dr. Daniel Lee will receive th...
Hometown2 Feb 27, 2026

TWO FATALITIES CONFIRMED IN MULTI-VEHICLE CRASH
Two people died in a three-vehicle crash this morning on Route 22 in West Wheatfield Township. The initial report came in at 8:30 this morning. Tyler Ofman with the Clyde fire department described wha...
Hometown4 Feb 26, 2026

MORE THAN 2,500 PENELEC CUSTOMERS AFFECTED BY OUTAGE
A major power outage has been reported by Penelec. The outage covers portions of Indiana Borough and White Township, with over 2,500 customers affected. The cause of the outage is currently unknown. N...
Hometown4 Feb 26, 2026

PART OF ROUTE 22 CLOSED FOR CRASH
Indiana County Coroner Jerry Overman Jr. is has been called to the scene of the three vehicle crash on Route 22 in W. Video from the scene shows that the crash involved a dump truck, tractor-trailer, ...
Hometown2 Feb 26, 2026












