Category Archives: Local News

GUATEMALA MAN DUE IN COURT FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN AUGUST INCIDENT
A Guatemala man is due in court today for a preliminary hearing concerning an incident in Blairsville in August. 22-year-old Rony Gomez Lopez is due before Indiana County District Judge Robert Bell Sr...
Hometown2 Oct 30, 2024

FEDERAL JUDGE TOSSES LAWSUIT CONCERNING CHECKING ID, ELIGIBILITY OF OVERSEAS VOTERS
A federal judge yesterday threw out a lawsuit brought by six members of U.S. Congress that would have forced Pennsylvania election officials to institute new checks confirming eligibility and identity...
Hometown2 Oct 30, 2024

RIVER VALLEY SCHOOL BOARD APPROVES CONTRACT WITH SEIU
On Tuesday, the River Valley School Board approved a bond issue to help with the stadium project and with infrastructure across campus. The $7 million bond issue will cover portions of the stadium pro...
Hometown2 Oct 29, 2024

TRUMP'S LIFE ALLEGEDLY THREATENED BY PA MAN BEFORE RALLY
From Fox News A Pennsylvania man, 74, was taken into custody after he was allegedly overheard threatening to kill former president Donald Trump a day before his rally at Penn State, declaring that he ...
Renda Media Oct 29, 2024

TRUMP HOLDS LEAD IN TWO PA POLLS
With a just a week until Election Day, the latest polling is showing former President Trump with the lead in Pennsylvania. That's according to both of the latest polls by InsiderAdvantage and Emerson ...
Renda Media Oct 29, 2024

UNITED WAY'S ANNUAL TURKEYTHON RAISES OVER $28,000
The United Way of Indiana County revealed the grand total from this year's Turkeython. In partnership with WCCS and other local businesses, the United Way raised $28,075 that will go to providing meal...
Renda Media Oct 29, 2024

INDIANA COUNTY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DROPS IN SEPTEMBER
Indiana County's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate went down over the month of September. The state Department of Labor and Industry reports that the rate went down four-tenths of a percentage poi...
Hometown2 Oct 29, 2024

PSP REPORTS: TERRORISTIC THREATS, THEFT
PSP-INDIANA TERRORISTIC THREATS State police have charged a Saltsburg man with terroristic threats following an incident Thursday morning in Young Township. Troopers were summoned to a verbal argument...
Renda Media Oct 29, 2024

TWO TAKEN TO HOSPITAL AFTER CAR HITS DEER IN WHITE TOWNSHIP
Two people have possible injuries after a crash this morning in White Township that involved a deer. The crash was reported by Indiana County 911 at 5:42 AM at the intersection of Old Route 119 and Ro...
Hometown2 Oct 29, 2024

BRUSH FIRE DESTROYS PROPERTY NEAR DIXONVILLE POST OFFICE
UPDATE: Commodore Fire Department released more information on a brush fire that happened yesterday. The fire call first went out at 5:52 PM with Commodore Fire Department dispatched to what was initi...
Hometown2 Oct 29, 2024

Power Plant and Data Center
There is vocal opposition to the Homer City power plant project and the data centers they could potentially bring. But does that mean the majority are against it? What do you think?
I have always opposed it and still do.
I have always been for it and still am.
I was for it but now am against it.
I was against it but now I am in favor of it.
I am still on the fence. Too many unknowns!
Voting Ends: May 26, 2026 | 5:24 PM











