Category Archives: Local News
PENNSYLVANIA UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DECREASES FOR 22ND CONSECUTIVE MONTH
Pennsylvania has released the preliminary unemployment figures for the month of February, and those statistics are the lowest since before the Covid-19 pandemic. The state's Labor and Industry departm...
Hometown2 Mar 25, 2022
SUSPECT IN 2020 TACO BELL SHOOTING TO ENTER PLEAS TODAY
Several plea and sentencing hearings are scheduled today for Indiana County Court, including hearings for a man who is charged in connection with a shooting in August of 2020 and for a man charged wit...
Hometown2 Mar 25, 2022
FIRE TRUCK PROCESSION PLANNED FOR LATE BLAIRSVILLE FIRE CHIEF
Local fire departments are getting ready to help pay tribute to the late Blairsville fire department chief. A funeral procession of fire trucks is planned for Saturday morning for Chief George "Turk" ...
Hometown2 Mar 25, 2022
TWO ACCIDENTS HIGHLIGHT BUSY 24 HOURS FOR FIRST RESPONDERS
Fire crews were busy with two vehicle accidents in a 24-hour period on Thursday into this morning. The first accident was reported at 3:23 PM on Route 119 South near Homer City. Homer City firefighter...
Hometown2 Mar 25, 2022
CHARGES FILED AGAINST DUI SUSPECT FROM JANUARY INCIDENT
Indiana Borough Police have filed a criminal complaint against a Rural Valley man for an incident where he allegedly drove under the influence of drugs back on January 31st of this year. Police say th...
Hometown2 Mar 25, 2022
LOCAL, STATE POLICE GETTING READY FOR IUPATTY'S WEEKEND
Law enforcement officials in Indiana Borough and with the State Police are getting ready for anything as IUPatty's is expected to bring an increased amount of police activity. At its meeting earlier t...
Hometown2 Mar 24, 2022
GAS PRICE AVERAGES STILL TRENDING DOWNWARD SLIGHTLY
The price of gas is continuing to go down in Pennsylvania and across the nation. After a sharp jump in prices a few weeks ago, the national average cost of a gallon of gas has gone down to $4.23 a gal...
Hometown2 Mar 24, 2022
INDIANA MAN CHARGED WITH ASSAULT
Indiana Borough Police have charged a man with simple assault and harassment for an incident earlier this week. Police were dispatched at 9:32 PM on Tuesday to a home in the 1100 block of Philadelphia...
Hometown2 Mar 24, 2022
NALOXONE STANDING ORDER EXPANDS TO INCLUDE STRONGER NASAL SPRAY DOSE
The Wolf Administration announced Wednesday that another form of naloxone is able to be used in the fight against opioid overdoses. Physician General Dr. Denise Johnson announced that her standing ord...
Hometown2 Mar 24, 2022
WHITE TOWNSHIP SUPERVISORS APPROVE DCNR GRANT APPLICATIONS FOR TWO PROJECTS
On Wednesday night, the White Township Supervisors approved DCNR grant applications for two projects. One of the grant applications would be for a proposed amphitheater at the White Township Recreatio...
Hometown2 Mar 23, 2022
Allergies?
Allergy season arrived earlier than usual this year all across the U.S. If you’re an allergy sufferer, how do you deal with them?
I have to get shots from my doctor
Over-the-counter does the job
I stay inside as often as I can.
I mask up.
Lots of tissue and misery. I suffer.
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