Category Archives: Local News

DERRY TOWNSHIP BRIDGE PROJECT WILL REQUIRE EXTRA FIRE COMPANY COVERAGE
A bridge project starting tomorrow in Westmoreland County will require a 21-mile detour in Derry Township and perhaps some extra emergency services coverage involving Indiana County fire companies. Ro...
Hometown1 Aug 04, 2024

SATURDAY EMERGENCY CALLS INCLUDE SERIOUS ACCIDENT IN HOMER CITY
Saturday turned quite busy for Indiana County emergency responders, including s serious accident in Homer City. Homer City and Coral-Graceton firefighters were dispatched for an accident on Route 119 ...
Hometown1 Aug 04, 2024

PUC RULING WILL SPEED UP REPLACEMENT OF PLASTIC NATURAL GAS PIPELINES
The State Public Utility Commission last week voted 5-0 to accelerate the process for identifying, removing, and replacing older plastic pipes and components in Pennsylvania's natural gas distribution...
Hometown1 Aug 04, 2024

ELECTRICITY AUCTION PRICES SKYROCKET, SIGNAL HIGHER BILLS COMING
If you thought developments such as the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative and other pressures on coal-fired electricity generation would be easily offset, brace yourself. The largest electrical grid ...
Hometown1 Aug 04, 2024

TWO SENT TO HOSPITAL AFTER CRASH IN CENTER TOWNSHIP
Traffic was blocked for about an hour and a half as crews worked to clear a rear-end collision Saturday near Homer City. (Photo by Mark Bertig) The crash was reported around 12:00 PM at the intersecti...
Hometown2 Aug 03, 2024

TWO SENTENCED IN INDIANA COUNTY COURT ON FRIDAY
Two people were sentenced yesterday in Indiana County's Court of Common Pleas, including a man charged with fleeing and eluding police officers. 30-year-old Tyler Klapchar of Blairsville was ordered t...
Hometown2 Aug 03, 2024

LIGHTNING STRIKE POSSIBLE CAUSE OF GARAGE FIRE IN CHERRYHILL TOWNSHIP
No injuries were reported in a garage fire in Cherryhill Township on Friday morning. The initial call went out at 7:11 AM for a property near Cherryhill Township, with Cherryhill Township, Pine Townsh...
Hometown2 Aug 03, 2024

OTHER 911 CALLS INCLUDED ACCIDENT, UTILITY LINES DOWN
Along with the garage fire and a second fire reported Friday morning, there were only three other calls for Indiana County First Responders on Friday. At 12:22 PM , Indiana Fire Association sent a cre...
Hometown2 Aug 03, 2024

PITTMAN ON FOGEL: NO AMERICAN SHOULD BE LEFT BEHIND
Reaction continues to come in concerning the release of imprisoned Americans from Russian custody that did not include Marc Fogel. In a statement, State Senator Joe Pittman said that no American shoul...
Hometown2 Aug 03, 2024

TEDDY BEAR FUN RIDE TO BE HELD TOMORROW
Tomorrow, motorcycles and other street-legal vehicles will roll out to benefit the Teddy Bear Fund Drive. This year marks the 12th year for the Red Knights annual Teddy Bear Fun Ride, which will start...
Hometown2 Aug 03, 2024

America 250
The America250 celebration is coming up. Are you doing anything special?
Yes! Can't wait for the Friday night parade and Saturday's YMCA Star Spangled Celebration at Mack Park!
We'll do our typical picnic and sparklers thing!
We're traveling to some great U.S. historical sites, such as Philadelphia or Washington, D.C.
Nothing special. Just a typical weekend at our house.
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