Category Archives: Local News

COMMUNITY URGED TO HELP REPAIR MARION CENTER LITTLE LEAGUE FIELDS
Heavy rains that ravaged through Indiana County this week brought hefty flooding to several areas. One seeing the worst of the damage is in Marion Center, as their little league teams saw their field ...
Renda Media Apr 05, 2024

ANOTHER FALSE-LIKENESS SCAM REPORTED IN INDIANA BOROUGH
Days after reporting a scam involving the likeness of Indiana Borough Mayor William Simmons, Indiana Borough Police report another scam making its rounds.. This time, the scammer represents... them. O...
Renda Media Apr 05, 2024

POWER OUTAGES IN CENTER, YOUNG, ARMSTRONG TOWNSHIPS
Power outages have been reported across Indiana County this morning. Penelec is reporting that 464 of its customers in the county are currently without power. The bulk of the outages are in Center Tow...
Hometown2 Apr 05, 2024

MAN CHARGED WITH KIDNAPPING, SEXUAL ASSAULT, SENTENCED IN WESTMORELAND COUNTY
An Indiana County man charged with kidnapping two children from a home in New Kensington and sexually assaulting one of them in 2021 was ordered to serve time in prison. On Wednesday, 60-year-old Eddi...
Hometown2 Apr 05, 2024

POWERBALL TICKET SOLD IN BLAIRSVILLE WORTH $150,000
While the Powerball jackpot continues to rise ahead of Saturday's drawing, a ticket in Indiana County hit for one of the smaller prizes. A ticket that matched four of the five regular numbers and the ...
Hometown2 Apr 05, 2024

TWO CRASHES, ONE FIRE REPORTED THURSDAY IN INDIANA COUNTY
Yesterday was an active day for Indiana County first responders. Along with a vehicle accident early Friday morning, there were two other crashes reported in the county. One was at 3:34 PM on Route 40...
Hometown2 Apr 05, 2024

ANNUAL HOME SHOW STARTS TODAY
Today is opening day for the 2024 Indiana-Armstrong Builders Association Home Show. Over 60 vendors will take part in this year's home show at the KCAC, with services ranging from construction to land...
Hometown2 Apr 05, 2024

FIRST COMMONWEALTH RECOGNIZED BY WORLDWIDE ANALYTICS COMPANY FOR FINANCIAL PROWESS
S&P Global Market Intelligence has recently acknowledged First Commonwealth Financial Corp. as one of the leading performers in the U.S. banking sector. This recognition comes through First Common...
Renda Media Apr 04, 2024

SOME STATE ROADS REMAIN CLOSED DUE TO FLOOD ISSUES
One of the side effects of the flooding is the continued closure of roads throughout Indiana County. PennDOT announced that the following roads remain closed at this time: Route 403 between the inters...
Hometown2 Apr 04, 2024

TWO INDIANA CONNECTIONS TO BE A PART OF ANDREA BOCELLI CONCERT TONIGHT
One of the world's leading opera singers will start a tour of North America in Pittsburgh tonight, and there will be two connections to Indiana County in that concert. Andrea Bocelli will perform toni...
Hometown2 Apr 04, 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











