Category Archives: Local News

ORAL ARGUMENT SCHEDULED TODAY FOR MAN CONVICTED OF SEXUALLY ASSAULTING A MINOR
An Indiana man is due back in court today for an oral argument concerning his conviction on charges related to the sexual assault of a minor in 2012. Court documents show that Woodrow Hicks, Jr. is du...
Hometown2 Mar 25, 2024

MAN CHARGED WITH RAPING A CHILD DUE IN COURT FOR SENTENCING
A Big Run man who pleaded no contest in connection with the sexual assault of a child will be sentenced today in Indiana County Court. The charges were filed against 24-year-old Tyler Keaton Stormer b...
Hometown2 Mar 25, 2024

CLYMER MAN CHARGED WITH 49 COUNTS OF CHILD PORN POSSESSION
A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for a Clymer man who now faces charges related to possession of child pornography. 28-year-old Austin Troy Bingaman was charged in connection with an investiga...
Hometown2 Mar 25, 2024

GAME COMMISSION RELEASES ANNUAL REPORT
The State Game Commission last week released its annual report to the House Game and Fisheries Committee, and said it had a 98.2 percent success rate in prosecutions for violations of wildlife regulat...
Hometown1 Mar 24, 2024

SHETLER SENTENCED FOR PROBATION VIOLATION
Ray Shetler Jr. has been sentenced to serve two-and-a-half to five years in state prison for his probation violation related to the 2015 shooting death of Saint Clair Township Police Officer Lloyd Ree...
Hometown1 Mar 24, 2024

INDIANA, MARION CENTER BOARDS TO MEET ON MONDAY
The Indiana Area School board will hold a special meeting Monday night to handle a number of items, two of which have to do with work on two district buildings. The board will vote on a motion to appl...
Hometown1 Mar 24, 2024

SOLAR FACILITY IN CLEARFIELD COUNTY WILL "REPLACE" HOMER CITY POWER PLANT
The federal Energy Department will fund Pennsylvania's biggest solar energy facility in neighboring Clearfield County, and they are touting it as the replacement for the Homer City Generating Station....
Hometown1 Mar 24, 2024

I-ACT REPORTS QUIET FRIDAY NIGHT FOR IUPATTY'S
While rumors were reported on social media of a stabbing, officials with the Indiana Area Collaborative Team say that things were relatively calm for Friday night of IUPatty's weekend. First responder...
Hometown2 Mar 23, 2024

FLORIDA MAN ARRESTED AFTER LEADING POLICE ON CHASE IN INDIANA
A Florida man was arrested Thursday night after a brief chase in Indiana Borough. State police say that at 9:59 PM on March 21st, a trooper on IUPatty's detail was on Philadelphia Street when he saw a...
Hometown2 Mar 23, 2024

NO MAJOR INCIDENTS REPORTED ON IUPATTY'S FRIDAY
IUPatty's weekend has arrived, and along with the incident we reported earlier in our newscast, roving patrols have been out and about in their efforts to keep the community safe. No other major incid...
Hometown2 Mar 23, 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











