Category Archives: Local News

TWO SENTENCING HEARINGS FOR ONE MAN TODAY
One man is scheduled for two sentencing hearings this morning in Indiana County Court. 29-year-old Chauncey Calvin Hafer of Blairsville will face Judge Gina Force this morning for both cases this morn...
Hometown2 Apr 12, 2024

THREE NEGATIVE FINDINGS ANNOUNCED IN AN INDIANA COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT RELIEF ORGANIZATION
Pennsylvania's Auditor General has announced that an Indiana County fire department relief organization had some negative findings in a recent audit. The audit for the Creekside Volunteer Fireman's Re...
Hometown2 Apr 12, 2024

STATE REP. JIM STRUZZI ANNOUNCES RIBBON CUTTING FOR NEW SALTSBURG OFFICE
State Representative Jim Struzzi has announced that he will cut the ribbon soon on his new satellite office in May in Saltsburg. Struzzi has had the office open since March at Suite 3 at 307 Point Str...
Hometown2 Apr 12, 2024

TRAFFIC TIE-UP ON OAKLAND AVENUE DUE TO TWO-VEHICLE CRASH
Traffic was tied up on one of Indiana's major highways due to a two-car crash this morning. The crash was reported near the intersection of Oakland Avenue and Florence Avenue at 9:00 this morning. Ind...
Hometown2 Apr 11, 2024

WIND ADVISORY TODAY IN INDIANA COUNTY
It's expected to be a windy day for Indiana County. The National Weather Service has scheduled a wind advisory for Indiana and Westmoreland Counties that will start at 11 this morning and go to 11 ton...
Hometown2 Apr 11, 2024

PRELIMINARY HEARING TODAY FOR MAN CHARGED WITH CHILD PORN POSSESSION
UPDATE: Austin Bingaman has waived his preliminary hearing and his case now goes to Indiana County's Court of Common Pleas. WHAT WE FIRST REPORTED A Clymer man is due in district court today for a pre...
Hometown2 Apr 11, 2024

BOLIVAR MAN FOUND GUILTY OF INDECENT ASSAULT
A Bolivar man injured a Westmoreland County Sheriff's deputy as he tried to hurt himself in court yesterday after a jury announced a guilty verdict against him. A jury spent an hour finding 60-year-ol...
Hometown2 Apr 11, 2024

BRUSH FIRE REPORTED IN BURRELL TOWNSHIP
Another brush fire was reported in Indiana County yesterday. That fire makes the 23rd brush fire in the county this year so far. It was reported along Route 119 South in Burrell Township at 6:18 PM. B...
Hometown2 Apr 11, 2024

IUP TO HONOR SIX WITH DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARDS THIS WEEKEND
IUP will honor six people with the distinguished alumni award this Saturday. The awards ceremony will be held this Saturday, but some of the alumni are already on campus and will meet with students in...
Hometown2 Apr 11, 2024

PENNS MANOR SCHOOL BOARD WILL DEAL WITH BIGGER-THAN-EXPECTED BUDGET DEFICIT
At a meeting Wednesday night, the Penns Manor Superintendent announced the board will have to deal with a larger-than-anticipated deficit for the 2024-2025 budget. Superintendent Daren Johnston said t...
Hometown2 Apr 10, 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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