Category Archives: Local News

PSP REMINDS DRIVERS OF RED LIGHT LAWS
State troopers are reminding motorists of some of the rules at red traffic lights. State police public information officer Trooper Cliff Greenfield said that in Indiana County, at least 25 motorists w...
Hometown2 Mar 16, 2024

PITT PANTHERS FALL TO UNC, FATE FOR BIG DANCE UNKNOWN
In Division 1 basketball, the Pitt Panthers fell to number 1 seed UNC 72-65 in the ACC Championship tournament. Bub Carrington lead the Panthers attack with 24 points and four rebounds, followed by Ja...
Hometown2 Mar 16, 2024

IUP TO RECEIVE FEDERAL FUNDING FOR PROPOSED OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE SCHOOL
IUP has announced that they will receive $150,000 in federal funding for the school's proposed college of osteopathic medicine. The funding was part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act for the 2024...
Hometown2 Mar 15, 2024

MAN CHARGED WITH TRYING TO STEAL $1 MILLION TO BE SENTENCED TODAY
UPDATE: Boyd Murray Watson, Jr. was ordered to serve one to five years in state prison for each count of theft by deception and receiving stolen property, and 18 months to five years for attempted the...
Hometown2 Mar 15, 2024

INDIANA COUNTY UNEMPLOYMENT DROPS SHARPLY IN JANUARY
Indiana County's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate went down in the month of January. The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry reported that Indiana County's unemployment rate dropped nea...
Hometown2 Mar 15, 2024

CAMP CADET APPLICATION PERIOD OPEN
State police say that teens that are interested in a career in law enforcement can start enrolling for the state police's annual Camp Cadet Program. This year's Camp Cadet will be held from Sunday, Ju...
Hometown2 Mar 15, 2024

FIRE CREWS RESPOND TO BRUSH FIRES IN INDIANA, ARMSTRONG COUNTIES
Two brush fires were reported by Indiana County 911 on Thursday. The first was actually outside of Indiana County as Iselin-West Lebanon fire department was dispatched to Geiger Road near Spring Churc...
Hometown2 Mar 15, 2024

FIRE RAZES AGRICULTURAL SHED IN CENTER TOWNSHIP
Several fire departments were summoned to a fire Thursday afternoon in Center Township that destroyed a building and killed some livestock. Indiana County 911 dispatched firefighters from Indiana, Hom...
Renda Media Mar 14, 2024

ONE DEAD IN CRASH IN ARMSTRONG TOWNSHIP LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
A man from Ohio was killed last night in a crash that happened in in Armstrong Township. State Police, Indiana Fire Association and Citizens Ambulance were called out at 11:46 PM for the near-head-on ...
Hometown2 Mar 14, 2024

LOCAL LEGISLATORS AGAINST SHAPIRO'S VERSION OF CAP-AND-TRADE PROGRAM
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro is saying that if the state passes his own cap-and-trade plan for power plants, he would pull the state out of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. Under his plan...
Hometown2 Mar 14, 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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