Category Archives: Local News

NO ONE INJURED IN THREE VEHICLE CRASHES
State police have issued reports on several accidents that have occurred in the last week, including two last Sunday. Police say the driver was cited for a moving violation after he crashed into a par...
Hometown1 Nov 12, 2023

COURT SCHEDULE INCLUDES PLEA COURT FOR SEX CRIMES
There are two criminal court proceedings scheduled tomorrow in Indiana County Court. One of them is a plea court appearance by 48-year-old David Gene Crawford of Homer City for sex-related offenses. C...
Hometown1 Nov 12, 2023

NEW LAW WILL RESCIND BAN ON TEACHERS WEARING RELIGIOUS ITEMS
Governor Josh Shapiro last week signed into law a bill that repeals a section of Pennsylvania's school code that forbade the wearing of clothing or items carrying religious symbols and held the school...
Hometown1 Nov 12, 2023

STATE POLICE APPLICATIONS INCREASING AFTER POLICY CHANGE
There was a time about three decades ago when the Pennsylvania State Police had no trouble attracting qualified candidates to become a state trooper. But in recent years, the number of applicants has ...
Hometown1 Nov 12, 2023

INDIANA CELEBRATES VETERANS DAY WITH PARADE, SPECIAL CEREMONIES
Indiana celebrated Veterans' Day on Saturday with a traditional parade and honoring three veterans for their service. (The American Legion and VFW Colorgard stops in front of the Indiana County Courth...
Hometown2 Nov 11, 2023

LOCAL CEREMONIES PLANNED FOR VETERANS DAY TODAY
Today is Veterans' Day, which is set aside to pay tribute to those who served our country, and several events are planned for today in several communities. In Blairsville, a Veterans' Day Parade will ...
Hometown2 Nov 11, 2023

THREE VEHICLE ACCIDENT RESULTS IN INJURIES IN BLACK LICK
UPDATE: The investigation is ongoing into a three vehicle accident that resulted in some injuries on Friday. State police say that the crash happened around 2:20 PM on Friday. A dump truck was driving...
Hometown2 Nov 11, 2023

ACCIDENT, UNCONTROLLED BURN REPORTED BY INDIANA COUNTY 911
A few more incidents were reported yesterday by Indiana County 911. One of those was another vehicle accident. This one was reported on Route 286 South in White Township at 1:04 PM. State Police, Indi...
Hometown2 Nov 11, 2023

IUP NAMED BEST FOR VETS BY MILITARY TIMES
IUP has once again been named one of the best schools for Veterans in Pennsylvania by Military Times. The independent military newspaper ranked the Indiana University of Pennsylvania the highest on th...
Hometown2 Nov 11, 2023

PA TREASURY LOOKING TO RETURN UNCLAIMED PROPERTY
The PA Treasury Department is putting the word out about unclaimed property that they have possession of. Unclaimed property in this case includes dormant bank accounts, uncashed checks, insurance pol...
Hometown2 Nov 11, 2023

RT 22 BIKE-PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE
The long-awaited bike-pedestrian bridge across Route 22 is now open! What do you think?
I love it! It will help bring more economic activity to Indiana County!
I love it! It's much needed for the safety of folks to link the trails and access both sides of that busy highway.
I love it for both of the reasons listed above (as long as they maintain it.)
It's not going to be the economic boon they're saying it will be.
Not enough people will use it to have an effect on safety.
It will not be maintained and will fall into disuse rather quickly.
Voting Ends: Jul 21, 2026 | 12:00 PM









