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SHAPIRO TO BE SWORN IN TODAY
Today in Harrisburg, inauguration ceremonies will be held for the 48th Governor of Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania's former Attorney General Josh Shapiro will be sworn in as Governor during ceremonies at n...
Hometown2 Jan 17, 2023

POLICE REPORTS: SIMPLE ASSAULT, THEFT
INDIANA BOROUGH POLICE Two people from Indiana face charges of simple assault and harassment for an incident early Sunday morning. Police say they were dispatched at 12:04 AM to a home in the 400 bloc...
Hometown2 Jan 17, 2023

MORE CALLS FOR FIRST RESPONDERS REPORTED ON MONDAY
Emergency crews were busy on Monday with several different calls. Along with the vehicle crash near Blairsville that we reported in our newscast, Indiana Firefighters were dispatched to the 00 block o...
Hometown2 Jan 17, 2023

PURCHASE LINE SCHOOL BOARD HIRES INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT
On Monday night, the Purchase Line School Board hired a superintendent to take over on a temporary basis. The interim superintendent will be Dave London, a native of Big Run and was a former superinte...
Hometown2 Jan 16, 2023

ONE PERSON INJURED IN CRASH ON OLD ROUTE 22
One person was taken to the hospital after a two-vehicle crash on Old Route 22 near Blairsville this afternoon. (Photos by Josh Widdowson) Indiana County 911 reported the crash at 12:16 PM on Monday n...
Hometown2 Jan 16, 2023

STATE POLICE TELL WESTMORELAND COUNTY RESIDENTS TO DISREGARD SHELTER IN PLACE ORDER FOR COUNTY
State police are currently investigating an incident in Jeanette this morning and asking people to disregard a "shelter-in-place" order that was issued across Westmoreland County. According to the sta...
Hometown2 Jan 16, 2023

DETAILS RELEASED ON CAR CRASH WHERE ONE PERSON WAS FOUND DEAD
UPDATE: Indiana County Coroner Jerry Overman Jr. has released the identity and the circumstances surrounding the death of a man in Northern Indiana County on Sunday. Overman said that the person who d...
Hometown2 Jan 16, 2023

INDIANA BUILDINGS, GROUNDS AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS EISENHOWER PROJECT
The Indiana School District's buildings, grounds and transportation committee meeting is scheduled for tonight. On the agenda for tonight's meeting is a presentation on the proposed building plan from...
Hometown2 Jan 16, 2023

CLOSURES IN EFFECT FOR MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY
Today is Martin Luther King, Jr. day, a day that is set aside to pay tribute to the civil rights leader. As today is a federal holiday, there are some closures in effect. Federal, state and local gove...
Hometown2 Jan 16, 2023

RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE TODAY TO COMMEMORATE MLK DAY
Along with Martin Luther King, Jr. day, today is also a National Day of Service, and to that end, the American Red Cross will hold a traditional blood drive today at the Indiana Mall. The 29th Annual ...
Hometown2 Jan 16, 2023












