Category Archives: Local News

GOVERNOR SHAPIRO, SENATOR PITTMAN SPEAK OUT ON BUDGET IMPASSE
Governor Josh Shapiro and Senate Majority Leader Joe Pittman continue to speak out on the state budget impasse that now enters its seventh day. Shapiro held a news conference yesterday, one day after ...
Hometown2 Jul 07, 2023

INDIANA WOMAN CHARGED IN THREE DRUG-RELATED CASES DUE FOR CRIMINAL CALL HEARING
Criminal call hearings are scheduled for today in Indiana County Court, including three for a woman involved in drug-related cases that date back to 2021. 38-year-old Kimberly Ann Caylor of Indiana is...
Hometown2 Jul 07, 2023

POLICE LOOKING FOR MAN WANTED ON INDECENT ASSAULT CHARGES
State police are searching for a man wanted on felony charges in White Township. Troopers say 36-year-old Mark Allen Juart was charged with indecent assault of a person less than 13 years old along wi...
Renda Media Jul 06, 2023

HIGHER TEMPERATURES BRING MESSAGE TO STAY HYDRATED
As temperatures get warmer for the summer months and as humidity levels increase, experts are saying that it is important for everyone to remember to stay well hydrated to prevent heat-related illness...
Hometown2 Jul 06, 2023

TROOPERS INVESTIGATING JEWELRY THEFT AT INDIANA MALL
State police in Indiana are investigating an incident of theft at the Indiana Mall earlier this week. Troopers say around 12:07 Tuesday afternoon, a woman pretended to fall over while looking at jewel...
Renda Media Jul 06, 2023

CORONER IDENTIFIES SUSPECT KILLED IN TROOPER-INVOLVED SHOOTING
The identity of the victim in a shooting that involved a state trooper has been released. According to Indiana County Coroner Jerry Overman, Jr., 51-year-old John Vincent Dye of Homer City was shot by...
Hometown2 Jul 06, 2023

TROOPERS SEE UPTICK IN CRASHES OVER INDEPENDENCE DAY WEEKEND
State police have released their statistics from the Independence Day enforcement period. Across Pennsylvania, troopers investigated 668 total crashes over the five-day stretch, marking an uptick of 1...
Renda Media Jul 06, 2023

PITTMAN NOT HAPPY WITH PA BUDGET DEVELOPMENTS
The PA Budget is now on it's way to Governor Josh Shapiro's desk for his signature, but he has announced plans to veto his own proposal for $100 million for scholarships to private and religious schoo...
Hometown2 Jul 06, 2023

PAVING IN INDIANA BOROUGH DELAYED
Indiana borough has announced that the paving project that was supposed to start yesterday will be delayed. Work is expected to begin now on July 14th with a rain date of the 17th for the schedule of ...
Hometown2 Jul 06, 2023

BUDGET PASSES AS SHAPIRO ANNOUNCES VETO OF PART OF HIS OWN SCHOOL FUNDING PLAN
Wednesday night, the PA House passed a $45 billion budget, but it came with an announcement from Governor Josh Shapiro that he will line-item veto his own proposal for money for a new private-school f...
Hometown2 Jul 06, 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









