Category Archives: Local News

POLICE REPORT: TRESPASSING AT CONVENIENCE STORE
Indiana Borough Police have charged a local woman with trespassing after she was told multiple times that she was not allowed to be in a store. Police say at 12:34 AM on July 5th, officers were notifi...
Hometown2 Jul 06, 2023

POWERBALL JACKPOT GROWS TO CLOSE TO $600 MILLION
No one hit the jackpot in last night's Powerball drawing. The winning numbers pulled in last night's drawing were 17-24-48-62-68 with a Powerball of 23 and a power play of 2. With no jackpot winners t...
Hometown2 Jul 06, 2023

FIRE CREWS CALLED OUT TO ALARM AT NON LETHAL TECHNOLOGIES
Only three calls were reported by Indiana County 911 on Wednesday. The first call of the day came at 5:14 PM for an automatic fire alarm activation at Non Lethal Technologies on Route 286 West in Blac...
Hometown2 Jul 06, 2023

CENTER TOWNSHIP SUPERVISORS APPROVE RESOLUTION FOR 2023 CDBG ENTITLEMENT PROGRAM
At a meeting Wednesday night, the Center Township Supervisors approved a resolution concerning the Community Development Block Grant Entitlement Program. The resolution authorizes the signing of a coo...
Hometown2 Jul 05, 2023

RENEWABLE NATURAL GAS FACILITY COMING TO CENTER TOWNSHIP
Center Township will soon be home to a renewable natural gas production facility that will turn farm waste into energy. The Indiana County Development Corporation this afternoon revealed details about...
Renda Media Jul 05, 2023

CHERRY TREE MAN CHARGED WITH DRUG TRAFFICKING
A Cherry Tree man was charged following a two-month investigation in Indiana County. Indiana County District Attorney Bob Manzi announced in a Facebook post that 57-year-old Greg Gordish was charged w...
Renda Media Jul 05, 2023

MISSING 12-YEAR-OLD FOUND SAFE
UPDATE (as of 2:04 p.m.): State police announced Alaina J. Mason was found safe at a location in White Township. Troopers thanked members of the media, public, and assisting agencies for their prompt ...
Hometown2 Jul 05, 2023

VANDALISM REPORTED ON SIGN NEAR GHOST TOWN TRAIL
Indiana County Parks and Trails officials are starting an investigation into some vandalism reported near the Ghost Town Trail. The incident happened between Monday and Wednesday morning as someone sp...
Hometown2 Jul 05, 2023

POLICE REPORTS: DUI, ACCIDENT, VANDALISM
A New Florence man could face DUI charges for an incident early Tuesday morning. State police say that at 12:19 AM, troopers pulled over a 59-year-old New Florence man in the 13,900 block of Route 56 ...
Hometown2 Jul 05, 2023

INVESTIGATION CONTINUES INTO FATAL SHOOTING ON ROUTE 119
Authorities have not released any new information about a fatal shooting that involved a state trooper along Route 119 early Monday morning. State police said that the shooting happened during a chase...
Hometown2 Jul 05, 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









