Category Archives: Local News

IBP REPORTS: DISORDERLY CONDUCT
A Collingdale man was charged following an incident Sunday morning in Indiana Borough. Indiana Borough Police say they were called to a large fight along the 500 block of Philadelphia Street around 2 ...
Renda Media Apr 03, 2023

FIRE KNOCKS OUT POWER TO BLACK LICK TOWNSHIP, SURROUNDING AREAS
Residents in Black Lick Township are experiencing a power outage following a brush fire this afternoon. Indiana County 911 dispatched the Aultman, Blairsville and Black Lick fire departments to a the ...
Renda Media Apr 03, 2023

RESTORATION EFFORTS CONTINUE FOR WEEKEND POWER OUTAGES
Energy providers are continuing to work on restoring power to portions of Indiana County. Penelec reports that there are still about 49 of its customers without power this morning, with most of them i...
Hometown2 Apr 03, 2023

IASD COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS ACT 34 HEARING TIMELINE FOR EISENHOWER PROJECT
The Indiana School Board will hold the Buildings, Grounds and Transportation Committee meeting tonight, and on the agenda are several items related to the Eisenhower Elementary Project. Among the topi...
Hometown2 Apr 03, 2023

SEVERAL HEARINGS SET FOR INDIANA COUNTY COURT TODAY
Several different hearings will be held today in Indiana County Court. Among those will be an omnibus pre-trial motions hearing for a man in the state prison system who is charged with assault. Court ...
Hometown2 Apr 03, 2023

PSP INVESTIGATING HARASSMENT IN ROSTRAVER
State troopers are investigating a case of harassment in northern Indiana County. According to state police from the Punxsutawney barracks, the incident was reported at 10:01 last Thursday morning at ...
Hometown2 Apr 03, 2023

EXTENSION GRANTED FOR BOWEN APPEAL
Indiana County Judge Michael Clark last week granted the prosecution's motion for a continuance of a hearing on Dwight Bowen's petition for post-conviction collateral relief from his conviction and se...
Hometown1 Apr 03, 2023

POWER OUTAGES CONTINUE THROUGHOUT REGION
After Saturday's weather knocked out power throughout the region, the lights remained out into Sunday for both customers of Penelec and REA all over western Pennsylvania. The Penelec map showed widesp...
Hometown1 Apr 02, 2023

ROUTE 422 ROADWORK TO BEGIN ON MONDAY
The road construction season continues to accelerate, with a number of projects involving Route 422 in Indiana and Armstrong counties. Starting tomorrow, PennDOT says the bridge rehabilitation project...
Hometown1 Apr 02, 2023

WEISS CASE SLOWLY PROCEEDING IN APPELATE COURT
The retrial of Ronald Weiss for the 1979 murder of Barbara Bruzda is scheduled for an undetermined date, but Weiss is still pursuing an appeal of whether or not the case can be tried. On Friday, prose...
Hometown1 Apr 02, 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









