Category Archives: Local News

SUPERIOR COURT REVERSES RULING IN PRICE HOMICIDE CASE
State Superior Court has affirmed an Indiana County Court ruling suppressing evidence in the case against Nathanial Price, who is one of two defendants charged in the double homicide of a Cherryhill T...
Hometown1 Feb 12, 2023

STATE SYSTEM CREATING CREDENTIAL REGISTRY
The State System of Higher Education has announced that it is creating the state's first credential registry, an online tool to help students and workers learn which credentials exist, where to get th...
Hometown1 Feb 12, 2023

INDIANA COUNTY FIRE COMPANIES, EMS RECEIVE STATE GRANTS
Twenty-one fire companies and two ambulance services in Indiana County have been awarded grants through the state's Fire Company and Emergency Medical Service Grant Program, which is administered by t...
Hometown1 Feb 12, 2023

PITTMAN ISSUES STATEMENT ON SCHOOL FUNDING RULING
Pennsylvania Senate Majority Leader Joe Pittman has issued a statement concerning the recent Commonwealth court ruling concerning school funding. On Tuesday, the court ruled that the state general ass...
Hometown2 Feb 11, 2023

BRUSH FIRE, CRASH, ASSISTANCE CALLS FIELDED BY LOCAL FIRST RESPONDERS
The first official brush fire of 2023 in Indiana County was reported on Friday by Indiana County 911. The call went out at 3:13 PM on Friday for a brush fire on Lee Road in East Mahoning Township. Mar...
Hometown2 Feb 11, 2023

MARION CENTER FD AIDED WITH NEW WATER LINES
The Marion Center fire department has announced that a recent water project will benefit fire suppression efforts in the community. In a post on the department's Facebook page, officials said that Sha...
Hometown2 Feb 11, 2023

FETTERMAN RELEASED FROM HOSPITAL
Pennsylvania's junior U.S. Senator has been released from the hospital after spending two days there under examination for lightheaded spells experienced earlier this week. Senator John Fetterman was ...
Hometown2 Feb 11, 2023

GAS PRICE AVERAGES CONTINUE DOWNWARD SLIDE
Gas price averages across the nation and across Pennsylvania over the last week have continued to go down. Triple-A reports that the national average cost of gas is $3.42 a gallon as of this morning. ...
Hometown2 Feb 11, 2023

IUP PRESIDENT RESPONDS TO RACIST POST FROM WEDNESDAY
IUP President Dr. Michael Driscoll has addressed a racist incident that happened in connection with an event at the IUP basketball game earlier this week. Between the two basketball games at the KCAC ...
Hometown2 Feb 10, 2023

UPDATE: NO SEIZURE SIGNS REPORTED FOR SENATOR FETTERMAN
Senator John Fetterman's office issued an update on his condition last night. A statement from his office said that Fetterman had undergone an MRI and other tests and those tests ruled out a stroke, b...
Hometown2 Feb 10, 2023

E-bike Regulations
Contrary to common belief, Pennsylvania does regulate e-bikes, with age (16 and older), speed and power limitations. But are they regulated enough?
No! E-bikes are too powerful, and too fast!
No! Helmets should be required.
The laws are fine. Enforcing them is the problem. People are too reckless.
State law can only do so much. Local laws need to be tougher.
Let 'em alone! E-bikes aren't a problem.
Voting Ends: Jul 28, 2026 | 12:00 PM









