Category Archives: Local News

IUP KICKS OFF NEW SCHOOL YEAR WITH OPTIMISM, MUSIC
IUP kicked off the 2022-2023 academic year earlier today with a program at Fisher Auditorium.During the program, IUP President Dr. Michael Driscoll said that while the University is seeing a decrease ...
Hometown2 Aug 19, 2022

IUP TO HOST ACADEMIC YEAR KICKOFF PROGRAM TODAY
Today, IUP will mark the start of the academic year with a program this morning at Fisher Auditorium. The program will feature remarks from IUP President Michael Driscoll, along with IUP's APSCUF chap...
Hometown2 Aug 19, 2022

PLEA AND SENTENCING HEARINGS SET FOR TODAY IN INDIANA COUNTY COURT
Several plea and sentencing hearings are scheduled for today in Indiana County Court. While many of the hearings are for DUI and drug-related cases, there are other cases on the docket. One of those c...
Hometown2 Aug 19, 2022

ONE KILLED IN CRASH ON 422 IN PINE TOWNSHIP
Indiana County Coroner Jerry Overman, Jr. has identified the victim in a fatal crash that happened yesterday in Strongstown. 19-year-old Alivia Renae Chila of Northern Cambria was pronounced dead at t...
Hometown2 Aug 19, 2022

HOMER-CENTER SCHOOL BOARD APPROVES CONTRACTS FOR SUPPLEMENTAL POSITIONS
On Thursday night, the Homer-Center School Board approved several contracts, but it also spurred up some discussion on how fair these contracts are. The contracts are for several different sports coac...
Hometown2 Aug 18, 2022

STATE POLICE SEEK PUBLIC'S HELP IN IDENTIFYING SUSPECT IN STRING OF THEFTS
State police in Indiana are seeking the public's help in identifying a suspect involved in four incidents of retail theft that happened in July. Troopers say the incidents occurred between July 7th th...
Renda Media Aug 18, 2022

HOMER CITY MAN INJURED IN CRASH IN WESTMORELAND COUNTY
A Homer City man was one of two people injured in a crash in Salem Township, Westmoreland County Wednesday morning. State police from the Kiski Barracks say the crash happened at 6:36 in the morning o...
Hometown2 Aug 18, 2022

POLICE REPORTS: VANDALISM, ID THEFT
PSP-KITTANNING State police are investigating a string of vandalism incidents in the Rural Valley region. Troopers from the Kittanning barracks say that three mailboxes on the same post were recently ...
Hometown2 Aug 18, 2022

STATE POLICE ISSUE REMINDER OF SCHOOL BUS SAFETY RULES
State police are reminding everyone that school buses will be back out on the road soon and that means that people will need to allow for extra time and take some extra caution with them during their ...
Hometown2 Aug 18, 2022

GAS PRICES CONTINUE TO DROP STEADILY
The national and statewide gas price averages continue to go down steadily. Triple A reports that the national average is $3.93 a gallon this morning. That's a drop of a penny from yesterday, six cent...
Hometown2 Aug 18, 2022

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









