Category Archives: Local News

NO INJURIES REPORTED FOLLOWING TWO-CAR CRASH IN WHITE TOWNSHIP
State police are investigating a two-car crash that happened Tuesday afternoon in White Township. Reports say the crash happened near the intersection of Oakland Avenue and Lilac Street around 3:17 p....
Renda Media Jul 27, 2022

COMMISSIONERS APPROVE PUTTING $3 MILLION IN ARP MONEY INTO LIQUID BOND
At their meeting this morning, the Indiana County Commissioners approved putting some of the county's American Rescue Plan Act funds into liquid bond. Indiana County Treasurer Kimberly McCullough made...
Hometown2 Jul 27, 2022

HUGE MEGA MILLIONS JACKPOT CONTINUES TO GROW
No one hit the Mega Millions jackpot on Tuesday night. The next drawing will be Friday for the multistate lottery, with an estimated jackpot of more than a billion dollars. No one has picked all five ...
Renda Media Jul 27, 2022

COURTS TO BE BUSY TODAY AT COMMON PLEAS AND DISTRICT LEVELS
Plea court hearings are scheduled for today in Indiana County's Court of Common Pleas. While some of the hearings are for drug-related crimes, two of the scheduled hearings will be for a Blairsville m...
Hometown2 Jul 27, 2022

WHITE TOWNSHIP SUPERVISORS TO TALK DANGEROUS STRUCTURE ORDINANCE TONIGHT
Discussion on a proposal to add language to the White Township dangerous structure ordinance will continue tonight at the White Township Supervisors Meeting. Discussion on a possible ordinance concern...
Hometown2 Jul 27, 2022

GAS PRICES CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS PA, INDIANA COUNTY
Gas prices continue to descend little by little each day. Triple-A reports that the national average cost for regular unleaded gasoline is $4.30 a gallon, a two-cent drop from yesterday, a 16-cent dro...
Hometown2 Jul 27, 2022

RIVER VALLEY SCHOOL BOARD RECEIVES UPDATE ON STADIUM PROJECT
On Tuesday, the River Valley School District approved an agreement with engineers to provide design services for the new stadium, but the board did hear of some concerns with the costs of the project....
Hometown2 Jul 26, 2022

MOVE OVER LAW ENFORCEMENT DETAIL YIELDS FIVE CITATIONS, TWO WARNINGS
Pennsylvania State Police recently released data from a special detail from last week. On Wednesday, members Troop A conducted a Move Over Law enforcement detail along the Route 22 corridor in Indiana...
Renda Media Jul 26, 2022

MEGA MILLIONS JACKPOT GROWS TO $830 MILLION THIS AFTERNOON
The jackpot for one of the multi-state lottery games has grown even more over the course of the day. The Pennsylvania Lottery announced this afternoon that the jackpot for the Mega Millions has grown ...
Renda Media Jul 26, 2022

BLAIRSVILLE MAN CHARGED WITH CORRUPTION OF MINORS, INDECENT ASSAULT
Troopers have filed charges of felony corruption of minors and misdemeanor counts of indecent assault and indecent exposure against a Blairsville man. According to a news release, troopers charged 68-...
Hometown2 Jul 26, 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









