Category Archives: Local News
INDIANA COUNTY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE JUMPS IN OCTOBER
Indiana County's unemployment rate jumped six-tenths of a percentage point over the month of October. The new rate is 4.6%. To compare, Westmoreland County has a 3.9% unemployment rate, while Cambria ...
Hometown2 10h ago
TROOPERS SEARCHING FOR MISSING DERRY TOWNSHIP MAN
State police are searching for a Derry Township man after he went missing on November 23rd. Troopers say 53-year-old David Tobias left his house along Harrison Avenue around 9 AM and went in an unknow...
Hometown4 11h ago
DONATIONS ACCEPTED FOR SALTSBURG FAMILY AFFECTED BY HOUSE FIRE
Members of the community are coming together to help a family whose home was razed by a fire earlier this month. A GoFundMe was set up to help the Frank and Sandy Ammon and their teenage sons, Justin ...
Hometown4 11h ago
CAR CRASHES INTO HOUSE AFTER GOING DOWNHILL
No injuries were reported as a car crashed into a house this morning in White Township. (Photo by Josh Widdowson) The crash was reported at 7:58 AM by Indiana County 911 at 171 Mill Run Drive but star...
Hometown2 12h ago
RENDA MEDIA FLAG COLLECTION PROGRAM A SUCCESS
A program to give worn out and tattered American Flags a dignified retirement has been very successful. Renda Media has been collecting flags that no longer represent the country in a dignified manner...
Hometown2 14h ago
OVER 3 MILLION DRIVERS EXPECTED ON TURNPIKE FOR THANKSGIVING TRAVEL PERIOD
The PA Turnpike is gearing up for some of the busiest travel days of the year. Starting today and going through Sunday, 3.41 million drivers are expected to use the turnpike to get to their holiday ce...
Hometown2 14h ago
WOMAN CHARGED WITH THEFT, BAD CHECKS SENTENCED YESTERDAY
A woman from Beyer was sentenced for multiple cases yesterday in Indiana County Court. 51-year-old Donna Ackerson was charged in 14 different cases, with most of them being identity theft, forgery and...
Hometown2 15h ago
IUP RECOGNIZED FOR COLLEGE STUDENT VOTING ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS
IUP was recently recognized as one of the Most Engaged Campuses for College Student Voting in 2024. The University was honored by the All In Democracy Campus Challenge, which recognizes colleges and u...
Hometown2 15h ago
RED CROSS OFFERS TIPS FOR SAFE THANKSGIVING COOKING
The American Red Cross is offering up some Thanksgiving safety tips for those working on the big feast. They say that Thanksgiving and the day before are the two top days for a cooking fire to happen,...
Hometown2 15h ago
CARRIAGE HOUSE SHOOTING SUSPECTS SENTENCED
Two people charged in connection with the fatal Carriage House shooting in 2020 were sentenced Monday in Indiana County Court. Court documents show 24-year-old Isaiah Moore of Johnstown was ordered to...
Hometown4 Nov 25, 2024