radioNOVO News for Dubois/Clarion/Brookville 07-16-26

Good morning, A massive blanket of wildfire smoke has triggered a statewide Code Red Air Quality Alert for Pennsylvania today. The Department of Environmental Protection warns that heavy smoke from Canadian and Midwest fires is mixing with extreme heat, creating highly unhealthy air. Everyone is advised to limit their time outdoors.Former DuBois City Manager John "Herm" Suplizio is scheduled for a federal change-of-plea hearing next Thursday in Johnstown. Suplizio faces public corruption charges for allegedly diverting one-point-five million dollars in city funds into unauthorized accounts for personal use.In Jefferson County, an eighteen-year-old Falls Creek man faces a felony trespassing charge. State police say Timothy Kronenwetter Junior broke into a Washington Township garage after home security cameras caught him exploring the private property.And a local food distribution program is expanding into Elk County to support area veterans. Organized by the Second Harvest Food Bank, the next Military Share event will provide free meat, produce, and groceries to local military families on July twenty-second at the Christian Food Bank in Saint Marys.For more news, download the radioNOVO app. I’m Codi Gaboff, radioNOVO News, a service of Seven Mountains Media.