radioNovo News for State College: April 14, 2026

 AN INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY AT THE BENNER TOWNSHIP STATE PRISON FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF AN INMATE OVER THE WEEKEND. PRISON OFFICIALS SAY 40-YEAR-OLD KEITH LEVAN WAS FOUND UNRESPONSIVE IN HIS CELL ON SATURDAY. PRISON STAFF AND E-M-S PERFORMED LIFE-SAVING MEASURES, BUT HE WAS LATER PRONOUNCED DEAD. LEVAN WAS SERVING A FOUR-TO-TEN-YEAR SENTENCE FOR FAILING TO REGISTER AS A SEX OFFENDER.             THE LONG-AWAITED HAPPY VALLEY CASINO IS ALMOST READY FOR ITS NITTANY MALL DEBUT. THE FACILITY WILL HOST PUBLIC TEST DAYS ON APRIL 24TH AND 25TH TO FINALIZE STATE REGULATIONS BEFORE THE GRAND OPENING.  ALL PROCEEDS FROM THE SPECIAL, TWO-DAY EVENT WILL BENEFIT THE STATE COLLEGE FOOD BANK AND THE LOCAL Y-M-C-A.          TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE THIS FRIDAY FOR A MASSIVE, FREE COUNTRY CONCERT AT THE BRYCE JORDAN CENTER........ THE FIRST STOP FOR PENNSYLVANIA’S AMERICA 250PA COMMONWEALTH CONCERT SERIES.  THE MAY 23RD CONCERT FEATURES HEADLINER COLE SWINDELL ALONG WITH GABBY BARRETT ON MAY 23RD. WHILE ADMISSION IS FREE, YOU MUST OBTAIN A TICKET THROUGH TICKETMASTER STARTING AT NOON THIS FRIDAY.  THE INITIAL TICKET WINDOW WILL BE OPEN EXCLUSIVELY TO PA RESIDENTS, WITH A FOUR TICKET LIMIT PER PERSON.