radioNovo News for State College: July 24, 2026

RNN STATE COLLEGE 07/24/26          PENNSYLVANIA'S SENIOR U.S. SENATOR, JOHN FETTERMAN HAS OPENED A NEW SATELLITE OFFICE IN DOWNTOWN STATE COLLEGE. LOCATED ON WEST FOSTER AVENUE NEAR PENN STATE'S CAMPUS, THE SITE MARKS FETTERMAN’S SIXTH OFFICE IN PENNSYLVANIA. STAFF WILL SERVE AS A DIRECT POINT OF CONTACT FOR CONSTITUENT SERVICES ACROSS CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA, ASSISTING LOCAL RESIDENTS AND LEADERS WITH FEDERAL PROGRAMS AND AGENCIES.           A LOCAL BUS STOP ON VAIRO  <<<VERO>>>>>  BOULEVARD IS GETTING A BIRD-FRIENDLY MAKEOVER. THE CENTRE AREA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY HAS PARTNERED WITH THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE TO INSTALL SPECIALIZED WINDOW FILM ON A SHELTER TO PREVENT BIRD COLLISIONS. EXPERTS ESTIMATE NEARLY ONE BILLION BIRDS DIE ANNUALLY FROM GLASS STRIKES, BUT SIMILAR UPGRADES HAVE REDUCED COLLISIONS BY UP TO 64 PERCENT.          IN CAMBRIA COUNTY, SEVERAL PEOPLE WERE HOSPITALIZED THURSDAY EVENING AFTER A HOT AIR BALLOON FLIPPED OVER AT THE CAMBRIA COUNTY COMMUNITY HEROES CARNIVAL. A SUDDEN GUST OF WIND TIPPED THE BASKET AND DRAGGED IT ACROSS THE GROUND. PASSENGERS SAY A CARNIVAL WORKER ATTEMPTING TO STEADY THE BALLOON WAS LIFTED INTO THE AIR BEFORE BEING TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL ALONGSIDE TWO OTHERS.