radioNovo News for State College: July 31, 2026

RNN STATE COLLEGE 07/31/26          PENN STATE'S 128-MILLION-DOLLAR SUSAN WELCH LIBERAL ARTS BUILDING WILL REOPEN FOR THE FALL SEMESTER FOLLOWING A SEVEN-MONTH CLOSURE. THE NEW FACILITY WAS EVACUATED LAST NOVEMBER AFTER STRUCTURAL ISSUES CAUSED A MULTI-STORY WALL CRACK AND FLOOR DROP. STATE INSPECTORS RECENTLY ISSUED A RE-OCCUPANCY PERMIT AFTER COMPLETION OF CORRECTIVE REPAIRS.          A FEDERAL JUDGE IS ALLOWING A LAWSUIT AGAINST A STATE COLLEGE TRAMPOLINE PARK TO MOVE FORWARD, RULING A LIABILITY WAIVER SIGNED BY A CUSTOMER'S MOTHER WHEN SHE WAS A MINOR IS INVALID. THE PLAINTIFF ALLEGES SHE SUFFERED SPINAL FRACTURES IN 2024 AFTER JUMPING INTO A SHALLOW FOAM PIT AT GET AIR. THE PARK MUST FORMALLY RESPOND TO THE NEGLIGENCE SUIT WITHIN TWO WEEKS.          WOODYCREST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH WILL CELEBRATE ITS GRAND REOPENING THIS SUNDAY, NEARLY TWO YEARS AFTER A FIRE SEVERELY DAMAGED THE 90 YEAR-OLD BUILDING. A SPECIAL 10AM WORSHIP SERVICE LED BY THE REV. RENEE FORD WILL BE DEDICATED TO THE FIREFIGHTERS, CONSTRUCTION WORKERS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO HELPED REBUILD THE CONGREGATION'S HOME.