radioNovo News for State College: June 11, 2026

RNN STATE COLLEGE 06/11/26          A STATE COLLEGE WOMAN IS DEAD AFTER A HIGH-SPEED ROLLOVER CRASH WEDNESDAY MORNING AT SOUTH ALLEN STREET AND EASTERLY PARKWAY.           POLICE SAY SURVEILLANCE VIDEO SHOWED HER VEHICLE SPEEDING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION BEFORE LEAVING THE ROADWAY, CROSSING A LAWN AND STRIKING A RETAINING WALL. THE VEHICLE WENT AIRBORNE AND LANDED ON ITS ROOF. THE WOMAN WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT MOUNT NITTANY MEDICAL CENTER. THE CRASH REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION.          CENTRE COUNTY IS EXPANDING ITS INVESTMENT IN SOLAR POWER. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS HAVE APPROVED A CONTRACT FOR A THIRD SOLAR ARRAY AT THE CENTRE COUNTY CORRECTIONAL FACILITY. OFFICIALS SAY THE ONE-MEGAWATT PROJECT WILL GENERATE ENOUGH ELECTRICITY TO COMPLETELY OFFSET POWER USE AT THE WILLOWBANK BUILDING THROUGH VIRTUAL NET METERING. THE ARRAY IS EXPECTED TO COME ONLINE IN 2028 AND COULD SAVE THE COUNTY ABOUT FIVE MILLION DOLLARS OVER THE LONG TERM WHILE HELPING SHIELD TAXPAYERS FROM RISING ELECTRIC COSTS.          MORE THAN 1,700 ATHLETES FROM 14 COUNTRIES AND 45 STATES WILL CONVERGE ON HAPPY VALLEY THIS WEEKEND FOR THE IRONMAN 70.3 PENNSYLVANIA NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP. SUNDAY'S RACE FEATURES A 1.2-MILE SWIM, 56-MILE BIKE RIDE AND HALF-MARATHON RUN, FINISHING INSIDE BEAVER STADIUM. EIGHTY PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES WILL COMPETE FOR CHAMPIONSHIP HONORS AND WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFYING SPOTS. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXPECT ROAD CLOSURES AND TRAFFIC DELAYS THROUGHOUT CENTRE AND CLINTON COUNTIES.