radioNovo News for State College: June 17, 2026

RNN STATE COLLEGE 06/17/26          A FEDERAL JUDGE HAS APPROVED A THREE-MILLION-DOLLAR SETTLEMENT IN A MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LAWSUIT FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF A PENN STATE STUDENT.           THE PARENTS OF 19-YEAR-OLD PATRICK TOMANY OF CONNECTICUT ALLEGED THAT HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS AT MOUNT NITTANY MEDICAL CENTER FAILED TO RECOGNIZE SIGNS OF A BLOOD CLOT DAYS BEFORE HE DIED IN 2021. TOMANY HAD A HISTORY OF CLOTTING DISORDER, AND DIED FOUR DAYS AFTER HIS INITIAL HOSPITAL VISIT.  THE HEALTH SYSTEM DENIES BREACHING ANY STANDARD OF CARE.          THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CONFIRMED THAT AN E-F-1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN IN NORTHERN CENTRE COUNTY SUNDAY EVENING. PACKED WITH TOP WINDS OF 116 MILES PER HOUR, THE BRIEF TWISTER RIPPED A PATH NEAR PINE GLEN, TEARING OFF A ROOF AND DOWNING POWER LINES. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED FROM THE STORM, WHICH WAS THE COUNTY'S FIRST TORNADO SINCE 2023.  THERE ARE ROUGHLY 15 TORNADOES RECORDED IN PENNSYLVANIA ANNUALLY.