radioNovo News for State College: June 2, 2026

RNN STATE COLLEGE 06/02/26          A CENTRE COUNTY MAN WILL SPEND DECADES BEHIND BARS FOR SEXUALLY ABUSING FOUR CHILDREN. 28-YEAR-OLD KENNETH YERGER OF FERGUSON TOWNSHIP WAS SENTENCED FRIDAY IN CLINTON COUNTY TO 50 TO 100 YEARS IN STATE PRISON AFTER BEING CONVICTED ON 58 CHARGES, INCLUDING CHILD RAPE AND AGGRAVATED INDECENT ASSAULT. THE JUDGE ALSO DESIGNATED YERGER A SEXUALLY VIOLENT PREDATOR, REQUIRING LIFETIME REGISTRATION AND COUNSELING. PROSECUTORS SAY THE ABUSE OCCURRED OVER SEVERAL YEARS AND INVOLVED MULTIPLE VICTIMS.          DRIVERS IN THE STATE COLLEGE AREA SHOULD EXPECT DELAYS AS A MAJOR BRIDGE RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT GETS UNDERWAY ON COLLEGE AVENUE IN COLLEGE TOWNSHIP. BEGINNING THIS WEEK, HOUSERVILLE ROAD AND PIKE STREET WILL CLOSE AT THE INTERSECTION WITH ROUTE 26, WITH DETOURS POSTED. TRAFFIC SHIFTS AND LANE RESTRICTIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MID-AUGUST AS CREWS REBUILD THE BRIDGE THAT CARRIES ABOUT 15-THOUSAND VEHICLES A DAY. CONSTRUCTION IS SCHEDULED TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY NOVEMBER.