radioNovo News for State College: May 13, 2026

RNN STATE COLLEGE 05/13/26          A 24-YEAR-OLD HOWARD MAN IS BEHIND BARS, ACCUSED OF MULTIPLE SEXUAL ASSAULTS INVOLVING A MINOR BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 2024 AND NOVEMBER 2025.           STATE POLICE SAY JOSHUA SCOTT MCCLOSKEY FACES CHARGES INCLUDING INVOLUNTARY DEVIATE SEXUAL INTERCOURSE AND STATUTORY SEXUAL ASSAULT........... AFTER THE VICTIM REPORTED THREE SEPARATE INCIDENTS, DETAILED DURING A FORENSIC INTERVIEW. MCCLOSKEY IS BEING HELD IN CENTRE COUNTY PRISON ON $50,000 BAIL, WITH A PRELIMINARY HEARING SET FOR MAY 20.            A CENTRE COUNTY STUDENT IS IN THE RUNNING FOR A NATIONAL TITLE AFTER ADVANCING TO THE SEMI-FINALS OF AMERICA’S FAVORITE STUDENT COMPETITION. KIERAN LONG, A FOURTH GRADER AT MARION-WALKER ELEMENTARY, IS CURRENTLY IN THIRD PLACE AND COMPETING FOR A CHANCE TO WIN $20,000, MEET BILL NYE, AND BE FEATURED IN READER’S DIGEST. VOTING IN THIS ROUND CONTINUES THROUGH MAY 14, WITH ONLINE VOTES ACCEPTED EVERY 24 HOURS.