radioNovo News for State College: May 18, 2026

STATE COLLEGE 05/18/26          THE BELLEFONTE AREA SCHOOL BOARD HAS UNANIMOUSLY VOTED TO EXPEL A HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR JUST WEEKS BEFORE GRADUATION FOR BRINGING A SMALL KNIFE ON A FIELD TRIP.           CLASSMATES SAY THE STUDENT ACCIDENTALLY CARRIED THE FISHING KNIFE TO THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE AND WILLINGLY SURRENDERED IT TO STAFF UPON REALIZING THE MISTAKE. WHILE AN ONLINE PETITION WITH OVER 35-HUNDRED SIGNATURES CALLS THE PUNISHMENT TOO HARSH, SCHOOL OFFICIALS STATE THAT DISTRICT POLICY MANDATES EXPULSION FOR POSSESSION, REGARDLESS OF THE STUDENT'S INTENT.          A VIRGINIA MAN IS JAILED IN CENTRE COUNTY, CHARGED WITH SEXUALLY ASSAULTING A 14-YEAR-OLD STATE COLLEGE AREA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT IN 2022. POLICE SAY 23-YEAR-OLD LESTER TURNER THE THIRD ADMITTED TO INTERCOURSE IN TIKTOK MESSAGES. BAIL IS SET AT 200-THOUSAND DOLLARS AND A PRELIMINARY HEARING IS SCHEDULED WEDNESDAY.           A PENN STATE STUDENT IS TURNING PROFOUND GRIEF INTO A HISTORIC TEST OF ENDURANCE. STARTING MAY 31ST, MATTHEW HOLLINGHAM WILL UNDERTAKE A THIRTY-FIVE-HUNDRED-MILE TRIATHLON FROM THE ARCTIC TO AFRICA, IN HONOR OF HIS LATE FIANCéE, WHO WAS KILLED BY A HIT AND RUN DRIVER.  HOLLINGHAM SAYS IT'S THE EQUIVALENT OF RUNNING 37 CONSECUTIVE MARATHONS PLUS THE TOUR DE FRANCE.  HIS GOAL IS TO RAISE 250-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN HER HONOR, FOR CHARITY.