radioNovo News for State College: May 19, 2026

RNN STATE COLLEGE 05/19/26          POLLS ARE OPEN FROM 7AM UNTIL 8 P.M. ACROSS PENNSYLVANIA FOR TODAY'S PRIMARY ELECTION, WITH REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRAT VOTERS ALLOWED TO CAST BALLOTS, BUT NOT INDEPENDENTS.  WHILE THE GUBERNATORIAL RACES ARE UNCONTESTED AT THE TOP OF THE TICKET, REPUBLICAN VOTERS WILL DECIDE A COMPETITIVE PRIMARY FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR BETWEEN JASON RICHEY AND JOHN VENTRE.          THE CENTRE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE HAS ANNOUNCED THE NOMINEES FOR THE 2026 LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER OF THE YEAR AWARD. FINALISTS RECOGNIZED FOR GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND THE CALL OF DUTY INCLUDE STATE TROOPER JONATHAN HODGES, BELLEFONTE DETECTIVE LISA LARKIN, HUMANE OFFICER MARK RUSNAK, AND PATTON TOWNSHIP SERGEANT ELIJAH VARDZEL.  NOMINATIONS ARE SUBMITTED BY THE PUBLIC, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, AND PEERS.          A PENN STATE FRATERNITY HAS ACCEPTED A 1-SEMESTER SUSPENSION FOLLOWING A UNIVERSITY HAZING INVESTIGATION. LAMBDA CHI ALPHA REACHED A VOLUNTARY AGREEMENT WITH SCHOOL OFFICIALS AFTER AN INTERNAL MEMBERSHIP REVIEW RESULTED IN THE REMOVAL OF MORE THAN 70 MEMBERS. THE FRATERNITY IS SIDELINED FOR THE SPRING 2026 SEMESTER AND MUST IMPLEMENT A STRICT CAMPUS HAZING PREVENTION PLAN BEFORE RETURNING.