radioNovo News for State College: May 27, 2026

RNN STATE COLLEGE 05/27/26          A FORMER STATE COLLEGE AREA HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER WAS LED AWAY IN HANDCUFFS TUESDAY TO BEGIN AN 18-MONTH TO FOUR YEAR STATE PRISON SENTENCE.          A CENTRE COUNTY JURY CONVICTED 45-YEAR-OLD CESAR CACERES TELLO OF FELONY UNLAWFUL CONTACT WITH A MINOR AND INDECENT ASSAULT FOR GROPING A 15-YEAR-OLD STUDENT IN HIS CLASSROOM IN 2022. THE FORMER SPANISH TEACHER WAS ALSO ORDERED TO REGISTER AS A SEX OFFENDER FOR 25 YEARS AND FACES POSSIBLE DEPORTATION TO GUATEMALA.  TELLO MAINTAINS HIS INNOCENCE AND HIS DEFENSE ATTORNEY SAYS HE'S ACTIVELY EVALUATING WHETHER TO FILE AN APPEAL WITHIN THE 30-DAY WINDOW.           STATE COLLEGE REGIONAL AIRPORT IS LOCKING IN A MAJOR AIR SERVICE EXPANSION, INTRODUCING NEW NONSTOP FLIGHTS TO CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA, STARTING OCTOBER 5. THE STATE COLLEGE AIR SERVICE ALLIANCE ANNOUNCED AMERICAN AIRLINES WILL OPERATE TWO DAILY FLIGHTS TO THE MASSIVE HUB, UNLOCKING ONE-STOP CONNECTIVITY TO OVER 170 GLOBAL DESTINATIONS. THE BREAKTHROUGH EXPANSION FOLLOWS A COMMUNITY-LED SUMMIT AND A NEWLY LAUNCHED AIRLINE INCENTIVE FUND THAT RAISED OVER $200,000 TO DRIVE CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA'S ECONOMIC GROWTH.