radioNovo News for State College: September 15, 2026

             A PENN STATE STUDENT HAS DIED FOLLOWING A WEEKEND MOTORCYCLE CRASH IN FERGUSON TOWNSHIP. POLICE SAY 19-YEAR-OLD ENGINEERING STUDENT RASHID ALNUWAYMI WAS STOPPED ON BLUE COURSE DRIVE LAST FRIDAY EVENING WHEN HIS MOTORCYCLE WAS REAR-ENDED BY A CAR. HE PASSED AWAY SUNDAY AT UPMC WILLIAMSPORT. UNIVERSITY OFFICIALS EXPRESSED DEEP SADNESS, URGING GRIEVING STUDENTS TO UTILIZE CAMPUS COUNSELING SERVICES AS THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES.          MORE THAN TWO DOZEN PROTESTERS MARCHED ACROSS PENN STATE’S CAMPUS MONDAY EVENING TO DENOUNCE U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT. DEMONSTRATORS GATHERED AT OLD MAIN, CALLING FOR THE SHUTDOWN OF THE MOSHANNON VALLEY PROCESSING CENTER FOLLOWING RECENT WORKPLACE RAIDS IN DANVILLE AND CENTRE COUNTY.           BELLEFONTE AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT TEACHERS AND PROFESSIONAL STAFF HAVE OVERWHELMINGLY VOTED TO AUTHORIZE A POTENTIAL STRIKE. OVER 99 PERCENT OF UNION VOTERS BACKED THE MEASURE MONDAY, CITING STALLED CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS AND UNCOMPETITIVE PAY COMPARED TO NEIGHBORING DISTRICTS. A FORMAL STRIKE NOTICE HAS BEEN SET FOR OCT. 12, THOUGH UNION LEADERS SAY THEIR GOAL REMAINS REACHING A FAIR DEAL WHEN BOTH SIDES RETURN TO THE TABLE SEPT. 22.