radioNovo News for State College: September 4, 2026

RNN STATE COLLEGE 09/04/26          HEAVY OVERNIGHT RAIN WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY TRIGGERED SEVERE FLOODING ACROSS CENTRE COUNTY, PROMPTING EMERGENCY WATER RESCUES AND A COUNTYWIDE DISASTER DECLARATION. LOCAL CREWS PERFORMED OVER FIFTEEN RESCUES IN COMMUNITIES LIKE HOWARD AND MARSH CREEK, WHERE FLOODWATERS INUNDATED HOMES AND ROADS. BALD EAGLE AND STATE COLLEGE SCHOOL DISTRICTS OPERATED ON TWO-HOUR DELAYS, WHILE BELLEFONTE SCHOOLS CLOSED COMPLETELY THURSDAY.            LAWYERS FOR FORMER PENN STATE ASSISTANT FOOTBALL COACH JERRY SANDUSKY HAVE FILED A MOTION TO CANCEL NEXT WEEK'S SCHEDULED EVIDENTIARY HEARING. SANDUSKY WITHDREW THE SINGLE CLAIM REGARDING A RECANTING VICTIM THAT PROMPTED THE HEARING AND WAIVED HIS RIGHT TO PROCEED. DEFENSE ATTORNEYS SAY THEY STILL PLAN TO APPEAL, AND A STATUS CONFERENCE IS SET FOR 1PM TODAY IN CENTRE COUNTY COURT.          PENN STATE UNIVERSITY IS OFFERING ALL STUDENTS ACCESS TO ONLINE AI TOOLS AND LITERACY TRAINING STARTING THIS SEMESTER.           THE UNIVERSITY LAUNCHED ITS SELF-PACED "AI ESSENTIALS" COURSE ALONGSIDE "AI STUDIO," A PLATFORM FEATURING MODELS LIKE CHATGPT, CLAUDE, AND GEMINI. SCHOOL OFFICIALS SAY THE INITIATIVE AIMS TO BUILD ETHICAL AI SKILLS AND GIVE STUDENTS EQUAL ACCESS TO RESOURCES FOR RESEARCH AND STUDYING