radioNOVO News PA News Roundup for July 16, 2026

RNN PA ROUNDUP          The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection is declaring a statewide Code Red Air Quality Alert due to Canadian wildfire smoke.  DEP warns fine particulate matter in the air today could reach a level that is dangerous for everyone.  Residents are strongly encouraged to limit outdoor activities, especially sensitive groups such as children and the elderly.            A man charged with killing a 15-year-old is pleading guilty.  Lycoming County officials say Ja'hsir Legare pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter this week in the death of Ahmeen Palmer.  Palmer was shot and killed outside of a Loyalsock Township TGI Friday's in 2024.  Legare faces up to 15 years in prison.            Two people are dead after authorities say they were hit by a vehicle while riding a motorcycle.  The crash was reported on Brush Valley Road near Sunbury Tuesday night.  The victims are identified as Brian and Megin Wallace.  The investigation is ongoing.                    A STATE HOUSE MEMBER FROM PHILADELPHIA IS PROPOSING LEGISLATION THAT WOULD PLACE RESTRICTIONS ON AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES.           RADIO NOVO'S TORY GATES HAS MORE, FROM OUR HARRISBURG STUDIO:          A MEMO CIRCULATED BY REPRESENTATIVE BEN WAXMAN WOULD REQUIRE ANY VEHICLES THAT WEIGHFIVE TONS OR MORE SHOULD NOT BE OPERATED AS PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, UNLESS A LICENSED HUMANBEING IS ON BOARD. WAXMAN, WHO IS SEEKING CO-SPONSORS, NOTES THAT THE EMPHASIS IS ON BUSESAND TRUCKS, WHICH POSE UNIQUE SAFETY RISKS. I’M TG, RADIONOVO NEWS.             President Trump announced a large investment in national security during a visit to the Midstate on Wednesday.  Trump spoke at a roundtable with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Republican Pennsylvania Senator Dave McCormick during the Pennsylvania Defense & Innovation Summit at U.S. Army War College.  The president touted a ten-billion dollar investment in Pennsylvania's defense industrial base.  Trump said the Commonwealth will play a key role in "building the arsenal of freedom."