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RNN BOWLING GREEN 07/28/26          THE BOWLING GREEN POLICE DEPARTMENT IS LOOKING TO BUILD A DIALOGUE WITH THE LOCAL HISPANIC POPULATION.  THE DEPARTMENT IS HOSTING A COMMUNITY POLICE ACADEMY THAT WILL BE DONE ENTIRELY IN SPANISH NEXT MONTH.  RESIDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO ATTEND THE FOUR-NIGHT COURSE TO LEARN ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT AND WHAT OFFICERS ARE DOING ON A DAILY BASIS.  BOWLING GREEN POLICE ARE ALSO PLANNING TO HOST A BURMESE LANGUAGE ACADEMY IN THE FALL.          DRIVERS IN GLASGOW SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROAD CLOSURES AROUND THE PUBLIC SQUARE THIS FRIDAY, JULY 31ST. POLICE SAY THE EAST SIDE OF THE SQUARE WILL CLOSE AT 8 A.M., FOLLOWED BY THE NORTH SIDE AT 3 P.M., AND THE SOUTH SIDE AT 5 P.M. THE CLOSURES ARE FOR THE ENTERTAIN GLASGOW 250TH CELEBRATION, FEATURING FOOD TRUCKS AND LIVE MUSIC STARTING AT 8 P.M.          GAS PRICES ARE RISING ACROSS KENTUCKY THIS WEEK.  THAT'S ACCORDING TO TRIPLE A, WHICH SAYS THE CURRENT AVERAGE COST PER-GALLON IS AT THREE-DOLLARS AND 74-CENTS IN THE STATE.  NATIONALLY, THE AVERAGE COST PER-GALLON IS AT FOUR-DOLLARS AND ELEVEN-CENTS.

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RNN STROUDSBURG 07/28/26          A PEDESTRIAN WAS AIRLIFTED TO THE HOSPITAL WITH SERIOUS INJURIES AFTER BEING STRUCK BY A VEHICLE IN A CROSSWALK ALONG ROUTE 611. LOCAL BUSINESS OWNERS SAY TRAFFIC AND SPEEDING REMAIN MAJOR CONCERNS ALONG THE STRIP, DESPITE RECENTLY ADDED PEDESTRIAN SIGNS AND RADAR MONITORS. POLICE SAY THE DRIVER REMAINED AT THE SCENE AND THE INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING.          A BUSHKILL MAN HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO NEARLY FIVE YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR A FATAL DUI CRASH IN THE DELAWARE WATER GAP NATIONAL RECREATION AREA. FEDERAL OFFICIALS SAY 38-YEAR-OLD CHRISTOPHER THOMAS WAS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF METHAMPHETAMINE WHEN HE HIT AND KILLED A MOTORCYCLIST STOPPED ON ROUTE 209 IN JUNE 2024. THOMAS PREVIOUSLY PLEADED GUILTY TO VEHICULAR HOMICIDE.           NEWS BROUGHT TO YOU BY "WE FIGHT FENTANYL."            THE OPIOID CRISIS IS REAL.  LISTEN TO THE "DOSE OF REALITY PODCAST"  AT WE FIGHT FENTANYL-DOT-ORG.  POWERFUL STORIES.  HONEST CONVERSATIONS.           LAURA LEBEAU, RADIO NOVO NEWS.

RNN LEWISTOWN 07/28/26          A MIFFLINTOWN MAN FACES MULTIPLE FELONY CHARGES INCLUDING STRANGULATION AND ESCAPE AFTER AN ALLEGED DOMESTIC ASSAULT AND ATTEMPTED GETAWAY. STATE POLICE SAY 50-YEAR-OLD JASON AGOSTO-CASTRO ASSAULTED A WOMAN AND STOLE HER CAR BEFORE TRYING TO FLEE OFFICERS DURING A JAIL TRANSPORT. HE IS CURRENTLY BEING HELD AT THE MIFFLIN COUNTY CORRECTIONAL FACILITY.                    NITTANY PAPER MILLS IS TAKING STEPS TO EXPAND INTO JUNIATA COUNTY. FERMANAGH TOWNSHIP SUPERVISORS HAVE APPROVED A PLAN TO MERGE OVER 60 ACRES IN THE LOCAL INDUSTRIAL PARK BACK INTO A SINGLE PARCEL. THE LEWISTOWN-BASED COMPANY REQUESTED THE CHANGE AS IT MOVES TOWARD PURCHASING THE LAND TO DEVELOP A NEW FACILITY.          A 14-WEEK AVIATION GROUND SCHOOL IS RETURNING TO THE MIFFLIN COUNTY AIRPORT STARTING SEPTEMBER 16TH. SPONSORED BY THE EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION, THE WEEKLY COURSE PREPARES STUDENTS FOR THE F-A-A WRITTEN EXAM AND OFFERS FLIGHT SIMULATOR ACCESS. CLASS SIZE IS LIMITED, AND PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED BY AUGUST 31ST.

RNN WILLIAMSPORT 07/28/26          IT HAS BEEN CONFIRMED THAT THE EVACUATION OF THE WALMART STORE AT 1015 NORTH LOYALSOCK AVENUE IN MONTOURSVILLE LAST FRIDAY AFTERNOON WAS DUE TO A BOMB THREAT PHONED INTO THE STORE............. AND THE STATE POLICE TROOP F HEADQUARTERS, ALSO IN MONTOURSVILLE.  THE STORE WAS EVACUATED AROUND 3 P.M. WHILE MULTIPLE AGENCIES SEARCHED THE AREA. POLICE CLEARED THE BUILDING JUST BEFORE 7 P.M. FRIDAY AFTER FINDING NO ACTIVE THREAT, AND NORMAL OPERATIONS RESUMED. POLICE CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE.            WAS THERE SOMETHING MORE GOING ON WHEN POLICE STOPPED A TEENAGER SIMPLY FOR WEARING A JACKET IN HOT WEATHER?  DEMONSTRATORS GATHERED IN WILLIAMSPORT ON MONDAY TO DEMAND THE RESIGNATIONS OF LYCOMING COUNTY DETECTIVE TYSON HAVENS AND DISTRICT ATTORNEY TOM MARINO. THE PROTEST STEMS FROM A JULY 8TH INCIDENT WHERE 18-YEAR OLD JESSIE LOPEZ WAS STOPPED FOR WEARING A HOODED JACKET, THEN LATER FINED FOR JAYWALKING.  MARCHERS WORE HOODIES TO SIGNAL THAT WEARING ONE IS NOT A CRIME.

RNN JOHNSTOWN 07/28/26          UPMC IS EXPANDING ADVANCED LUNG CANCER DIAGNOSTIC TECHNOLOGY ACROSS SEVERAL CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA LOCATIONS.  THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM IS INTRODUCING ROBOTIC-ASSISTED BRONCHOSCOPY TO SIX REGIONAL HOSPITALS.             PHYSICIANS SAY THE NEW 3-D IMAGING TECHNOLOGY ALLOWS FOR EARLIER DETECTION BY PRECISELY TARGETING SMALL, HARD-TO-REACH LUNG NODULES THROUGH LESS INVASIVE PROCEDURES.          A MONTHS-LONG INVESTIGATION LED TO A SUCCESSFUL DRUG RAID AT A CAMBRIA COUNTY HOME ON FRIDAY. COUNTY OFFICIALS SAY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAMS EXECUTED A SEARCH WARRANT ON MAGEE ROAD, SEIZING FENTANYL AND DRUG PARAPHERNALIA. THREE INDIVIDUALS WITH ACTIVE ARREST WARRANTS WERE TAKEN INTO CUSTODY, WITH ADDITIONAL DRUG CHARGES EXPECTED TO FOLLOW.          JOHNSTOWN MILLRATS GENERAL MANAGER SARAH FINLAY HAS ANNOUNCED SHE IS STEPPING DOWN AFTER FOUR YEARS WITH THE TEAM. FINLAY SHARED THE NEWS ON FACEBOOK FOLLOWING THE TEAM’S FINAL HOME GAME OF THE 2026 REGULAR SEASON. DURING HER TENURE, THE MILLRATS COMPILED A 77-AND-99 RECORD AND HOSTED THEIR FIRST HOME PLAYOFF GAME IN 2025.

RNN FRANKFORT 07/28/26          HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN FRANKLIN COUNTY WILL SOON HAVE A DIRECT PATHWAY INTO EMERGENCY MEDICAL CAREERS. THE FRANKLIN COUNTY CAREER AND TECHNICAL CENTER RECEIVED A SEVENTY-NINE-THOUSAND-DOLLAR STATE GRANT TO LAUNCH A NEW E-M-T PROGRAM FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR. THE INAUGURAL CLASS WILL FEATURE HANDS-ON SIMULATION TRAINING, CLINICAL EXPERIENCE, AND AMBULANCE FIELD INTERNSHIPS.          THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE HAS CONFIRMED A 16.2 MILLION DOLLAR SETTLEMENT WITH KENTUCKY-BASED ADDICTION RECOVERY CARE TO RESOLVE MEDICAID FRAUD ALLEGATIONS. FEDERAL PROSECUTORS SAY THE DRUG TREATMENT PROVIDER MISCODED SERVICES AND INFLATED CLINICIAN CREDENTIALS TO SECURE HIGHER STATE REIMBURSEMENTS BETWEEN 2018 AND 2024. THE SETTLEMENT FOLLOWS A WHISTLEBLOWER INVESTIGATION LAUNCHED IN 2023.           A FORMER LEXINGTON HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL HAS FILED A FEDERAL WHISTLEBLOWER LAWSUIT AGAINST A FLORIDA SCHOOL DISTRICT. MARLON BALL, WHO PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED A HALF-MILLION-DOLLAR SETTLEMENT FROM FAYETTE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, CLAIMS OFFICIALS IN GADSDEN COUNTY, FLORIDA, RETALIATED AGAINST HIM AFTER HE REPORTED A SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER FOR SEXUAL MISCONDUCT INVOLVING STUDENTS.

RNN STATE COLLEGE 07/28/26          PENN STATE IS PUSHING BACK AGAINST A FEDERAL LAWSUIT FILED BY A FOOD SCIENCE EDUCATOR WHO CLAIMS SHE WAS TWICE DENIED A PROMOTION OVER DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION POLICIES. UNIVERSITY OFFICIALS RESPONDED LAST FRIDAY, DENYING DR. MOLLY KELLY'S CLAIMS AND ASKING A FEDERAL JUDGE TO DISMISS THE CASE OR REMOVE PENN STATE PRESIDENT NEELI BENDAPUDI AS A CO-DEFENDANT.          ONE OF THE FOUR MEN CHARGED IN A CENTRE COUNTY CHILD SEX RING IS ASKING TO DELAY HIS FEDERAL COURT PROCEEDINGS. ATTORNEYS FOR MORRIS REESE ARE REQUESTING A 90-DAY EXTENSION ON HIS FEDERAL CHILD PORNOGRAPHY TRIAL, CITING ONGOING PLEA NEGOTIATIONS. REESE ALSO FACES SEPARATE COUNTY CHARGES FOR ALLEGEDLY SOLICITING AND PHOTOGRAPHING TEENAGE GIRLS.          STUCKEY AUTOMOTIVE IS BREAKING GROUND ON A NEW FIFTY-THOUSAND-SQUARE-FOOT FORD DEALERSHIP ALONG BENNER PIKE IN CENTRE COUNTY. LOCATED ACROSS FROM THE GIANT SUPERMARKET, THE FACILITY WILL FOCUS ON COMMERCIAL VEHICLES AND HOST THIRTY-TWO SERVICE BAYS. OFFICIALS EXPECT THE EXPANSION TO ROUGHLY DOUBLE THEIR STAFF WHEN IT OPENS IN EARLY 2028.

RNN ALTOONA 07/28/26          UPMC IS EXPANDING ADVANCED LUNG CANCER DIAGNOSTIC TECHNOLOGY ACROSS SEVERAL CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA LOCATIONS.  THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM IS INTRODUCING ROBOTIC-ASSISTED BRONCHOSCOPY TO SIX REGIONAL HOSPITALS, INCLUDING UPMC ALTOONA.           PHYSICIANS SAY THE NEW 3-D IMAGING TECHNOLOGY ALLOWS FOR EARLIER DETECTION BY PRECISELY TARGETING SMALL, HARD-TO-REACH LUNG NODULES THROUGH LESS INVASIVE PROCEDURES.          EBENSBURG BOROUGH IS MOVING FORWARD WITH PARKING UPDATES AHEAD OF A SEPTEMBER 1ST ROLLOUT WITH PARKMOBILE. COUNCIL MEMBERS VOTED MONDAY TO DRAFT A REVENUE-SHARING AGREEMENT WITH CAMBRIA COUNTY FOR THE PRAVE LOT WHILE CONTINUING TO ADDRESS PUBLIC PARKING SHORTAGES. PARKING ENFORCEMENT IS CURRENTLY ACTIVE, WITH HOURLY RATES AND FINES SET TO INCREASE UNDER THE NEW SYSTEM.            THREE PEOPLE ARE IN CUSTODY FOLLOWING A DRUG RAID IN CAMBRIA COUNTY ON FRIDAY. FOLLOWING A MONTHS-LONG INVESTIGATION, LAW ENFORCEMENT EXECUTED A SEARCH WARRANT AT A HOME ON MAGEE ROAD, SEIZING FENTANYL AND DRUG PARAPHERNALIA. POLICE ARRESTED THREE INDIVIDUALS ON ACTIVE WARRANTS, WITH ADDITIONAL DRUG CHARGES EXPECTED TO FOLLOW.

RNN SELINSGROVE 07/28/26          PENNSYLVANIA STATE POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING A SEVEN-VEHICLE CRASH INVOLVING A TRACTOR-TRAILER THAT SHUT DOWN INTERSTATE 80 WESTBOUND IN WHITE DEER TOWNSHIP. THE MONDAY AFTERNOON COLLISION SENT MULTIPLE PEOPLE TO GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER WITH SERIOUS INJURIES. EMERGENCY CREWS DIVERTED TRAFFIC AT EXIT 212 WHILE SEVERAL MEDICAL HELICOPTERS RESPONDED TO THE SCENE.          JURY SELECTION HAS BEEN DELAYED IN UNION COUNTY FOR A FORMER KITCHEN SUPERVISOR ACCUSED OF RAPING A PATIENT. 52-YEAR-OLD VICTOR ROBERTO COTTO FACES FELONY CHARGES FOLLOWING AN ALLEGED SEXUAL ASSAULT AT WHITE DEER RUN OF ALLENWOOD LAST APRIL. DISTRICT ATTORNEY BRIAN KERSTETTER SAYS THE CASE IS CONTINUED UNTIL THE NEXT TRIAL TERM, WITH NO NEW DATES SET.          BERWICK COUNCILWOMAN TERESA TROIANI IS HEADING TO SCOTLAND THIS SATURDAY TO ATTEMPT A HISTORIC FEAT OF STRENGTH. ACCORDING TO THE PRESS-ENTERPRISE ONLINE, THE 42-YEAR-OLD WILL TRY TO LIFT THE LEGENDARY DINNIE STONES, TWO CHUNKS OF GRANITE WEIGHING A COMBINED SEVEN-HUNDRED-THIRTY-THREE POUNDS. IF SUCCESSFUL, TROIANI WILL BECOME ONE OF ONLY 25 WOMEN EVER TO ACCOMPLISH THE HOIST.

Good morning.Check your tickets, Jefferson County—someone is holding a major lottery winner! Pennsylvania Lottery officials confirm a jackpot-winning Match Six Lotto ticket worth over one-point-three-seven million dollars was sold at the Sykesville One Stop on East Main Street.In Reynoldsville, borough police arrested fifty-eight-year-old James Warren Blake the Third after officers found him working behind the bar at a local establishment while in possession of over three ounces of methamphetamine and fifteen hundred dollars in cash.And in DuBois, progress continues on the major revitalization of DuBois Street. Developers at Three Point Plaza report steady construction on the thirty-tenant commercial project, with the first retail building expected to be fully occupied by early next year.For more news, download the radioNOVO app. I’m Codi Gaboff, radioNOVO News, a service of Seven Mountains Media.

Good morning.Potential presidential candidate Ro Khanna is bringing his statewide tour to Crawford County tomorrow afternoon. The California Democratic congressman will speak at Diamond Park in Meadville at four-thirty p-m to discuss housing, healthcare, and education in rural communities.Emergency crews in Erie County carried out a technical rope rescue Sunday night after a woman fell nearly forty feet down a cliff near the Girard Fire Station. Firefighters hoisted her up the steep embankment before she was airlifted to a regional trauma center.And a pretrial conference takes place tomorrow morning in Mercer County for Dashawn Watkins, who faces homicide charges in the twenty-twenty-four death and dismemberment of fourteen-year-old Pauly Likens.For more news, download the radioNOVO app. I’m Codi Gaboff, radioNOVO News, a service of Seven Mountains Media.

Good morning.Emergency crews responded to a fatal two-vehicle crash Sunday evening along Route Eight in Butler Township. Authorities confirm one person died and three others were injured near West Central Equipment, prompting a response from three medical helicopters.Also in Butler County, officials identified the two men killed when their car struck a tree on Beacon Road Saturday night. The victims were thirty-eight-year-old Cody Lee Huffman of Harmony and forty-five-year-old T-V Garrett of Cranberry.And in Poland, Ohio, thirty-one-year-old Jamin Jama was arrested for O-V-I after plowing through a Walgreens parking lot, hitting a fire hydrant, and catching fire on Route Two-Twenty-Four.For more news, download the radioNOVO app. I’m Codi Gaboff, radioNOVO News, a service of Seven Mountains Media.

Good morning.In Cattaraugus County, dozens of volunteers and local leaders gathered over the weekend to build a brand-new playground at Lyman Baker Park in Portville. The project was designed based on ideas submitted by local children and supported by the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation.In Hornell, state transit officials warn drivers that new traffic patterns are now in effect along Route Thirty-Six. Access to Hornell Plaza is restricted to the southern entrance near McDonald's through August seventh as part of the ongoing sixty-four-million-dollar corridor overhaul.And local sports honors: Hornell flag football receiver Selena Maldonado was named a first-team all-state selection following the team's Section Five championship season.For more news, download the radioNOVO app. I’m Codi Gaboff, radioNOVO News, a service of Seven Mountains Media.

Good morning.In Corning, transit officials are warning drivers to prepare for a full daytime bridge closure tomorrow. State Route Four-Fourteen over the Brisco Bridge will shut down to all traffic from eight a-m to four p-m on Wednesday for Norfolk Southern railroad track repairs, with detours posted along Denison Parkway.Over in Hammondsport, a team of volunteers and Olympic silver medalist Calvin Coffey are restoring the historic nineteen-seventies rowing shell Corsair at the Finger Lakes Boating Museum.And state officials approved twelve million dollars in funding to support a forty-seven-million-dollar modernization of Hammondsport’s historic Pleasant Valley Winery.For more news, download the radioNOVO app. I’m Codi Gaboff, radioNOVO News, a service of Seven Mountains Media.

Good morning.The National Weather Service confirms three rare EF-two tornadoes touched down simultaneously across Washington and Pleasants counties during last week's storms. High winds mowed down entire patches of trees, flipped trailers, and damaged a major communications tower before dissipating.Here in Parkersburg, City Council meets tonight to vote on final readings of proposed utility discounts. The measure boosts early payment savings for police, fire, and sanitation fees to five percent.And the Humane Society of the Ohio Valley warns Washington County commissioners that without a new contract and increased funding, the shelter will be forced to shut down by the end of the year.For more news, download the radioNOVO app. I’m Codi Gaboff, radioNOVO News, a service of Seven Mountains Media.

Good morning. Here is your New York State Roundup for this Tuesday morning.Leading off in statewide public safety news, state officials report a major milestone in driving down violent crime. More than two dozen police departments participating in New York’s Gun-Involved Violence Elimination initiative report a nearly twenty-percent drop in gun-related violence over the first half of the year. Seventeen participating departments—including Kingston, Newburgh, Middletown, and Mount Vernon—report zero firearm-related homicides through June.In statewide education news, the New York State Department of Education is sounding the alarm over a Western New York school district becoming the first in the nation to pilot a humanoid AI teaching assistant. State officials and the New York State United Teachers union are raising serious concerns over student privacy and data safeguards at Salamanca High School, calling for a pause while state regulators review the pilot program.In Rochester court news, the second suspect charged in a thirty-four-year-old cold case murder is scheduled to appear before a judge today. Sixty-three-year-old Roy Green was extradited from Canada to face charges in the nineteen-ninety-two death of Victoria Jobson, whose remains were discovered in a vacant Rochester lot two months after she disappeared.Turning to state agriculture, Governor Kathy Hochul announced that federal disaster relief is now available through the U.S. Department of Agriculture for New York farmers impacted by extreme spring weather. State officials say fruit growers were hit hardest, providing critical financial support to apple, strawberry, and grape producers across the state.And to close in Central New York: three baseball legends were officially enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. Carlos Beltrán, Andruw Jones, and Jeff Kent took the stage in front of thousands of fans and returning Hall of Famers, celebrating careers that defined a generation of baseball.For full regional updates across New York, download the radioNOVO app. I’m Codi Gaboff, radioNOVO News, a service of Seven Mountains Media.

Good morning. In disaster recovery news, central West Virginia is entering its second week of flood recovery efforts as the Army National Guard and local emergency crews continue clearing debris across Upshur, Lewis, and Pleasants counties. Meanwhile, thousands of scouts attending the Scouting America National Jamboree in Fayette County turned their service projects into local relief, packing and distributing emergency hygiene kits and food to flood-impacted families across the state.In federal legal news, United States Attorney Moore Capito is traveling across the Southern District of West Virginia to unveil a new, tailored approach to violent crime and child protection. Capito announced his office is taking a hardened stance on child predators and mid-level drug traffickers caught with firearms, while cautioning elderly residents to stay alert against a growing wave of phone and online financial scams.Turning to state infrastructure, engineers are assessing unexpected structural defects discovered underneath the Chester Bridge in Hancock County. The highway department paused all paving operations on the bridge—which has been shut down for over a year—while experts review options to address the underlying structural issues.In Mingo County, State Police arrested twenty-year-old Cameron Brinager of Delbarton following a domestic violence investigation. Authorities say Brinager assaulted three female family members, leaving one victim hospitalized with severe injuries. Brinager is held at the Southwestern Regional Jail awaiting arraignment.In state sports, Harpers Ferry professional golfer David Bradshaw added another West Virginia victory to his resume, winning the Bettinardi Classic at Sugarwood Golf Course in Wayne County. Bradshaw closed out the thirty-six-hole tournament at eleven-under-par with back-to-back birdies on sixteen and eighteen.And on a lighter note to finish up: an online request for dog treats turned into an absolute landslide of generosity for the Huntington-Cabell-Wayne Animal Control Shelter. After staff posted that they had run out of treats for their one-hundred-and-eighty shelter dogs, local residents and online deliveries flooded the shelter within hours, donating thousands of bags of treats.For full state coverage, download the radioNOVO app. I’m Codi Gaboff, radioNOVO News, a service of Seven Mountains Media.

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RNN BOWLING GREEN 07/27/26            A FEDERAL JUDGE HAS REVOKED PROBATION AND SENTENCED 38-YEAR-OLD ANDY SCHMUCKER TO NEARLY 6 YEARS IN PRISON FOR HIS ROLE IN A 2020 MURDER-FOR-HIRE SCHEME. SCHMUCKER WAS ORIGINALLY GRANTED PROBATION FOR DRIVING THE GUNMAN TO THE FATAL SHOOTING OF A FRANKLIN MAN, BUT JUDGE GREG STIVERS IMPOSED THE 71-MONTH SENTENCE FOLLOWING REPEATED PROBATION VIOLATIONS, INCLUDING POSITIVE DRUG TESTS            A 33-YEAR-OLD TENNESSEE MAN WAS ARRESTED SUNDAY ON CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE CHARGES FOLLOWING AN INVESTIGATION IN ALLEN COUNTY. AUTHORITIES SAY TYLER TRIVETTE OF MOUNTAIN CITY FACES MULTIPLE COUNTS, INCLUDING THIRD-DEGREE RAPE AND ELECTRONIC SOLICITATION OF A MINOR, AFTER TARGETING A 15-YEAR-OLD VICTIM ONLINE. THE MULTI-AGENCY INVESTIGATION REMAINS ONGOING.             RETIRED BRIGADIER GENERAL DAN CHERRY HAS RECEIVED THE 2026 MEDAL OF HONOR FROM THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. THE VIETNAM WAR VETERAN WAS HONORED FRIDAY AT BOWLING GREEN’S AVIATION HERITAGE PARK FOR HIS MILITARY SERVICE, WORK IN HISTORIC PRESERVATION, AND LONG-STANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.

RNN LEWISTOWN 07/27/26          EFFECTIVE 7AM TODAY, SOME 950 MOUNT NITTANY MEDICAL CENTER HEALTHCARE WORKERS REPRESENTED BY S-E-I-U HEALTHCARE ARE FORMALLY ON A FIVE-DAY STRIKE.   THE WALKOUT FOLLOWS ONGOING DISPUTES OVER WAGES AND STAFFING LEVELS. HOSPITAL OFFICIALS SAY CONTINGENCY STAFFING PLANS ARE IN PLACE TO ENSURE EMERGENCY AND CRITICAL SERVICES REMAIN FULLY OPERATIONAL THROUGH JULY 31ST.          DRIVERS IN MIFFLIN COUNTY WILL FACE A DETOUR STARTING TODAY, DUE TO A PIPE REPLACEMENT PROJECT. PENNDOT SAYS WHISKEY ROAD AND MAIL POUCH ROAD WILL CLOSE FOR CONSTRUCTION THROUGH OCTOBER, WITH A MARKED DETOUR IN PLACE ALONG ROUTE 522, COUNTY LINE ROAD, AND SAMUEL’S CHURCH ROAD.          PENN STATE HAS BEEN AWARDED A 20-MILLION-DOLLAR GRANT FROM THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION TO LEAD AN A-I-ENABLED RESEARCH LABORATORY. THE 4-YEAR PROJECT WILL ESTABLISH THE LATTICE CLOUD LABORATORY AT UNIVERSITY PARK, USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO ACCELERATE THE DISCOVERY OF MATERIALS USED IN SEMICONDUCTORS AND QUANTUM TECHNOLOGIES.

RNN STATE COLLEGE 07/27/26          EFFECTIVE 7AM TODAY, SOME 950 MOUNT NITTANY MEDICAL CENTER HEALTHCARE WORKERS REPRESENTED BY S-E-I-U HEALTHCARE ARE FORMALLY ON A FIVE-DAY STRIKE.   THE WALKOUT FOLLOWS ONGOING DISPUTES OVER WAGES AND STAFFING LEVELS. HOSPITAL OFFICIALS SAY CONTINGENCY STAFFING PLANS ARE IN PLACE TO ENSURE EMERGENCY AND CRITICAL SERVICES REMAIN FULLY OPERATIONAL THROUGH JULY 31ST.          A CENTRE COUNTY WOMAN IS IN JAIL AFTER ALLEGEDLY SETTING HER VEHICLE ON FIRE FOLLOWING AN ARGUMENT OUTSIDE A GREGG TOWNSHIP BAR. STATE POLICE SAY 46-YEAR-OLD KAREN HASH TORCHED HER CAR NEXT TO THE GREGG COMMUNITY AND FAMILY RECREATION CENTER, CAUSING OVER 5,000 DOLLARS IN DAMAGE TO THE BUILDING. HASH WAS DENIED BAIL AND FACES MULTIPLE FELONY CHARGES.          PENN STATE HAS BEEN AWARDED A 20-MILLION-DOLLAR GRANT FROM THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION TO LEAD AN A-I-ENABLED RESEARCH LABORATORY. THE 4-YEAR PROJECT WILL ESTABLISH THE LATTICE CLOUD LABORATORY AT UNIVERSITY PARK, USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO ACCELERATE THE DISCOVERY OF MATERIALS USED IN SEMICONDUCTORS AND QUANTUM TECHNOLOGIES.

RNN SELINSGROVE 07/27/26          A PROPOSAL FOR BLOOMSBURG POLICE TO PARTNER WITH FEDERAL IMMIGRATION AGENTS IN EXCHANGE FOR MORE THAN 220-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN FUNDING APPEARS UNLIKELY TO PASS. POLICE CHIEF MICHAEL FOSSE ASKED THE TOWN TO CONSIDER THE I-C-E AGREEMENT TO HELP FUND EQUIPMENT AND VEHICLES. HOWEVER, LOCAL LEADERS SAY COUNCIL MEMBERS AREN'T EXPECTED TO EVEN OPEN THE MOTION FOR DISCUSSION.          THE BLOOMSBURG THEATRE ENSEMBLE HAS NAMED 29-YEAR-OLD SHEMAR WHEELER AS ITS NEW MANAGING DIRECTOR. WHEELER TOOK OVER MANAGEMENT DUTIES EARLIER THIS MONTH, BRINGING A BACKGROUND IN ARTS EDUCATION AND THEATER MANAGEMENT. HIS INITIAL GOALS INCLUDE EXPANDING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, INCREASING LOCAL ARTS CLASSES, AND INTRODUCING FLEXIBLE TICKET PRICING FOR THE UPCOMING SEASON.          A 50-YEAR-OLD MONTGOMERY MAN DIED SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOLLOWING A MOTORCYCLE CRASH IN NORTHUMBERLAND COUN TY.  STATE POLICE SAY ADAM ERDLY WAS RIDING NORTHBOUND ON ROUTE 405 IN DELAWARE TOWNSHIP, WHEN A MAZDA DRIVEN BY 47-YEAR-OLD ARMAN SHIRAZI ENTERED THE LANE WITHOUT CLEARANCE, CAUSING A COLLISION. ERDLY WAS TRANSPORTED TO GEISINGER IN DANVILLE, WHERE HE DIED FROM HIS INJURIES.

RNN JOHNSTOWN 07/27/26          A 51-YEAR-OLD SALISBURY MAN HAS DIED FOLLOWING AN ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE CRASH SATURDAY IN SOMERSET COUNTY. OFFICIALS IDENTIFIED THE VICTIM AS WALTER KENNETH BITTINGER, WHO WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE NEAR PINEY RUN ROAD IN ELK LICK TOWNSHIP. THE CORONER RULED THE CAUSE OF DEATH AS BLUNT-FORCE TRAUMA, AND STATE POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING THE CRASH.          AN INMATE AT S-C-I SOMERSET NOW FACES MULTIPLE FELONY CHARGES AFTER ALLEGEDLY INJURING 2 CORRECTIONS OFFICERS DURING AN INCIDENT JULY 8TH.  STATE POLICE SAY 34-YEAR-OLD STEVEN WALLACE FRACTURED AN OFFICER'S SHOULDER, SPIT ON GUARDS, AND PHYSICALLY RESISTED ARREST. WALLACE HAS BEEN SERVING A SENTENCE FOR A SERIES OF 2011 ROBBERIES IN ALLEGHENY COUNTY.          THE JOHN MURTHA JOHNSTOWN-CAMBRIA COUNTY AIRPORT IS BRINGING ON RETIRED LATROBE AIRPORT EXECUTIVE GABE MONZO TO HELP LAUNCH A 2027 AIR SHOW. MONZO WILL SERVE AS A CONSULTANT TO GUIDE EVENT PLANNING. MEANWHILE, AIRPORT OFFICIALS CONFIRMED THAT A SEPARATE PROPOSAL TO EXPLORE A SOLAR FARM AT THE FACILITY HAS BEEN SHELVED FOR THE TIME BEING.  

RNN FRANKFORT 07/27/26          KENTUCKY LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR JACQUELINE COLEMAN HAS BEEN ELECTED NATIONAL CHAIR OF THE NATIONAL LIEUTENANT GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION FOR 2026 AND 2027. SELECTED BY HER PEERS AT THE ORGANIZATION'S ANNUAL MEETING, COLEMAN IS THE 4TH CHAIR FROM KENTUCKY SINCE 1962 AND WILL LEAD THE NONPARTISAN GROUP'S STRATEGIC EFFORTS THROUGH JUNE 2027.          A 2ND GUARD AT THE FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTER IN LEXINGTON HAS PLEADED GUILTY TO FALSIFYING RECORDS IN A FEDERAL INVESTIGATION. FORMER OFFICER JONATHAN VAGO ADMITTED TO WRITING A FALSE REPORT TO COVER UP A JUNE 2025 INMATE ASSAULT INVOLVING ANOTHER OFFICER. VAGO FACES UP TO 20 YEARS IN PRISON WHEN SENTENCED IN OCTOBER.                    THE LMPD HAVE ARRESTED 41-YEAR-OLD GERRARD HARRIS IN CONNECTION WITH A SHOOTING AT THE IROQUOIS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL FIELD ON JULY 25. INVESTIGATORS SAY 1 VICTIM WAS HOSPITALIZED WITH A NON-LIFE-THREATENING GUNSHOT WOUND AFTER GUNFIRE BROKE OUT DURING A YOUTH FOOTBALL GAME. HARRIS FACES MULTIPLE CHARGES, INCLUDING ASSAULT AND UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF A WEAPON ON SCHOOL PROPERTY.

RNN STROUDSBURG 07/27/26          A 60-YEAR-OLD MONROE COUNTY MAN HAS PLEADED NO CONTEST TO STRANGLING A FAMILY MEMBER DURING A DISPUTE OVER AN ESTATE. LEONARD GEARHART ACCEPTED A PLEA AGREEMENT IN COURT ON FRIDAY, PLEADING DOWN TO 2 MISDEMEANOR CHARGES OF STRANGULATION AND SIMPLE ASSAULT. STATE POLICE SAY GEARHART ASSAULTED THE RELATIVE THREE TIMES AT A JACKSON TOWNSHIP HOME IN OCTOBER 2025. HE FACES SENTENCING ON OCTOBER 19TH.          A NEW JERSEY MAN HAS BEEN FOUND GUILTY IN A FATAL WRONG-WAY CRASH THAT KILLED 31-YEAR-OLD DESTINN MCKNIGHT OF EAST STROUDSBURG. A JURY CONVICTED 46-YEAR-OLD VICTOR PETERS OF FIRST-DEGREE AGGRAVATED MANSLAUGHTER FOR DRIVING INTOXICATED ON INTERSTATE 80 AND HITTING MCKNIGHT'S TRUCK HEAD-ON IN FEBRUARY 2025. PETERS FACES SENTENCING ON SEPTEMBER 11.

RNN ALTOONA 07/27/26          THE ALTOONA REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED A 1.5-MILLION-DOLLAR SALES AGREEMENT FRIDAY TO SELL THE FORMER I-C-E FACILITY ON CHESTNUT AVENUE TO DOUBLE TAP RANGE AND ARMORY. OWNERS PLAN TO EXPAND THE 5.6-ACRE PROPERTY INTO A 26-LANE SHOOTING FACILITY, OFFERING TRAINING SPACE FOR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND LEASING OUT OVER 50,000 SQUARE FEET OF COMMERCIAL SPACE.          A 9-MONTH DRUG INVESTIGATION IN BLAIR COUNTY CULMINATED IN 29 ARRESTS DURING A POLICE WARRANT SWEEP LAST THURSDAY. ALTOONA POLICE SAY OFFICERS TARGETED 44 SUSPECTS INVOLVED IN TRAFFICKING FENTANYL, METHAMPHETAMINE, AND COCAINE FROM PHILADELPHIA AND PITTSBURGH. POLICE SERVED 2 SEARCH WARRANTS DURING THE SWEEP, SEIZING A FIREARM, AND STILL HOLD ACTIVE FELONY WARRANTS FOR 15 REMAINING SUSPECTS.

RNN WILLIAMSPORT 07/27/26          THE WALMART ON NORTH LOYALSOCK AVENUE IN MONTOURSVILLE WAS EVACUATED SHORTLY AFTER 3:30 P.M. FRIDAY FOLLOWING AN UNVERIFIED THREAT. EMERGENCY CREWS SET UP A COMMAND POST AND CLEARED THE STORE FOR NEARLY 3.5 HOURS BEFORE ALLOWING EMPLOYEES TO RETURN JUST BEFORE 7 P.M.          THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA WELCOMED 26 IMMIGRANTS REPRESENTING TWELVE COUNTRIES AS AMERICAN CITIZENS FRIDAY, FOLLOWING A FEDERAL NATURALIZATION CEREMONY AT THE FEDERAL COURTHOUSE IN WILLIAMSPORT.             U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE SEAN CAMONI PRESIDED OVER THE CEREMONY, SAYING IT WAS PROBABLY ONE OF THE FEW TIMES THAT PEOPLE ARE EXCITED TO COME TO THE FEDERAL COURTHOUSE.          A LYCOMING COUNTY JUDGE HAS RULED ON A CIVIL LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST THE WILLIAMSPORT AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT OVER ALLEGED PAST SEXUAL MISCONDUCT BY FORMER STAFF. JUDGE WILLIAM CARLUCCI ORDERED THE FORMER STUDENT PLAINTIFF TO FILE AN AMENDED COMPLAINT WITHIN 20 DAYS, REQUIRING CLEARER FACTS TO SUPPORT CLAIMS OF DISTRICT NEGLIGENCE WHILE DISMISSING OTHER CLAIMS REGARDING THE ACTIONS OF OTHERS.  

Good morning. In state policy, Governor Kathy Hochul and the State Attorney General’s office are calling on Madison County Sheriff Todd Hood to cancel a twenty-nineteen agreement with I-C-E. The demand follows May’s passage of the "Local Cops, Local Crimes Act," which prohibits local law enforcement from enforcing civil immigration laws. Sheriff Hood has thirty days to rescind the agreement.In Central New York, three baseball legends were officially inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. Carlos Beltrán, Andruw Jones, and Jeff Kent took the stage on Sunday in front of thousands of fans and dozens of returning Hall of Famers. Beltrán, who spent seven seasons with the Mets, thanked New York fans for shaping his career.In state development news, officials approved twelve million dollars to support a forty-seven-million-dollar overhaul of the historic Pleasant Valley Winery in Hammondsport. Founded in 1860 as America’s first bonded winery, the site shuttered last year. The revitalization project will re-open historic champagne cellars, support local grape growers, and create sixty-nine jobs.Turning to public transit, Allegany County’s ACCESS Allegany system has become the first transit fleet in New York to convert entirely to propane autogas, cutting local fuel costs by forty percent.Agricultural officials are warning residents across the Southern Tier that spotted lanternflies have reached their adult stage. Travelers and truckers are urged to check vehicles to prevent the invasive pest from spreading into local orchards and vineyards.And in court news, Livingston County investigators confirm DNA testing solved a four-decade-old missing persons case, identifying remains found in Florida as Rose Marie Gayhart, a former Dansville woman missing since nineteen-eighty-five. Florida authorities are investigating her death as an active homicide.And on a lighter note to finish up: over eighty-five hundred people flooded the Ulster County village of Ellenville over the weekend for the annual Borscht Belt Fest. The festival celebrated Catskills comedy, culture, and classic Jewish comfort food—proving that the comedy legacy of the Hudson Valley is still very much alive and well!For full regional updates, download the radioNOVO app. I’m Codi Gaboff, radioNOVO News, a service of Seven Mountains Media.

Good morning. Leading off in state political news, Fayette County Delegate Elliott Pritt is due in federal court in Charleston today following his arrest on federal child exploitation charges. Governor Patrick Morrisey announced he will meet with House and Senate leaders to formally call a special session to expel Pritt from the legislature. House Speaker Roger Hanshaw has already delivered a petition to the governor signed by more than eighty delegates requesting the August session.In disaster recovery news, Governor Morrisey is formally petitioning the federal government for a Major Disaster Declaration following last week's severe storms, tornadoes, and flash flooding. The request covers seven hard-hit counties—including Barbour, Harrison, Lewis, Pleasants, and Upshur. State authorities have also released the identities of the two flood victims found inside a submerged vehicle in Stonecoal Lake, identifying them as fifty-nine-year-old Judy Young and sixty-one-year-old James Harper.In infrastructure news, state transportation officials report that ongoing resurfacing on the Chester Bridge has been temporarily halted. Crews discovered unexpected structural defects under the roadway, forcing engineers to pause paving operations on the bridge, which has now been closed for over a year. In traffic and infrastructure news, drivers traveling near Institute should prepare for delays starting today. The State Department of Transportation is closing the eastbound slow lane of Route Twenty-Five near the Interstate Sixty-Four entrance ramp for up to sixty days. Crews are relocating utility lines to make room for a new five-point-four-million-dollar roundabout project.In Kanawha County, law enforcement is investigating an act of criminal sabotage at an Optimum network facility in Saint Albans. Thieves severely damaged critical infrastructure, triggering a widespread weekend internet outage for thousands of local residents.And in Cabell County, an overwhelming show of community support flooded the Huntington Cabell Wayne Animal Control Shelter after a Facebook plea for dog treats generated thousands of donations from local residents and online supporters within hours.For complete news coverage across the Mountain State, download the radioNOVO app. I’m Codi Gaboff, radioNOVO News, a service of Seven Mountains Media.

Good morning.A retired Pennsylvania State Trooper is behind bars without bail after a double-fatal DUI crash in Clearfield County. Fifty-five-year-old Thomas Edward Reed of Lanse is facing third-degree murder and homicide by vehicle charges following Thursday night's multi-vehicle crash on Route Eight-Seventy-Nine in Pike Township. State police say Reed crossed the center line, killing minivan occupant Judith Jordan and motorcyclist Frederick Cline. Investigators say Reed initially denied drinking, but police later found alcohol containers in his truck and recorded a high blood-alcohol level.Fair season is officially underway in Clarion County! The weeklong Clarion County Fair opened Sunday at Redbank Valley Municipal Park and runs through Saturday, featuring carnival rides, new magic shows, and tonight's amateur drag racing at seven p-m.And in Elk County, officials say the historic Ridgway Rifle Club is boosting the local economy by drawing competitive shooters from across the globe and generating over forty thousand dollars locally during events.For more news, download the radioNOVO app. I’m Codi Gaboff, radioNOVO News, a service of Seven Mountains Media.

Good morning.In court news, a pretrial conference is set for Wednesday morning for thirty-year-old Dashawn Watkins, the Sharon man accused of the graphic twenty-twenty-four rape, homicide, and dismemberment of fourteen-year-old Pauly Likens. The high-profile trial in Mercer County has faced multiple delays, but jury selection and opening statements are currently scheduled to begin on Monday, September fourteenth.In Conneaut Lake, borough leaders have officially authorized a two-hundred-thousand-dollar loan to fund critical upgrades downtown. The money will pay for four new traffic signal poles along Water Street as part of a ongoing multimillion-dollar revitalization project.And after a month off-line, the Limber Road water tower in Meadville is officially back in service. Water Authority officials say the three-hundred-twenty-thousand-gallon tank underwent a full interior relining and exterior repaint job that should last another thirty years.For more news, download the radioNOVO app. I’m Codi Gaboff, radioNOVO News, a service of Seven Mountains Media.

Good morning.Criminal charges against an off-duty Hermitage police officer accused of intentionally ramming a vehicle have been sent to a higher court. Thirty-six-year-old Derek Jeziorkowski faces formal arraignment in Mercer County on September twenty-second. State police say Jeziorkowski chased down a vehicle in West Salem Township, used a pit maneuver to force it off the road into a utility pole where it flipped, and then told the occupants, "This is what happens when you mess with my kid."Newly uncovered internal emails show Youngstown city leaders have spent the past year quietly pursuing a multibillion-dollar data center project on the city's east side, despite publicly downplaying the talks to avoid local pushback.And in New Castle, the state Office of Open Records has ruled that the New Castle Public Library is not subject to Pennsylvania's Right-To-Know laws, a decision that is now being appealed in Lawrence County court.For more news, download the radioNOVO app. I’m Codi Gaboff, radioNOVO News, a service of Seven Mountains Media.

Good morning.In major Finger Lakes development news, state officials have approved twelve million dollars in funding to support a forty-seven-million-dollar overhaul of the historic Pleasant Valley Winery in Hammondsport. Vine Enterprises plans to modernize New York State's second-largest winery, re-open its historic champagne cellars, and create sixty-nine new local jobs.Turning to public safety, Ithaca Police are investigating a weekend stabbing at the Asteri Residential Tower that left one person hospitalized with facial and shoulder injuries. Meanwhile, State Police arrested a Newfield man for felony burglary after discovering he ran an extension cord into a vacant neighboring apartment to steal electricity.And agricultural officials are issuing a warning across the Southern Tier: spotted lanternflies have entered their active adult stage. Local residents and travelers are urged to inspect vehicles and outdoor equipment to prevent the invasive pest from spreading into local vineyards and orchards.For more news, download the radioNOVO app. I’m Codi Gaboff, radioNOVO News, a service of Seven Mountains Media.

Good morning.A missing person case dating back over four decades has finally brought answers to Livingston County. Sheriff’s officials confirm that DNA testing has positively identified human remains found in a Florida canal as Rose Marie Gayhart, a former Dansville woman missing since nineteen-eighty-five. Florida authorities are actively investigating her death as a homicide.In Allegany County, ACCESS Allegany has officially become New York State's first public transit system to convert its entire bus fleet to propane autogas. Officials expect the move to slice fuel costs by forty percent—saving over eighty thousand dollars annually while reducing local vehicle emissions.And in Hornell, state transit officials are warning drivers to prepare for new traffic restrictions along Route Thirty-Six. Starting this week, access to the Hornell Plaza will be limited to the southern entrance near McDonald's as part of the ongoing sixty-four-million-dollar corridor overhaul.For more news, download the radioNOVO app. I’m Codi Gaboff, radioNOVO News, a service of Seven Mountains Media.

Good morning.In state capital news, a supermajority of West Virginia House Republicans is petitioning Governor Patrick Morrisey to call an August tenth special session to expel Fayette County Delegate Elliott Pritt. Pritt was arrested on federal charges alleging the former teacher enticed and sexually abused a middle school student.Here in Parkersburg, City Council meets tonight to vote on final readings of proposed utility discounts. The ordinances would boost the early payment discount for police and fire fees to five percent and establish a five percent discount for prepaying annual trash collection fees.And the Humane Society of the Ohio Valley is warning Washington County commissioners that without a new contract and increased funding, the shelter will be forced to shut its doors by the end of the year.For more news, download the radioNOVO app. I’m Codi Gaboff, radioNOVO News, a service of Seven Mountains Media. 

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RNN BOWLING GREEN 07/24/26           NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SURVEY TEAMS HAVE CONFIRMED TWO TORNADOES TOUCHED DOWN IN KENTUCKY. AN E-F-1 TORNADO PACKING 110-MILE-PER-HOUR WINDS HIT METCALFE COUNTY NEAR KNOB LICK, RIPPING METAL ROOF PANELS FROM BARNS AND DAMAGING TREES. MEANWHILE, AN E-F-2 TORNADO WITH 115-MILE-PER-HOUR WINDS TRACKED OVER 20 MILES ACROSS GRAYSON AND HART COUNTIES, DAMAGING HOMES AND LEAVING ONE PERSON INJURED.          A BARREN COUNTY BUSINESS OWNER WAS ARRESTED WEDNESDAY FOLLOWING AN INVESTIGATION INTO ILLEGAL MARIJUANA SALES. DRUG TASK FORCE AGENTS RAIDED THE HALL CONNECTION ON BON AYR ROAD, SEIZING CASH, PARAPHERNALIA, AND OVER EIGHT OUNCES OF CANNABIS FLOWER. POLICE ALLEGE 55-YEAR-OLD DANA STEADMAN WAS SELLING REPACKAGED OUT-OF-STATE PRODUCTS THAT EXCEEDED LEGAL THC LIMITS WITHOUT A LICENSE.          A TRIAL DATE'S BEEN SET FOR THE BOWLING GREEN MAN CHARGED IN A FATAL HIT-AND-RUN INCIDENT. A THREE-DAY TRIAL HAS BEEN SCHEDULED FOR 59-YEAR-OLD FRED LEE HART, WHO FACES CHARGES INCLUDING MURDER AND DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE AFTER ALLEGEDLY STRIKING AND KILLING 38-YEAR-OLD MARIO HARRIS OUTSIDE HIS HOME ON BRANDYWOOD COURT.

radioNOVO News for Lebanon: July 24, 2026

RNN SELINSGROVE 07/24/26          BLOOMSBURG TOWN COUNCIL IS HOLDING OFF ON SIGNING NEW AGREEMENTS WITH SEDA-C-O-G UNTIL THE AGENCY REMOVES A CLAUSE LIMITING ITS LIABILITY. TOWN MANAGER LISA DOOLEY SAYS THE TOWN IS CURRENTLY FIGHTING A STATE ORDER TO REPAY NEARLY $300,000 MISMANAGED BY THE AGENCY IN A FORMER HOUSING PROGRAM, AND WANTS PROTECTION AGAINST FUTURE ADMINISTRATIVE ERRORS.            MEANTIME, AGENCY DIRECTOR TYLER DOMBROSKI DEFENDED THE CLAUSE, STATING IT'S IN EVERY CONTRACT THEY NEGOTIATE........... AND EMPHASIZING THERE HAVE BEEN NO ISSUES WITH OTHER GRANT PROGRAMS THEY ADMINISTER.  HE SAID THE AGENCY WELCOMES DISCUSSIONS TO RESOLVE THE MATTER.          LEWISBURG AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT IS BANNING CELLPHONES FROM ALL CLASSROOMS STARTING THIS FALL. THE SCHOOL BOARD VOTED THURSDAY TO UPDATE ITS STUDENT HANDBOOK, REQUIRING STUDENTS TO KEEP PHONES IN THEIR LOCKERS DURING CLASS TIME. DISTRICT OFFICIALS SAY THE MOVE AIMS TO CUT DOWN ON CLASSROOM DISTRACTIONS AHEAD OF POTENTIAL STATEWIDE LEGISLATION.

RNN LEWISTOWN 07/24/26          THE MIFFLIN COUNTY CORONER’S OFFICE HAS RELEASED THE IDENTITY OF THE VICTIM OF A FATAL THREE-VEHICLE CRASH IN MCVEYTOWN. AUTHORITIES SAY 21-YEAR-OLD HUNTER RAYMOND MASSEY, OF HASTINGS, CAMBRIA COUNTY........... DIED FROM MULTIPLE TRAUMATIC INJURIES FOLLOWING THE COLLISION EARLY MONDAY MORNING ON U.S. ROUTE 522 SOUTH. THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION BY PENNSYLVANIA STATE POLICE.          CONTRARY TO SOCIAL MEDIA SPECULATION, THE MIFFLIN COUNTY INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION SAYS IT HAS NOT GRANTED—NOR BEEN ASKED FOR—EASEMENTS ON ITS PROPERTY FOR A PROPOSED DATA CENTER IN GRANVILLE TOWNSHIP. IN ADDITION, OFFICIALS SAY THEY HAVE NOT TAKEN AN OFFICIAL POSITION ON ANY SUCH PROJECT.          PEDESTRIANS AND CYCLISTS ALONG ELECTRIC AVENUE WILL SOON SEE MAJOR SAFETY UPGRADES. MIFFLIN COUNTY IS USING NEARLY 1.5 MILLION DOLLARS IN STATE GRANT FUNDING TO DESIGN NEW SIDEWALKS, BIKE LANES, AND CROSSWALKS STRETCHING FROM ORT VALLEY ROAD TO DERRY PARK DRIVE.

RNN WILLIAMSPORT 07/24/26          A 17-YEAR-OLD DAUPHIN COUNTY TEEN WILL STAND TRIAL FOR THE FATAL HALLOWEEN NIGHT SHOOTING OF A 15-YEAR-OLD BOY. A JUDGE RULED WEDNESDAY THAT CHARGES AGAINST VINCENT BASKERVILLE WILL MOVE FORWARD FOLLOWING A PRELIMINARY HEARING. INVESTIGATORS TESTIFIED THAT PHONE PHOTOS POSITIONED BASKERVILLE NEAR THE CRIME SCENE POSING WITH A GUN, WHILE DEFENSE ATTORNEYS ARGUED THERE IS NO DIRECT FOOTAGE OR EVIDENCE PROVING WHO PULLED THE TRIGGER.          WILLIAMSPORT CITY COUNCIL IS MOVING TO SELL THE CITY'S VACANT, HISTORIC CITY HALL. COUNCIL VOTED 5 TO 2 ON THURSDAY TO OPEN BIDDING FOR THE WEST FOURTH STREET BUILDING, WHICH HAS BEEN CONDEMNED SINCE 2021 DUE TO EXTENSIVE WATER DAMAGE. THE CITY RETAINS THE RIGHT TO REJECT ANY OFFERS WITHIN 60 DAYS, AND CONTRACT LANGUAGE WILL SPECIFY THAT THE HISTORIC PROPERTY CANNOT BE DEMOLISHED.

RNN ALTOONA 07/24/26          BLAIR COUNTY HAS FINALIZED A CONTRACT WITH LAWRENCE COUNTY TO HOUSE JUVENILE INMATES AT A COST OF $500 PER DAY. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS SAY THE DEAL SECURES BACKUP SPACE FOR JUVENILES WHEN LOCAL FACILITIES REACH CAPACITY. BLAIR COUNTY HAS RELIED ON OUTSIDE DETENTION CENTERS SINCE CLOSING ITS ALTOONA FACILITY IN 2006.          MEANTIME, THE SEARCH IS ON FOR A NEW ARCHITECTURAL / ENGINEERING FIRM TO DESIGN A NEW COUNTY PRISON.  COMMISSIONERS HAVE CANCELED THE CONTRACT WITH GFT, CITING IIRRECONCILABLE DIFFERENCES, EVEN THOUGH THE PROJECT REMAINS A TOP PRIORITY.          PENN CAMBRIA SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS RAISED OVER $1 MILLION IN PLEDGED DONATIONS TO UPGRADE PANTHER STADIUM. THE INITIATIVE TOOK A MAJOR STEP FORWARD THIS WEEK AFTER A LOCAL CONTRACTOR DONATED AND INSTALLED A BRAND-NEW $200,000 L-E-D LIGHTING SYSTEM. OFFICIALS HOPE THE CAMPAIGN WILL FUND ARTIFICIAL TURF AND TRACK IMPROVEMENTS, ALLOWING THE DISTRICT TO HOST P-I-A-A PLAYOFF GAMES AND TRACK MEETS.

RNN FRANKFORT 07/24/26          A FEDERAL JUDGE HAS DISMISSED A U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE LAWSUIT AGAINST KENTUCKY SECRETARY OF STATE MICHAEL ADAMS AND THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS. THE D-O-J SOUGHT UNREDACTED VOTER REGISTRATION DATA, INCLUDING SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS AND ADDRESSES. FEDERAL JUDGE CLARIA HORN BOOM RULED THOSE SENSITIVE RECORDS ARE PROTECTED UNDER FEDERAL LAW. THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT HAS UNTIL SEPTEMBER 21ST TO APPEAL.           VERSAILLES ROAD IN LEXINGTON HAS FULLY REOPENED FOLLOWING A FATAL THREE-VEHICLE CRASH THURSDAY MORNING. LEXINGTON POLICE SAY THE COLLISION HAPPENED NEAR WOODFORD DRIVE AROUND 7:00 A.M. THE FAYETTE COUNTY CORONER’S OFFICE IDENTIFIED THE VICTIM AS 43-YEAR-OLD SHAWN WILSON OF LEXINGTON, WHO DIED FROM INJURIES SUSTAINED IN THE CRASH.          FRANKLIN COUNTY’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE CAME IN AT 4.9% FOR JUNE, UP FROM 4.4% A YEAR AGO, ACCORDING TO NEW DATA FROM THE KENTUCKY CENTER FOR STATISTICS.  WHILE FRANKLIN COUNTY REMAINS AMONG THE TOP TEN LOWEST JOBLESS RATES IN THE COMMONWEALTH, THE COMPARABLE NATIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IS 4.4-PERCENT. 

RNN STROUDSBURG 07/24/26          A 33-YEAR-OLD STROUDSBURG MAN HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO 4 YEARS OF PROBATION FOR FIRING A GUN INTO A CLOSED MAIN STREET BUSINESS. JOSEPH CASTRO PLEADED GUILTY TO RECKLESS ENDANGERMENT AND POSSESSING AN INSTRUMENT OF A CRIME AFTER SHOOTING THROUGH A WINDOW AT STONEHAüS MEADERY WHILE 2 PEOPLE WERE SLEEPING IN AN UPSTAIRS APARTMENT.             THE SEARCH CONTINUES FOR TWO SUSPECTS AFTER AN ARMED ROBBERY IN NORTHAMPTON COUNTY WEDNESDAY NIGHT.  BETHLEHEM TOWNSHIP POLICE SAY TWO MALES ENTERED THE BEST BUY ON BIRKLAND PLACE WEARING BLACK HOODIES AND BLUE MEDICAL MASKS AND SHOWED AN EMPLOYEE AT THE SERVICE COUNTER A GUN.  AUTHORITIES SAID THEY THEN WENT BEHIND THE COUNTER AND TOOK MERCHANDISE BEFORE FLEEING THE SCENE.  ANYONE WITH INFORMATION ON THE ROBBERY IS ASKED TO CONTACT BETHLEHEM TOWNSHIP P-D. 

RNN JOHNSTOWN 07/24/26          CAMBRIA COUNTY'S 2025 FINANCIAL AUDIT SHOWS SIGNS OF RECOVERY, INCLUDING A FULLY FUNDED PENSION PLAN AND REDUCED LONG-TERM LIABILITIES. AUDITORS ISSUED A CLEAN REPORT, THOUGH AN OPERATING DEFICIT AND LONG-TERM DEBT REMAIN KEY CONCERNS. WHILE BOARD LEADERSHIP SAYS THE COUNTY IS HEADING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, OPPOSING COMMISSIONERS ARGUE MORE INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT IS STILL URGENTLY NEEDED.          THE SOMERSET COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IS MODERNIZING ITS LONGTIME LEADERSHIP SOMERSET COUNTY PROGRAM TO BETTER ALIGN WITH EVOLVING WORKFORCE NEEDS. UPDATES TO THE EIGHT-MONTH INITIATIVE INCLUDE HIRING A PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP FACILITATOR AND INTRODUCING AN EXPANDED CURRICULUM.           LOCAL BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS ARE INVITED TO A FREE INFORMATIONAL BREAKFAST ON AUGUST 12TH AT THE SOMERSET COUNTRY CLUB TO LEARN MORE.  

RNN STATE COLLEGE 07/24/26          PENNSYLVANIA'S SENIOR U.S. SENATOR, JOHN FETTERMAN HAS OPENED A NEW SATELLITE OFFICE IN DOWNTOWN STATE COLLEGE. LOCATED ON WEST FOSTER AVENUE NEAR PENN STATE'S CAMPUS, THE SITE MARKS FETTERMAN’S SIXTH OFFICE IN PENNSYLVANIA. STAFF WILL SERVE AS A DIRECT POINT OF CONTACT FOR CONSTITUENT SERVICES ACROSS CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA, ASSISTING LOCAL RESIDENTS AND LEADERS WITH FEDERAL PROGRAMS AND AGENCIES.           A LOCAL BUS STOP ON VAIRO  <<<VERO>>>>>  BOULEVARD IS GETTING A BIRD-FRIENDLY MAKEOVER. THE CENTRE AREA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY HAS PARTNERED WITH THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE TO INSTALL SPECIALIZED WINDOW FILM ON A SHELTER TO PREVENT BIRD COLLISIONS. EXPERTS ESTIMATE NEARLY ONE BILLION BIRDS DIE ANNUALLY FROM GLASS STRIKES, BUT SIMILAR UPGRADES HAVE REDUCED COLLISIONS BY UP TO 64 PERCENT.          IN CAMBRIA COUNTY, SEVERAL PEOPLE WERE HOSPITALIZED THURSDAY EVENING AFTER A HOT AIR BALLOON FLIPPED OVER AT THE CAMBRIA COUNTY COMMUNITY HEROES CARNIVAL. A SUDDEN GUST OF WIND TIPPED THE BASKET AND DRAGGED IT ACROSS THE GROUND. PASSENGERS SAY A CARNIVAL WORKER ATTEMPTING TO STEADY THE BALLOON WAS LIFTED INTO THE AIR BEFORE BEING TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL ALONGSIDE TWO OTHERS.

Good morning.A Meadville man is heading to trial on felony charges after allegedly firing a handgun at a woman during a violent domestic dispute. Police report twenty-four-year-old Tyler James Hauf pulled a pistol, grazed a woman’s finger during a struggle, and fired a bullet through a television before fleeing. Hauf now faces charges including aggravated assault and strangulation, with trial set for November.In local festival news, Meadville’s long-running "Thunder in the City" is officially getting a overhaul. Rebranded as "Tool City Summer Fest," the event kicks off next Thursday with live music, vendors, and the popular Tool City Super Cruise, capped off by a late-night burnout competition right in front of the Crawford County Courthouse.And the annual Conneaut Valley Corn Festival is underway at Lord Mason Park through Saturday. The free, family-friendly event features over a dozen food vendors, live music, cornhole tournaments, and a massive fireworks display to wrap up the festivities Saturday night.For more news, download the radioNOVO app. I’m Codi Gaboff, radioNOVO News, a service of Seven Mountains Media.