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Good morning, We lead in Morgantown, where a day of historic athletic celebration was struck by severe weather. Five people remain hospitalized after powerful wind gusts swept through a sold-out Kendrick Family Ballpark during a weather delay. The Mountaineers baseball team was playing Cal Poly for a highly anticipated spot in the Men's College World Series when a sudden storm sent a massive...

Good morning, We lead with history at the racetrack. Golden Tempo has captured the final leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown with a dramatic victory at the Belmont Stakes in Saratoga Springs. Ridden by jockey Jose Ortiz, the star Thoroughbred surged from the back of the pack to hold off Commandment at the finish line. The historic win comes just five weeks after the horse’s famous victory at the Ke...

Good morning, A bitter political battle over Parkersburg’s trash collection is likely heading to court. The city's referendum committee says that despite gathering over three thousand valid signatures to challenge a new contract with Waste Management, the city clerk rejected the petition based on an opinion from the city attorney. The committee plans to appeal. In legal news, a federal appeal...

Good morning, An eighteen-year-old Ithaca driver faces up to fifteen years in prison after pleading guilty to vehicular manslaughter. In court, Michael Blake admitted to using alcohol and drugs before a violent crash in Schuyler County last fall that tragically killed his seventeen-year-old passenger, Marcus Knight. In a bizarre utility heist, a Waverly man is locked up for scaling a cell phone to...

Good morning, A tragic head-on collision in the Finger Lakes has left one person dead. State Police say a dump truck traveling on Route Fifty-Four in Torrey braked abruptly for a turning vehicle, lost control, and crossed the center line. It struck a Chevy pickup truck, killing its fifty-nine-year-old driver. In Chemung County, a Pennsylvania woman is behind bars after a multi-state manhunt. Inves...

Good morning, A major multi-state drug ring has been dismantled right here in New Castle. A joint investigation by the FBI and local task forces ended Friday with the arrest of a repeat local drug kingpin and four others. Tactical teams seized seven guns, cash, and enough fentanyl and cocaine to kill hundreds of people. Meanwhile, community tension is boiling over in Beaver County. Dozens of local...

Good morning, The complete overhaul of the Clarion County Courthouse is entering its final stretch. County officials confirmed the building will officially reopen on July sixth. The massive renovation completely modernized the historic facility—replacing old window AC units with central cooling, updating the data network, and adding extensive security barriers. In Jefferson County, a dramatic ceil...

Good morning, A massive piece of Crawford County history went down with a bang. PennDOT crews used explosives to safely detonate and demolish the eighty-nine-year-old Route Six bridge south of Saegertown ( SAY-ger-town ). The blast marks a major step for the six-point-nine million dollar replacement project, which will keep the roadway closed until December. In Vernon Township, supervisors are pre...

RNN BOWLING GREEN 06/05/26           A TRIAL DATE HAS BEEN SET FOR EARLY NEXT YEAR FOR TWO MEN ACCUSED IN THE FATAL WORKPLACE SHOOTING OF A BOWLING GREEN AUTO MART MANAGER. 47-YEAR OLD DONALD SWAIN AND 43-YEAR OLD DARRIS ALLEN WILL FACE A JURY NEXT FEBRUARY 24TH.  AUTHORITIES SAY SWAIN SHOT 39-YEAR-OLD ROBERT DARK AT THE BUSINESS LAST JUNE, WHILE ALLEN ACTED AS AN ACCOMPLICE. THE JUDGE ALSO DENIED...

RNN STATE COLLEGE 06/05/26           DOWNTOWN STATE COLLEGE COULD SEE MORE ONE-WAY STREETS UNDER A PROPOSAL AIMED AT EASING PARKING AND LOADING SHORTAGES. BOROUGH OFFICIALS ARE CONSIDERING CONVERTING PORTIONS OF LOCUST LANE, SOWERS STREET, HIESTER STREET AND HETZEL STREET INTO ONE-WAY TRAFFIC PATTERNS. THE PLAN WOULD CREATE 32 NEW PARKING SPACES AND FIVE LOADING ZONES AS PART OF A ONE-YEAR PILOT P...

RNN JOHNSTOWN 06/05/26           JOHNSTOWN CITY COUNCIL HAS SCHEDULED A SPECIAL PUBLIC SAFETY WORKSHOP FOR SUNDAY AT THE 1ST SUMMIT ARENA. THE MEETING COMES AMID A RECENT SURGE IN VIOLENCE, INCLUDING TWO HOMICIDES AND EIGHT OTHER SHOOTING INCIDENTS OVER THE PAST MONTH. OFFICIALS SAY THE WORKSHOP WILL FOCUS ON PUBLIC SAFETY CONCERNS AND INCLUDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.           ONE OF TH...

RNN FRANKFORT 06/05/26           KENTUCKY LAWMAKERS ARE BACK IN FRANKFORT AS THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY BEGINS ITS 2026 INTERIM PERIOD. THROUGH DECEMBER, LEGISLATORS WILL MEET IN COMMITTEE, STUDY ISSUES FACING THE COMMONWEALTH, AND BEGIN SHAPING PROPOSALS FOR THE 2027 SESSION. MOST MEETINGS WILL BE HELD AT THE CAPITOL ANNEX AND STREAMED ONLINE, WITH THE NEXT REGULAR SESSION SET TO BEGIN JANUARY 5TH.    ...

radioNOVO News for Lebanon: June 5, 2026

RNN ALTOONA 06/05/26           BLAIR COUNTY PRISON WARDEN MICHAEL HALE IS PRAISING 2 CORRECTIONS OFFICERS FOR INTERCEPTING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN CONTRABAND. OFFICERS SHANNON BOOKER AND TIMOTHY WILLIAMSON DISCOVERED MARIJUANA, VAPES, AND TOBACCO HIDDEN INSIDE A MEDICAL CENTER RESTROOM DURING INMATE RICKY JOYNER'S APPOINTMENT ON MAY 18. INVESTIGATORS LINKED THE STASH TO 2 ALTOONA ACCOMPLICES....

RNN SELINSGROVE 06/05/26           BLOOMSBURG POLICE ARE ASKING RESIDENTS TO CHECK SURVEILLANCE FOOTAGE AFTER A BULLET HOLE WAS DISCOVERED TUESDAY IN AN EAST STREET HOME. OFFICER TOM PFEIFFER SAYS THE BULLET WAS FOUND JUST 2 BLOCKS FROM WHERE A MASKED MAN PULLED A GUN DURING A FIGHT ON MONDAY. WHILE POLICE HAVE NO EVIDENCE LINKING THE TWO INCIDENTS, INVESTIGATORS URGE ANYONE WITH INFORMATION TO CO...

RNN LEWISTOWN 06/05/26           MIFFLIN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS HONORED LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATOR ASHLIE CROSSON YESTERDAY AS SHE CONCLUDES HER HISTORIC TENURE AS THE 2025 NATIONAL TEACHER OF THE YEAR. CROSSON SPENT THE LAST 12 MONTHS TRAVELING THE COUNTRY TO ADVOCATE FOR 74 MILLION AMERICAN CHILDREN BEFORE RETURNING HOME TO HER LOCAL CLASSROOM.           THE JUNIATA RIVER VALLEY IS KICKING OFF IND...

RNN STROUDSBURG 06/05/26           TEMPERS FLARED AT A POCONO TOWNSHIP MEETING AS COMMISSIONERS LOCKED HORNS OVER PROPOSED PROTEST RESTRICTIONS FOLLOWING A RECENT PARK RALLY. A SHOUTING MATCH ERUPTED AND TABLE-SLAMMING ENSUED OVER A DRAFT ORDINANCE PROPOSING FIFTY-FOOT PROTEST BUFFER ZONES AROUND CHILDREN’S PLAYGROUNDS AND SPORTS FIELDS. OPPONENTS CLAIM THE BUFFERS ARE UNCONSTITUTIONAL, WHILE THE...

RNN WILLIAMSPORT 06/05/26           IN FRONT OF A PACKED LYCOMING COUNTY COURTROOM YESTERDAY, A VISIBLY IRRITATED PRESIDENT JUDGE ERIC LINHARDT DROPPED THE HAMMER ON MUNCY TOWNSHIP SUPERVISOR TERRI LAUCHLE.           THE CONTEMPT OF COURT HEARING BEGAN WITH LINHARDT ASKING LAUCHLE IF SHE HAD SIGNED A COURT-ORDERED LOT CONSOLIDATION PLAN OR PAID SEVEN THOUSAND DOLLARS IN ACCRUED FINES. SHE REPLIED...

Good morning from the radioNOVO state news center. The Mountain State's energy sector is bracing for a massive financial injection. President Trump is scheduled to announce a sweeping seven-hundred-million-dollar federal funding package designed to aggressively bolster the American coal industry from the Oval Office this afternoon. To execute the major initiative, the administration is invoki...

Good morning. A long-awaited turning point has been reached in a high-profile local homicide investigation. Court documents confirm forty-two-year-old Preston Pierce has officially waived his extradition rights in North Carolina. Pierce was arrested last month and indicted on felony charges of kidnapping, concealment of a body, and first-degree murder in connection with the tragic twenty-twenty-tw...

Good morning. A major economic pause is hitting western New York as state lawmakers prepare to pass a historic, one-year moratorium on all new large-scale data center construction. The landmark omnibus bill directly targets massive tech facilities being proposed across rural counties, establishing strict efficiency standards to prevent local consumer residential utility bills from skyrocketing. In...

Good morning. A major economic shift is moving through the state Capitol this week as lawmakers prepare to pass a historic, one-year moratorium on all large-scale data center construction across New York. The landmark omnibus bill—championed closely by Ithaca Assemblymember Anna Kelles—aims to protect local consumer utility rates from skyrocketing while officials evaluate the heavy strain these te...

Good morning. The regional business community is facing sudden leadership uncertainty this morning as Forward Lawrence Chief Executive Officer Albert “Chip” Abramovic has resigned. Abramovic is stepping down to pursue other professional opportunities after spending just four months leading the county's chamber of commerce and economic development organization. Meanwhile, local families living...

Good morning.  A major shift comes to Pennsylvania roadways today as law enforcement officially begins enforcing Paul Miller’s Law. Motorists caught operating any hand-held mobile device while driving will face an immediate fifty-dollar fine, plus associated court fees. The ban applies even when vehicles are temporarily stopped at traffic lights. In legal news, a status conference for convicted Co...

Good morning. A Sykesville woman faces a felony charge of aggravated animal cruelty following the tragic death of a dog in Clearfield County. Authorities report that twenty-four-year-old Allison Bouch waived her preliminary hearing after an animal necropsy revealed a mother dog named Snowdrop died from preventable complications and blood loss after giving birth. In local infrastructure news, state...