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Good morning from the radioNOVO state news center. A standard school day turned into a terrifying emergency in Onondaga County yesterday. Classes were thrown into an immediate security lockout at Catherine McNamara Elementary School in Baldwinsville after a substitute teacher spotted a suspicious individual outside the building. The instructor noticed what appeared to be a weapon and quickly alert...

RNN JOHNSTOWN 06/04/26           A FIFTEEN-YEAR-OLD JOHNSTOWN TEENAGER IS BEING HELD WITHOUT BOND, CHARGED AS AN ADULT IN THE MAY 14TH KILLING OF A LOCAL MAN. AN ARREST AFFIDAVIT REVEALS ANDRE BLACKWELL-SIMMS ALLEGEDLY SHOT 38-YEAR-OLD FREDRICK MYERS IN THE CHEST OVER A THOUSAND DOLLARS IN STOLEN DRUGS. POLICE SAY SURVEILLANCE VIDEO, A SHELL CASING FOUND IN THE TEEN'S HOME, AND STATE LAB RESU...

RNN STATE COLLEGE 06/04/26           THE STATE COLLEGE PARKING DEPARTMENT IS DRAFTING NEW PROPOSALS FOR BOROUGH COUNCIL AIMED AT IMPROVING OPTIONS FOR VISITORS. THE UPDATES INCLUDE A SIX-MONTH PILOT PROGRAM THAT MAINTAINS A TWO-HOUR DAYTIME METER LIMIT BUT SHIFTS THE EVENING TRANSITION TO SIX O'CLOCK, OPENING UP A LONGER FOUR-HOUR WINDOW FOR DINNER AND SHOPPING. OFFICIALS ALSO PLAN TO EXTEND...

RNN BOWLING GREEN 06/04/26           A BOWLING GREEN MAN IS FACING MULTIPLE CHARGES IN CONNECTION WITH A DEADLY CRASH LAST MONTH ON GIRKIN ROAD. THE WARREN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAYS 39-YEAR-OLD ONRICO WILSON WAS ARRESTED WEDNESDAY ON CHARGES INCLUDING VEHICULAR HOMICIDE AND DUI.            INVESTIGATORS SAY WILSON WAS DRIVING WHEN THE VEHICLE LEFT THE ROADWAY AND STRUCK A TREE ON MAY 25. 7...

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RNN WILLIAMSPORT 06/04/26THAT WANT           EMBATTLED MUNCY TOWNSHIP SUPERVISOR TERI LAUCHLE IS EXPECTED BACK IN COURT BEFORE JUDGE ERIC LINHARDT THIS AFTERNOON............ REGARDING HER CONTINUED CONTEMPT OF COURT INVOLVING THE BASS PRO SHOP PROJECT, AND HER REFUSAL TO SIGN A SUBDIVISION PLAN REGARDING IT.  SHE'S CURRENTLY BEING FINED 500-DOLLARS A DAY FOR NIGHT SIGNING THE DOCUMENT, RACKIN...

RNN SELINSGROVE 06/04/26              A COLUMBIA COUNTY FATHER IS FACING MURDER CHARGES TODAY IN THE APRIL DEATH OF HIS 6-MONTH-OLD SON. STATE POLICE SAY 25-YEAR-OLD TYSON DENZEL WILLIAMS WAS ARRAIGNED TODAY ON CHARGES INCLUDING 1ST-DEGREE MURDER. WILLIAMS, WHO WAS ALREADY JAILED ON A DOMESTIC MATTER AND AWAITING TRIAL ON A FELONY DRUG CHARGE, WAS DENIED BAIL. COURT RECORDS SHOW HE WAS PREVIOUSLY...

RNN STROUDSBURG 06/04/26           A FIREFIGHTER WAS HOSPITALIZED WITH HEAT EXHAUSTION WEDNESDAY WHILE BATTLING A LATE AFTERNOON GARAGE FIRE IN EAST STROUDSBURG. MULTIPLE CREWS RUSHED TO DELUXE AUTO GROUP ON HENRY STREET AROUND 4:45 P.M. AS FLAMES BEGAN SPREADING THROUGH THE BUILDING. REGIONAL POLICE SHUT DOWN SEVERAL SURROUNDING STREETS WHILE FIREFIGHTERS BROUGHT THE BLAZE UNDER CONTROL, AND ALL...

RNN LEWISTOWN 06/04/26           PENNSYLVANIA STATE POLICE ARE SEARCHING FOR FOUR SUSPECTS WHO TARGETED MULTIPLE CABINS IN A WOODED AREA OF MIFFLIN COUNTY LAST MONTH. TROOPERS FROM THE LEWISTOWN BARRACKS SAY THE GROUP SMASHED A REAR WINDOW TO BREAK INTO A CABIN ON WEST FLAT ROAD MAY 19TH, BEFORE VANDALIZING THE INTERIOR.            INVESTIGATORS SAY A SECOND CABIN ON EAST FLAT ROAD WAS BURGLARIZED...

RNN FRANKFORT 06/04/26           A FRANKFORT COUPLE FACE MULTIPLE FELONY CHARGES FOLLOWING AN ARMED ASSAULT OUTSIDE A SUNOCO GAS STATION LAST SATURDAY NIGHT. POLICE SAY CONVICTED FELON JOSHUA WOODARD ASSAULTED TWO PEOPLE AND THREATENED THEM WITH A GUN BEFORE FLEEING TO AN OWENTON AVENUE HOME. HIS GIRLFRIEND, CHRISTINA LONG, ALLEGEDLY HELPED HIDE THE FIREARM WITH HER THREE KIDS IN THE CAR. A SUBSEQ...

RNN ALTOONA 06/04/26           A NEW YORK JUDGE HAS SPARKED HEAVY BACKLASH AFTER SEALING A HEARING YESTERDAY INVOLVING LUIGI MANGIONE, THE MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING UNITED HEALTHCARE CEO BRIAN THOMPSON IN DECEMBER, 2024.  JUDGE GREGORY CARRO SHUT OUT THE PRESS AND PUBLIC AT THE DEFENSE'S REQUEST, PROVIDING ZERO EXPLANATION. IT'S NOT THE FIRST TIME HE'S DONE THIS, AND MEDIA ADVOCATES SA...

Good morning, A DuBois couple faces felony child endangerment charges after a toddler was found wandering alone through a local state park campground. Rangers at Parker Dam State Park in Penfield say a maintenance worker discovered the three-year-old boy roaming the grounds unsupervised. According to criminal complaints, when law enforcement forced entry into the parents' camper to wake them...

Good morning, A western Pennsylvania podiatrist has been sentenced to prison following a grand jury investigation into patient abuse and illegal drug distribution. An Armstrong County judge ordered fifty-two-year-old Dr. Matthew Sabo to serve up to two years of house arrest. Sabo, the former head of the Foot and Ankle Wellness Center, pleaded guilty to assaulting female patients while overprescrib...

Good morning, A suspect faces felony charges following broad-daylight gunfire in downtown New Castle that forced three nearby schools into temporary lockdowns. Police Chief David Cumo reports officers rushed to a parking lot behind North Mercer Street after reports of a shooting. Responding officers quickly apprehended a suspect at the scene. Authorities confirm Jani Jacobs faces multiple charges,...

Good morning, Elmira’s annual Pride Festival will officially proceed as scheduled in Wisner Park this weekend after a Chemung County judge rejected a last-minute lawsuit seeking to block it. State Supreme Court Justice Christopher Baker ruled in favor of the city following a packed hearing. Local artist Julian Raven filed the suit, arguing the event's planned drag show violated zoning codes r...

Good morning, Local Republican lawmakers are fiercely pushing back against a controversial new plan by Albany Democrats to alter the state constitution for political redistricting. Assemblyman Joe Sempolinski of Canisteo joined regional leaders to denounce the proposal, which aims to lift current bans on partisan gerrymandering and allow congressional district lines to be redrawn mid-decade. Sempo...

Good morning, The West Virginia Supreme Court has ruled in favor of Parkersburg firefighters in a massive, long-running pay dispute. In a four-to-one decision, the high court found the city violated the state’s Wage Payment Act when it unilaterally docked longevity and E-M-T certification pay back in twenty-seventeen. The case now heads back to Wood County Circuit Court to calculate nine years of...

Good morning, Former New York Congressman George Santos is facing federal scrutiny yet again. Just two years after receiving a presidential pardon for his previous wire fraud convictions, the disgraced political figure is under investigation for alleged insider trading on the Kalshi prediction market. Federal sources claim Santos placed online wagers betting against his own attendance at the Presi...

Good morning, Federal and West Virginia law enforcement officials have announced the major takedown of two multi-state drug trafficking organizations, resulting in thirteen federal arrests. F-B-I Director Kash Patel joined U.S. Attorney Matt Harvey at a press conference in Martinsburg to detail the coordinated operation. The two rival networks are accused of moving significant quantities of cocain...

RNN LEWISTOWN 06/03/26           A PACKED GRANVILLE TOWNSHIP MEETING TURNED TENSE MONDAY NIGHT AS NEARLY 200 RESIDENTS GRILLED DEVELOPER REPRESENTATIVES OVER A MASSIVE DATA CENTER PROPOSED FOR MIFFLIN COUNTY. POWERHOUSE DATA CENTERS PITCHED A PLAN BOASTING 150 PERMANENT JOBS AND $22.5 MILLION IN ANNUAL LOCAL TAX REVENUE. HOWEVER, IT COMPLETELY OMITTED CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOOTPRINT METRICS, INC...

RNN STROUDSBURG 06/03/26           IT APPEARS SUSPICIONS OF CHEATING MAY HAVE BEEN THE MOTIVE FOR A STROUD TOWNSHIP WOMAN TO ALLEGEDLY STAB A FAMILY MEMBERS IN THE LEG.            STROUD AREA REGIONAL POLICE ALLEGE THAT'S WHAT CAUSED 30-YEAR-OLD VIRGINIA MORRIS TO STORM INTO AN EAST STROUDSBURG BEDROOM MAY 26TH......... ARMED WITH A LARGE POCKETKNIFE.            INVESTIGATORS SAY MORRIS LUNGE...

RNN FRANKFORT 06/03/26           TWO MEN ARE BEHIND BARS FOLLOWING A VIOLENT KNIFE AND MACHETE FIGHT AT A FRANKFORT APARTMENT COMPLEX MONDAY AFTERNOON. POLICE RUSHED TO THE WOODSIDE PARK APARTMENTS ON LOUISVILLE ROAD AROUND 1:25 P.M., WHERE THEY CONFRONTED A SHELBYVILLE MAN RUNNING INTO A BUILDING ARMED WITH A MACHETE. OFFICERS HAD TO DEPLOY A TASER TO DISARM HIM AFTER AN ARGUMENT WITH ANOTHER TEN...

RNN ALTOONA 06/03/26           AN ALTOONA WOMAN IS FACING ARSON CHARGES AFTER POLICE SAY SHE SET FIRE TO HER ROOMMATE’S BEDROOM DURING A DOMESTIC DISPUTE. 25-YEAR-OLD SOPHIA GORDON IS ACCUSED OF IGNITING A MATTRESS INSIDE A HOME ON NORTH 12TH AVENUE ON MAY 29. THE VICTIM AND A WITNESS WERE ABLE TO PUT OUT THE FIRE BEFORE IT SPREAD. POLICE SAY THE INCIDENT HAPPENED JUST HOURS AFTER THE VICTIM OBTAI...