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RNN JOHNSTOWN 06/03/26           STATE REPRESENTATIVE FRANK BURNS IS CALLING FOR SWEEPING CHANGES AT THE JOHNSTOWN HOUSING AUTHORITY. BURNS IS URGING THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL TO SEEK THE RESIGNATION OF THE ENTIRE HOUSING AUTHORITY BOARD AND APPOINT NEW MEMBERS FOCUSED ON REDUCING THE AGENCY’S PUBLIC HOUSING FOOTPRINT. BURNS SAYS NEARLY HALF OF HOUSING UNITS ARE OCCUPIED BY PEOPLE FROM OUTSIDE CA...

RNN JOHNSTOWN 06/03/26           STATE REPRESENTATIVE FRANK BURNS IS CALLING FOR SWEEPING CHANGES AT THE JOHNSTOWN HOUSING AUTHORITY. BURNS IS URGING THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL TO SEEK THE RESIGNATION OF THE ENTIRE HOUSING AUTHORITY BOARD AND APPOINT NEW MEMBERS FOCUSED ON REDUCING THE AGENCY’S PUBLIC HOUSING FOOTPRINT. BURNS SAYS NEARLY HALF OF HOUSING UNITS ARE OCCUPIED BY PEOPLE FROM OUTSIDE CA...

RNN STATE COLLEGE 06/03/26           PENN STATE’S ANNUAL RIGHT-TO-KNOW REPORT REVEALS THAT ATHLETIC COACHES CONTINUE TO DOMINATE THE UNIVERSITY’S HIGHEST-PAID POSITIONS. OUSTED FOOTBALL COACH JAMES FRANKLIN TOPPED THE 2024-2025 FISCAL LIST AT OVER 8.5 MILLION DOLLARS—NEARLY FIVE TIMES THE SALARY OF PRESIDENT NEELI BENDAPUDI. NITTANY LION MEN'S BASKETBALL COACH EARNED THE 3RD-HIGHEST SPOT, WIT...

RNN WILLIAMSPORT 06/03/26           A FAMILY OF FOUR IS DISPLACED AFTER A TWO-ALARM INFERNO HEAVILY DAMAGED THEIR WILLIAMSPORT HOME TUESDAY NIGHT.            WILLIAMSPORT FIRE CREWS ARRIVED AT 1050 HIGH STREET AROUND 7:10 P.M. TO FIND HEAVY FLAMES TEARING THROUGH THE BACK OF THE HOUSE. INVESTIGATORS SAY A 12-YEAR-OLD BOY HOME ALONE MANAGED TO SAFELY ESCAPE DOWN A SECOND-FLOOR STAIRCASE.  THE CAUSE...

RNN BOWLING GREEN 06/03/26           BOWLING GREEN CITY COMMISSIONERS HAVE APPROVED NEW RESTRICTIONS ON FUTURE DATA CENTERS BUT REJECTED A PROPOSED SIX-MONTH MORATORIUM ON NEW DEVELOPMENTS. BY A THREE-TO-TWO VOTE, COMMISSIONERS DECLINED THE TEMPORARY FREEZE AND INSTEAD UNANIMOUSLY ADVANCED REGULATIONS REQUIRING CLOSED-LOOP WATER COOLING SYSTEMS AND SETBACKS FROM SCHOOLS AND PROPERTY LINES. COMMISS...

radioNOVO News KY News Roundup for June 3, 2026

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radioNOVO News for Lebanon: June 3, 2026

Good morning.  We begin with a noticeable bump in monthly expenses hitting households all across the Mountain State. A brand-new, Public Service Commission-approved rate hike from Appalachian Power has officially gone into effect. The increase adds an extra four dollars and eighty-four cents per one thousand kilowatts used to standard residential electric bills. While utility officials state the a...

Good morning.  We begin with a tragic incident on the roads in the North Country that has left a law enforcement officer facing serious criminal charges. Warren County sheriff's deputies have arrested thirty-three-year-old Michael Kilduff, a Westchester County police officer, on charges of driving while intoxicated. Authorities say Kilduff was riding a motorcycle near Route Nine in Lake Georg...

Good morning.  A major emergency response was triggered along the Ohio River after a towboat lost power while pushing fifteen loaded coal barges downstream. The U.S. Coast Guard alerted the Ravenswood Fire Department out of concern that the drifting vessel would strike a nearby bridge. Firefighters launched rescue boats to make contact with the crew, while a secondary tugboat arrived on scene to s...

Good morning, Local law enforcement agencies are ramping up summer patrols along the Lackawanna Rail Trail after clearing out multiple homeless encampments. The Chemung County Sheriff’s Office and local police departments conducted a coordinated cleanup along the trail system. Sheriff Bill Schrom says the encampments have turned areas of the trail into literal garbage lots, noting that trail users...

Good morning, Two men critically injured during the 2024 assassination attempt on President Trump in Butler County are suing the federal government. Legal teams representing David Dutch and James Copenhaver filed the lawsuits seeking over one hundred and fifty thousand dollars in damages. The suits allege a cascade of operational failures by the Secret Service, specifically criticizing the agency&...

Good morning, Two kayakers are safe after a Sunday afternoon trip turned into a rescue operation on French Creek. First responders say the Mercer County residents became separated south of Cochranton when one woman capsized and became stranded on an island. Her partner tried to paddle back upstream against the current to find her. Fire Chief Scott Schell says both women were exhausted but uninjure...

Good morning, Passenger traffic at the DuBois Regional Airport has hit a five-year low, prompting concern from airport officials. Despite an impressive ninety-eight percent reliability rate from Southern Airways Express, only about seven hundred passengers used the airport in April. To boost numbers, the airline has slashed prices, offering one-way tickets to Pittsburgh for nineteen dollars and Wa...

Good morning.  The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has launched a brand-new rewards program for regional hunters and trappers. Dubbed the Hunter Achievement Awards, the program recognizes those who legally harvest game species for conservation purposes. Similar to the state's angling rewards, participants can collect species-specific stickers to celebrate their annual...

radioNOVO News KY News Roundup for June 2, 2026

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RNN BOWLING GREEN 06/02/26           A GRAYSON COUNTY MAN IS BEHIND BARS AFTER ALLEGEDLY SMASHING HIS WAY INTO A LOCAL BUILDING AND DESTROYING ITS SECURITY EQUIPMENT. THE WARREN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE ARRESTED 21-YEAR-OLD ZACHARY BEHLKE OF CANEYVILLE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON IN BOWLING GREEN FOLLOWING A COMMERCIAL BURGLARY REPORTED ON MAY 30. BEHLKE IS CHARGED WITH FELONY BURGLARY AND CRIMINAL MISCHIE...

RNN STATE COLLEGE 06/02/26           A CENTRE COUNTY MAN WILL SPEND DECADES BEHIND BARS FOR SEXUALLY ABUSING FOUR CHILDREN. 28-YEAR-OLD KENNETH YERGER OF FERGUSON TOWNSHIP WAS SENTENCED FRIDAY IN CLINTON COUNTY TO 50 TO 100 YEARS IN STATE PRISON AFTER BEING CONVICTED ON 58 CHARGES, INCLUDING CHILD RAPE AND AGGRAVATED INDECENT ASSAULT. THE JUDGE ALSO DESIGNATED YERGER A SEXUALLY VIOLENT PREDATOR, R...

RNN STROUDSBURG 06/02/26           POCONO TOWNSHIP POLICE ARE ASKING FOR THE PUBLIC’S HELP IDENTIFYING TWO PEOPLE ACCUSED OF STEALING NEARLY 18-HUNDRED DOLLARS WORTH OF MERCHANDISE FROM THE COLUMBIA SPORTSWEAR STORE AT THE POCONO PREMIUM OUTLETS LAST MONTH. INVESTIGATORS SAY THE SUSPECTS CONCEALED ITEMS IN THEIR CLOTHING AND LEFT WITHOUT PAYING ON MAY 9TH. THE THEFT WAS CAPTURED ON SURVEILLANCE VI...

RNN FRANKFORT 06/02/26           LOUISVILLE COMMUTERS HAVE SUCCESSFULLY NAVIGATED DAY ONE OF A MAJOR FIVE-MILE SHUTDOWN ON INTERSTATE 65. BOTH NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN LANES BETWEEN JEFFERSON STREET AND THE WATTERSON EXPRESSWAY CLOSED MONDAY AS PART OF A 150-MILLION DOLLAR BRIDGE REPLACEMENT PROJECT. SIGNED DETOURS ONTO INTERSTATE 264 AND I-64 WILL REMAIN ACTIVE UNTIL THE LANES REOPEN ON AUGUST 1ST....

radioNOVO News for Lebanon: June 2, 2026

A high-stakes federal court decision is granting the owners of the historic Greenbrier Resort a critical window of time to finalize a massive, multi-million-dollar corporate refinancing package. United States District Judge Frank Volk has officially extended court deadlines by several months, ruling that the potential for a major financial restructure warrants a thorough review before the court co...

A high-stakes sprint is underway at the State Capitol as lawmakers officially return to Albany today for the final week of the legislative session. Following the recent passage of the state budget, both chambers are facing a massive backlog of pending items before the scheduled adjournment this Thursday. Lawmakers are expected to debate several high-profile consumer protection bills, including swe...