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RNN JOHNSTOWN 05/21/26           OVER FORTY MEMBERS OF THE NURSE HONOR GUARD GATHERED AT THE FLIGHT 93 NATIONAL MEMORIAL TO PAY TRIBUTE TO PASSENGER AND LONG-TIME NURSE JEAN HOADLEY PETERSON, WHO PERISHED ALONG WITH THE OTHER PASSENGERS ON UNITED FLIGHT 93 WHO BROUGHT THE PLANE DOWN IN THE SHANKSVILLE FIELD AFTER IT HAD BEEN HIHACKED BY AL QAEDA TERRORISTS.                UNDER SMOKE-GRAY SKIES, N...

RNN BOWLING GREEN 05/21/26           ALL FOUR INCUMBENT REPUBLICAN JUDGE-EXECUTIVES IN THE REGION CRUISED TO REELECTION DURING TUESDAY'S PRIMARY, ESSENTIALLY SECURING THEIR SEATS FOR ANOTHER TERM SINCE NO DEMOCRATS FILED FOR THE OFFICES.            DENNIS HARPER WON IN ALLEN COUNTY, JAMIE BEWLEY BYRD SECURED A SECOND TERM IN BARREN COUNTY, AND TIM FLENER DOMINATED IN BUTLER COUNTY WITH 76-SEV...

radioNOVO News KY News Roundup for May 21, 2026

radioNOVO News PA News Roundup for May 21, 2026

Good morning,  I’m Codi Gaboff with your morning West Virginia State Roundup. We begin right here in Wood County, where a Parkersburg man has been officially indicted by a grand jury in connection with a tragic off-road vehicle accident last year. Authorities have arrested Edward McComas the Third on severe charges of driving while impaired causing death. Investigators state that McComas was opera...

Good morning,  I’m Codi Gaboff with your morning New York State Roundup. We begin at the state capitol in Albany, where New York lawmakers have approved yet another budget extender to keep the state government operating. The passing of a fourteenth consecutive stopgap spending bill guarantees state bills are paid, but leaves a final, comprehensive fiscal plan entirely up in the air. The budget is...

Good morning, Wood County primary election results are finalized, leaving a razor-thin margin in a key local race. The county commission certified the votes, revealing that long-time Republican incumbent State Representative Bill Anderson lost his seat by just three votes to challenger Justin Beanard. The official certification opens up a strict forty-eight-hour window for Anderson to request a fo...

Good morning, Hornell City School District voters have officially approved a forty-nine-point-eight-million-dollar budget for the upcoming academic year. The community greenlit the spending plan, which features a nearly eleven percent spending increase alongside a modest two-point-nine percent tax levy hike. Voters also approved a proposition authorizing the district to purchase the twelve-acre Ma...

Good morning, Steuben County lawmakers have passed a six-month moratorium on all new biosolid land application permits. The immediate halt comes amid mounting local concerns over "forever chemicals," or PFAS, and their potential to contaminate regional farmland and drinking supplies. Local officials say the temporary freeze will give the state DEC time to finalize stricter public health...

Good morning, Crawford County has appointed a new Emergency Management Agency coordinator for the first time in nearly two decades. Don Bovard, an eighteen-year veteran of local emergency response, will succeed Allen Clark. To offset federal funding cuts, county commissioners have combined the coordinator and training officer positions under Bovard, a move expected to save ninety-thousand dollars...

Good morning, New Castle City Administrator Chris Frye is shutting down local rumors regarding the future of the former Shenango China property. Frye firmly denied reports that a data center is being proposed for the vacant site. Instead, Frye clarified that the city's focus is securing a four-million-dollar federal grant to demolish the Glass Street factory building and rehabilitate the full...

Good morning, A Punxsutawney man is behind bars after allegedly stealing a vehicle while under the influence of drugs. State police arrested forty-four-year-old Jesse Don Scott on felony charges of theft. Authorities say a victim reported her vehicle stolen from her driveway, only for Scott to pull back into the residence with the car moments later. Scott is currently held in the Jefferson County...

Good morning,  School districts across the Southern Tier are wrapping up ballot counts following yesterday’s annual school budget and board elections. Residents in Elmira and Corning-Painted Post voted on multi-million dollar spending plans, including a proposed zero-percent tax levy increase in Elmira designed to protect services without raising taxes. Meanwhile, Elmira City Manager Michael Colli...

Good morning,  Southern Tier school districts are finalizing ballot tallies following Tuesday's annual school budget and board elections. Voters from Hornell to Olean turned out to vote on critical academic spending packages and open board seats, with early results showing strong community support for the localized funding measures. Meanwhile, a Hornell man is jailed following a weekend stabb...

Good morning,  We begin at the state capitol in Charleston, where lawmakers are continuing to hash out regulations following a heavy debate over transparency requirements for data center developers. Members of the West Virginia House of Delegates spent more than an hour on the House floor Monday debating concerns that a recent state law strips away local municipal control and reduces the incentive...

Good morning, We begin at the state capitol in Albany, where New York lawmakers passed a thirteenth consecutive state budget extender late yesterday to prevent a government shutdown. The temporary stopgap spending bill keeps the state government fully funded through today while legislative leaders continue intense negotiations over major policy sticking points. The repetitive extensions have drawn...

Good morning,  General election matchups are set across northwest Pennsylvania following yesterday’s primary. Incumbent Republican Congressman Mike Kelly and Democratic challenger Justin Wagner both advanced unopposed to lock in November’s high-profile sixteenth district race. Regional voters also propelled Republican Jason Richey to a decisive victory over John Ventre for the Lieutenant Governor...

Good morning, State police have identified the suspect and victim in Saturday’s fatal Parkersburg shootout. Investigators say Miguel Angel Gallegos opened fire on police at a Twenty-Fifth Street apartment before officers returned fire, killing him. Inside, police found forty-five-year-old Evelyn Lassend, who they believe was killed by Gallegos before officers arrived. Two officers are on administr...

Good morning. A DuBois man faces felony charges following a drug-fueled crash that severely injured a passenger. State police charged thirty-five-year-old Kevin Allen Steele on Monday with aggravated assault by vehicle while driving under the influence. Investigators say Steele slammed his car into a parked flatbed trailer last year, trapping his girlfriend inside. Recent toxicology reports confir...

Good morning, Election officials in Lawrence County report a smooth but slow night as primary voter turnout hovered at just over eighteen percent. Incumbent Republicans Aaron Bernstine, Marla Gallo Brown, and Michele Brooks all secured their nominations for November. The election also marked the county’s first successful pilot test of new electronic poll books to log in voters. Meanwhile, a major...

radioNOVO News PA News Roundup for May 19, 2026

radioNOVO News KY News Roundup for May 19, 2026

RNN BOWLING GREEN 05/19/26           PRIMARY ELECTION DAY HERE IN THE BLUEGRASS STATE.  PROVIDED YOU DIDN'T ALREADY VOTE EARLY, VOTERS WILL HEAD OUT TO THE POLLS TO DECIDE HIGH-STAKES RACES WITH MAJOR NATIONAL IMPLICATIONS. POLLING PLACES ARE OPEN FROM 6AM TO 6PM LOCAL TIME, AND IF YOU'RE IN LINE BY 6PM AND HAVEN'T VOTED, YOU'LL STILL BE ALLOWED TO.  REMEMBER, THIS IS A CLOSED...

RNN JOHNSTOWN 05/19/26           POLLS ARE OPEN FROM 7AM UNTIL 8 P.M. ACROSS PENNSYLVANIA FOR TODAY'S PRIMARY ELECTION, WITH REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRAT VOTERS ALLOWED TO CAST BALLOTS, BUT NOT INDEPENDENTS.  WHILE THE GUBERNATORIAL RACES ARE UNCONTESTED AT THE TOP OF THE TICKET, REPUBLICAN VOTERS WILL DECIDE A COMPETITIVE PRIMARY FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR BETWEEN JASON RICHEY AND JOHN VENTRE.      ...

RNN LEWISTOWN 05/19/26           POLLS ARE OPEN FROM 7AM UNTIL 8 P.M. ACROSS PENNSYLVANIA FOR TODAY'S PRIMARY ELECTION, WITH REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRAT VOTERS ALLOWED TO CAST BALLOTS, BUT NOT INDEPENDENTS.  WHILE THE GUBERNATORIAL RACES ARE UNCONTESTED AT THE TOP OF THE TICKET, REPUBLICAN VOTERS WILL DECIDE A COMPETITIVE PRIMARY FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR BETWEEN JASON RICHEY AND JOHN VENTRE.      ...