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RNN SELINSGROVE 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...

RNN WILLIAMSPORT 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 STATE COLLEGE 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 ALTOONA 05/19/26           A JUDGE RULED MONDAY THAT A GUN AND NOTEBOOK TYING LUIGI MANGIONE TO THE MURDER OF UNITED HEALTHCARE C-E-O BRIAN THOMPSON CAN BE USED AS EVIDENCE. THE 28-YEAR-OLD WAS ARRESTED IN DECEMBER 2024 WHILE EATING BREAKFAST AT THE MCDONALD'S ON EAST PLANK ROAD IN ALTOONA.            WHILE THE JUDGE SUPPRESSED A FEW MINOR ITEMS FROM THE INITIAL SEARCH, PROSECUTORS CLEARE...

RNN FRANKFORT 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 PRIM...

RNN STROUDSBURG 05/19/26           NEWLY RELEASED U.S. CENSUS BUREAU DATA REVEALS A SHIFT IN WHERE MONROE COUNTY RESIDENTS ARE CHOOSING TO LIVE. OVERALL, THE COUNTY'S ESTIMATED POPULATION DIPPED BY JUST UNDER ONE PERCENT OVER A FIVE-YEAR PERIOD, SHEDDING MORE THAN ELEVEN HUNDRED RESIDENTS. WHILE SIXTEEN MUNICIPALITIES SAW DECLINES—LED BY POPULATION DROPS IN EAST STROUDSBURG AND STROUD TOWNSHI...

radioNOVO News for Lebanon: May 19, 2026

Good morning, A New York State judge has tossed a portion of critical evidence in the case against Luigi Mangione, the man accused of assassinating UnitedHealthcare C-E-O Brian Thompson. The judge ruled that the initial search of Mangione’s backpack at a Pennsylvania McDonald's last December was unlawful and conducted without a warrant. As a result, a loaded handgun magazine and a passport fo...

Good morning, State police investigators are on the scene in Parkersburg leading the probe into a weekend standoff that left two people dead. Parkersburg police officers and Wood County deputies initially responded to a twenty-fifth street apartment late Saturday night for an unknown problem when a suspect inside opened fire on them. Law enforcement returned fire, fatally wounding the individual....

Good morning, State police investigators are on the scene in Parkersburg following a weekend shootout that left two people dead. Parkersburg police and Wood County deputies responded to a twenty-fifth street apartment Saturday night when a suspect opened fire on them. Law enforcement returned fire, killing the shooter. Inside the home, officers discovered a second body, which investigators believe...

Good morning, Hornell motorists face ongoing disruptions as work progresses on a massive sixty-four-million-dollar state Route 36 construction project. Rebuilding a critical three-mile corridor from Cass Street to Hornellsville, the multi-phase project sees thirteen thousand daily vehicles navigating changing single-lane patterns. Local emergency officials urge drivers not to panic or stop abruptl...

Good morning, A century-old Meadville landmark could soon become luxury senior housing. Todd Joseph, the developer behind Conneaut Lake Park, has submitted plans to convert the former East End Elementary School into a fifty-five-plus complex. Joseph bought the forty-eight-thousand-square-foot building at auction last month for eighty-five-thousand dollars. The city's zoning hearing board will...

Good morning, A Neshannock High School junior has claimed a major county title. Adrienne Wilt was named the 2027 Lawrence County Distinguished Young Woman at the program's sixtieth annual scholarship event held at New Castle High School. Wilt also secured the evening's talent and self-expression awards. She will advance to represent Lawrence County at the state-level competition this Jul...

Good morning, An era is coming to an end on Bridge Street in Corning. After seventy-nine years in business, Northside Floral has announced it will permanently close. Current owner Cheryl Gentz is retiring, noting that the shop's final day for flower sales will be May twenty-second, followed by a two-week public liquidation sale starting May twenty-sixth. Meanwhile, millions of dollars in stat...

Good morning, Ahead of prom season, DuBois high school students received a stark reminder about the dangers of impaired driving. The school hosted its annual mock crash demonstration yesterday, simulating a fatal two-vehicle wreck. Principal Manny Barbazzeni says the staged event—complete with emergency responders and a mock arrest—is designed to show students the real-world consequences of drivin...

radioNOVO News for Lebanon: May 18, 2026

RNN LEWISTOWN 05/18/26           MIFFLIN COUNTY WATER OFFICIALS SAY OPERATIONS ARE BACK TO NORMAL FOLLOWING LAST MONTH'S FATAL TRACTOR-TRAILER CRASH INTO THE LAUREL CREEK RESERVOIR. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CRAIG BUBB REPORTS THAT PENNDOT HAS INSTALLED A HEAVY-DUTY, REINFORCED GUARDRAIL AT THE SITE TO PREVENT FUTURE ACCIDENTS. ADDITIONALLY, RECENT WATER QUALITY TESTS ALL CAME BACK CLEAN, CONFIRMING...

RNN JOHNSTOWN 05/18/26           A SOMERSET COUNTY JURY HAS FOUND A RICHLAND TOWNSHIP MAN GUILTY OF FIRST-DEGREE MURDER FOLLOWING A FATAL 2023 SHOOTING OVER A FARM LAND DISPUTE. 70-YEAR-OLD GREGORY MOSTOLLER CLAIMED HE SHOT HAY FARMER CLIFTON JOHNSON IN SELF-DEFENSE, AFTER JOHNSON CAME AT HIM, WIELDING A WRENCH.  HOWEVER, PROSECUTORS SUCCESSFULLY ARGUED THAT JOHNSON WAS SHOT EIGHT TIMES, MOSTLY IN...

STATE COLLEGE 05/18/26           THE BELLEFONTE AREA SCHOOL BOARD HAS UNANIMOUSLY VOTED TO EXPEL A HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR JUST WEEKS BEFORE GRADUATION FOR BRINGING A SMALL KNIFE ON A FIELD TRIP.            CLASSMATES SAY THE STUDENT ACCIDENTALLY CARRIED THE FISHING KNIFE TO THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE AND WILLINGLY SURRENDERED IT TO STAFF UPON REALIZING THE MISTAKE. WHILE AN ONLINE PETITION WITH OVER 35-HUN...

STATE COLLEGE 05/18/26           THE BELLEFONTE AREA SCHOOL BOARD HAS UNANIMOUSLY VOTED TO EXPEL A HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR JUST WEEKS BEFORE GRADUATION FOR BRINGING A SMALL KNIFE ON A FIELD TRIP.            CLASSMATES SAY THE STUDENT ACCIDENTALLY CARRIED THE FISHING KNIFE TO THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE AND WILLINGLY SURRENDERED IT TO STAFF UPON REALIZING THE MISTAKE. WHILE AN ONLINE PETITION WITH OVER 35-HUN...

RNN STROUDSBURG 05/18/26           A MONROE COUNTY COMMUNITY GATHERED SATURDAY TO MOURN THE TRAGIC LOSS OF FIVE-YEAR-OLD AJANI JERMAINE SAMUELS. NEIGHBORS AND FRIENDS HELD A CANDLELIGHT VIGIL IN CHESTNUTHILL TOWNSHIP TO SUPPORT AJANI'S FAMILY.  HE WAS A NON-VERBAL BOY WITH AUTISM, WHO WENT MISSING LAST WEEKEND AND WAS LATER FOUND DEAD IN A NEARBY BODY OF WATER. ATTENDEES SANG SONGS, HELD A MO...

RNN FRANKFORT 05/18/26           DEFENSE SECRETARY PETE HEGSETH IS IN KENTUCKY TODAY FOR TWO MAJOR STOPS. HE WILL FIRST PRESIDE OVER A PURPLE HEART AND RE-ENLISTMENT CEREMONY AT FORT CAMPBELL. LATER, HEGSETH JOINS TRUMP-BACKED PRIMARY CHALLENGER ED GALLREIN FOR A CAMPAIGN EVENT IN HEBRON, JUST ONE DAY BEFORE KENTUCKY VOTERS HEAD TO THE POLLS.  TICKETS FOR THAT EVENT SOLD OUT ALMOST IMMEDIATELY.  ...

RNN WILLIAMSPORT 05/18/26           AT LEAST TWO DOZEN RESIDENTS WERE DISPLACED SUNDAY AFTER A TWO-ALARM FIRE AT THE MARY SLAUGHTER HOMES IN WILLIAMSPORT. FIREFIGHTERS SAY THE BLAZE STARTED IN A SECOND-FLOOR APARTMENT AND WAS CONTAINED WITHIN 15 MINUTES. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED, AND TWO CATS RESCUED FROM THE SMOKE-FILLED BUILDING WERE REVIVED WITH OXYGEN. THE CAUSE REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION.  ...

RNN ALTOONA 05/18/26           A HOLLIDAYSBURG WOMAN FACES MORE THAN TWO DOZEN CHARGES FOR ALLEGEDLY STEALING FIFTY-THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM AN ELDERLY WOMAN. FORTY-THREE-YEAR-OLD BRANDY MARIE RITCHEY IS ACCUSED OF USING THE VICTIM'S MONEY TO BUY A CAR AND FUND LUXURY VACATIONS, INCLUDING SEVERAL CRUISES. POLICE SAY RITCHEY CONFESSED TO THE THEFT, CLAIMING SHE WAS BROKE. SHE IS CURRENTLY BEING H...