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            CONGRESSMAN THOMAS MASSIE SAYS PRESIDENT TRUMP'S CRITICISM WILL ONLY BOOST FUNDRAISING FOR HIS CAMPAIGN AHEAD OF HIS PRIMARY.  THE KENTUCKY REPUBLICAN APPEARED ON ABC'S "THIS WEEK," CALLING THE EFFORTS DESPARATE. {MASSIE}------- TO MY DISTRICT           MASSIE'S COMMENTS COME AS TRUMP HAS PUSHED FOR ED GALLREIN TO REPLACE HIM.  IN A POST ON TRUTH SOCIAL, TRUMP...

radioNOVO News PA News Roundup for May 18, 2026

Good morning, We begin with a critical legal decision unfolding in Manhattan today that could reshape the murder trial of Luigi Mangione. A state Supreme Court judge is scheduled to rule on a defense motion to suppress vital evidence seized during Mangione’s high-profile arrest at a Pennsylvania McDonald's last year. The defense team argues that items found in his backpack, including the susp...

Good morning, We begin with breaking news from Parkersburg, where a violent weekend standoff at a local apartment complex has left two people dead. City police officers responded to the thirty-four-hundred block of Twenty-Fifth Street late Saturday night regarding an unknown disturbance. Upon arrival, an armed suspect inside the apartment opened fire on officers. Wood County Sheriff’s deputies rus...

Good morning, The city of DuBois is centralizing its parks and recreation management following city council’s approval of a brand-new oversight authority. The DuBois Recreation Authority was officially established to manage and maintain all city-owned parks, playgrounds, trails, athletic fields, and the city pool. The five-member inaugural board has already been appointed to staggered terms, and t...

Good morning, State police are investigating a fatal motorcycle crash in Tioga County. Authorities say an eighty-eight-year-old driver turned into the path of an oncoming Harley-Davidson on Route 96 in Candor on Saturday. The motorcyclist was airlifted to Robert Packer Hospital, where he died from his injuries. A local auto dealer has been arrested after a customer used a smartphone app to catch h...

Good morning, A Wampum man faces child endangerment and D-U-I charges after crashing into a utility pole with a seven-year-old passenger. State police say forty-eight-year-old Zebuliah Bartley crashed on Oswald Street last month. Blood tests showed Bartley was positive for fentanyl and methadone. The child was treated for minor injuries. In federal court, thirty-three-year-old Melvin Dorsey-Pace o...

Good morning, A piece of Titusville history is gone after a massive fire destroyed Lin Van Lanes on Hydetown Road. Crews arrived early Friday morning to find the roof already collapsing. The iconic sixteen-lane bowling alley is a total loss, but thankfully no injuries were reported. The cause remains under investigation. In Hydetown, authorities identified thirty-seven-year-old John K. Rushlander...

Good morning, The former Better Days Sports Bar in downtown Wellsville is back on the market for one hundred seventy-five thousand dollars. Neighboring contractor L-C Whitford Company originally bought the building for employee offices, but has instead opted to lease a different space. Company officials say the five-thousand-square-foot property is turnkey and they hope a new owner restores it as...

Good morning, Breaking news out of Parkersburg, where a weekend apartment standoff left two dead. Police responded to Twenty-Fifth Street late Saturday when an armed suspect opened fire. Following an exchange of gunfire with city police and sheriff's deputies, the gunman was killed. Inside, officers found a second body, believed to be dead before police arrived. State police are investigating...

Good morning, One person is dead and two others are hospitalized following a devastating crash on U.S. 50 in the Deerwalk area. The accident happened Wednesday afternoon near Progress Ridge Road when a pickup truck collided with a tractor-trailer hauling lumber, causing the rig to flip and scatter debris across the highway. A medical helicopter was called to the scene to transport the injured, and...

Good morning, Allegany town officials have officially approved a new comprehensive plan, wrapping up two years of work on a roadmap for the community’s future. The new document replaces a 15-year-old plan and focuses on five major goals, including boosting economic development and expanding water and sewer services to support growth. One immediate change for parents is a Ralph Wilson Junior Founda...

Good morning, The roar of engines will fill the streets of Watkins Glen this weekend for "Corvette Thunder in the Glen." The two-day festival kicks off today with a sold-out dinner featuring racing legend Ron Fellows, followed by a massive free community event on Saturday. Local business owners expect record-breaking crowds as hundreds of classic and modern Corvettes go on display before...

Good morning, The survival of Sharon Regional Health System is being called a "stark choice" as the hospital has been unable to make loan payments to local cities since August. Owners at the Tenor Health Foundation say extraordinary costs are to blame—including over one-million dollars in back-pay for employees left in the lurch by the previous owner's bankruptcy. Despite the financ...

Good morning, A Punxsutawney man is facing felony charges this morning for allegedly trafficking fentanyl across Jefferson County. State police say 29-year-old Storm Michael Armagost sold the drugs to an undercover officer during a sting operation in Winslow Township. Armagost is charged with delivery and possession of a controlled substance following the investigation into local distribution. Dri...

Good morning, The Crawford Area Transportation Authority is celebrating a major expansion this morning following a ribbon cutting at its Meadville facilities. The four-million-dollar project at the Rogers Ferry Road facility includes an expanded garage that allows mechanics to safely lift large buses for the first time. CATA officials say the upgrades also provide much-needed office and dispatch s...

Good morning, We begin with a major "last call" for residents across the Empire State. New York’s annual spring burn ban officially expires at the end of the day today. The DEC reports that while the ground is finally starting to green up, the risk of brush fires remains. Local officials, including those in Greene and Steuben Counties, say that while you can resume backyard burning tomor...

Good morning, West Virginia is waking up to a significantly altered political landscape this morning following a primary election that saw voters reject the status quo. In a major shake-up for the state’s high courts, all three judges appointed by the Governor to the Supreme Court and Intermediate Court of Appeals were ousted by voters. Retired Judge H.L. Kirkpatrick and former Delegate Bill Flani...

          A LEBANON COUNTY MAN WILL MAKE HIS FIRST COURT APPEARANCE THIS MORNING ...... AFTER HIS ARREST ON CHARGES OF MAKING TERRORISTIC THREATS AGAINST 20 DEMOCRATIC STATE LAWMAKERS.            RADIO NOVO'S TORY GATES HAS MORE, FROM OUR HARRISBURG STUDIO: ______________________________            ADAM BERRYHILL WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY BY STATE POLICE ON TUESDAY. THE 42-YEAR-OLD BERRYHILL WAS...

RNN SELINSGROVE 05/14/26            A JUDGE HAS ONCE AGAIN DENIED THE BLOOMSBURG FAIR’S REQUEST FOR OVER ONE MILLION DOLLARS IN DAMAGES IN ITS LAWSUIT AGAINST THE TOWN OVER NOISE REGULATIONS. THE COURT DID, HOWEVER, CLARIFY THAT THE FAIR MAY APPLY FOR PERMITS TO HOLD EVENTS, INCLUDING RACING, UNDER THE TOWN’S APPROVAL PROCESS. THE CASE, ONGOING SINCE 2022, REMAINS OPEN FOR A POSSIBLE APPEAL.      ...

RNN WILLIAMSPORT 05/14/26                   A DRIVER NARROWLY ESCAPED INJURY LAST NIGHT AFTER HIS CAR WAS STRUCK BY A TRAIN IN SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT.           FIRE OFFICIALS SAY THE MAN WAS TRAVELING SOUTH ON MAYNARD STREET WHEN HIS TOYOTA CAMRY STALLED WHILE CROSSING THE TRACKS, GETTING STUCK BETWEEN THE GRATES. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO JUMP OUT OF THE VEHICLE JUST BEFORE THE TRAIN MADE IMPACT.      ...

RNN STATE COLLEGE 05/14/26           A PORT MATILDA MAN HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO ONE YEAR OF PROBATION FOR THREATENING PRESIDENT-ELECT DONALD TRUMP AND HIS SUPPORTERS ON TIKTOK.           23-YEAR-OLD JACOB BUCKLEY WAS ALSO ORDERED TO PAY A 500-DOLLAR FINE AND UNDERGO MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT. FEDERAL PROSECUTORS HAD SOUGHT PRISON TIME, CITING A RISE IN POLITICAL VIOLENCE, BUT BUCKLEY EXPRESSED REMORSE...

RNN STROUDSBURG 05/14/26           THE DEFENSE HAS BEGUN PRESENTING ITS CASE IN THE MONROE COUNTY TRIAL OF MICHAEL YARD, THE 36-YEAR-OLD ACCUSED OF KILLING HIS INFANT SON IN 2021.           YARD’S WIFE, KRYSTAL JANELLE, TOOK THE STAND, TESTIFYING THAT HER HUSBAND WAS A CARING FATHER WHO WAS "DESPONDENT" FOLLOWING THE CHILD'S DEATH. A MEDICAL EXPERT ALSO TESTIFIED FOR THE DEFENSE, AR...

FRANKFORT 05/14/26           LOUISVILLE MAYORAL CANDIDATE LISA HOLLIDAY HARRIS REMAINS HOSPITALIZED THIS MORNING FOLLOWING A MEDICAL EMERGENCY DURING TUESDAY NIGHT’S TELEVISED DEBATE.           HARRIS’S HUSBAND SAYS SHE EXPERIENCED "UNUSUAL SYMPTOMS" WHILE ON STAGE, WHICH CAUSED HER TO STRUGGLE AND SLUR HER WORDS DURING HER REMARKS. DESPITE THE HEALTH SCARE, HER CAMPAIGN SAYS SHE'S...

RNN ALTOONA 05/14/26           PENN STATE ALTOONA’S RAIL TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING PROGRAM RECEIVED A MAJOR BOOST WEDNESDAY WITH THE DONATION OF A 200-THOUSAND-DOLLAR TRACK MAINTENANCE MACHINE.           PLASSER AMERICAN HANDED OVER THE "TAMPER" MACHINE DURING A CEREMONY AT THE RAILROADERS MEMORIAL MUSEUM. THE EQUIPMENT, USED TO LEVEL AND STABILIZE TRACKS, WILL PROVIDE HANDS-ON TRAINING...