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RNN JOHNSTOWN 05/14/26           JOHNSTOWN FIRE CREWS BATTLED AN EARLY MORNING BLAZE TUESDAY THAT DESTROYED AN ABANDONED HOME IN KERNVILLE.           FIRE CHIEF JIM MCCANN SAYS THE STRUCTURE ON SOUTH STREET WAS FULLY ENGULFED WHEN UNITS ARRIVED, SPREADING MODERATE DAMAGE TO A NEIGHBORING VACANT HOUSE. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED, BUT AN EXCAVATOR WAS BROUGHT IN TO LEVEL THE ORIGINAL BUILDING FOR SAF...

RNN LEWISTOWN 05/14/26           FOUR MEN ARE FACING CRIMINAL CHARGES IN CONNECTION WITH A MULTI-COUNTY COUNTERFEIT RING THAT TARGETED BUSINESSES ACROSS PENNSYLVANIA LAST DECEMBER.           INVESTIGATORS SAY TAMEER FOSTER, RAHMIR FOSTER, KYAIR WESLEY, AND TERRANCE WILLIAMS USED FAKE HUNDRED-DOLLAR BILLS AT SHOPS IN CUMBERLAND, JUNIATA, AND BUCKS COUNTIES........... MAKING SMALL PURCHASES, INCLUDI...

RNN BOWLING GREEN 05/14/26           AN 81-YEAR-OLD WOMAN IS DEAD AFTER A HORSE-DRAWN CARRIAGE WAS STRUCK BY A PICKUP TRUCK MONDAY MORNING IN HART COUNTY. KENTUCKY STATE POLICE SAY THE CRASH HAPPENED AROUND 8:24AM ON SOUTH DIXIE HIGHWAY NEAR HORSE CAVE.            TROOPERS SAY A FORD F-250 DRIVEN BY 38-YEAR-OLD JOHN MCBRIDE HIT THE REAR OF THE CARRIAGE. SARA MILLER LATER DIED AT A LOCAL HOSPITAL,...

radioNOVO News KY News Roundup for May 14, 2026

radioNOVO News PA News Roundup for May 14, 2026

Good Morning, We begin with a major shakeup at the federal level with deep roots in the Capital Region. Loudonville native Kevin Warsh has been confirmed as the new Chairman of the Federal Reserve. The Shaker High School graduate was selected to succeed Jerome Powell, whose term ends in just a few days. Warsh, a former Wall Street banker, says he plans to bring immediate reforms to how the Fed tra...

Good Morning,  West Virginia’s coal and manufacturing sectors are seeing a major boost this morning. Governor Patrick Morrisey announced a new 25-million-dollar manufacturing facility coming to the Mountain State, a joint venture between global engineering group Sandvik and Alpha Metallurgical Resources. The 100,000-square-foot plant will focus on essential mining materials like rock bolts and res...

Good morning. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office is asking for your help in locating a wanted man after a lengthy search on Tuesday. 36-year-old Timothy Ryan Irvine fled on foot from a home in Warsaw Township, sparking a nine-hour manhunt through thick brush. Irvine is 5-foot-6 with a slim build and dark hair. He was last seen shirtless in blue jeans and likely has cuts on his face and arms. Au...

Good morning. A major healthcare move is coming to Meadville. Meadville Medical Center has announced it will relocate the Mill Run Pharmacy to the former Rite-Aid building on Market Street. MMC says the move is necessary to handle a massive surge in volume, with the pharmacy now filling 12,000 prescriptions a month. The new, larger location will be more accessible to public transit and feature a s...

Good morning. A New Castle man is behind bars following a month-long investigation into a brutal assault with a metal pole. Police arrested 31-year-old Leonel Alvarez Texidor in connection with an April attack on Pin Oak Drive that left the victim with serious head and facial injuries. Investigators used surveillance footage and Flock license plate readers to identify Texidor’s vehicle as it fled...

Good morning. An Elmira man is facing murder charges this morning for a deadly shooting that took place in Buffalo last year. 19-year-old Amir Williams was arraigned yesterday on several felony counts, including second-degree murder and robbery. Authorities say Williams was a participant in the September 2025 shooting of Samuel Whisonant and allegedly returned to the victim’s home after the killin...

Good morning. Hinsdale Central has its new leader. The Board of Education voted unanimously to appoint Scott Carroll as the district's next Superintendent of Schools. Carroll, a St. Bonaventure alum with 20 years of experience in regional education, previously served as principal at both Hornell and Avoca. He is set to take over the top spot on July 1st. Olean General Hospital is bringing in...

Good morning. A tragic accident on U.S. 50 highlighted a somber Wednesday for the Parkersburg area. Westbound lanes near Progress Ridge Road were closed for several hours yesterday following a fatal collision between a semi-truck hauling lumber and a pickup truck. Wood County 911 confirmed at least one person was killed in the crash, which brought a medical helicopter to the scene just after 1:00...

radioNOVO News PA News Roundup for May 13, 2026

radioNOVO News KY News Roundup for May 13, 2026

RNN BOWLING GREEN 05/13/26           CAVE CITY LEADERS ARE HITTING THE "PAUSE" BUTTON ON BIG TECH.           IN A FOUR-TO-ONE VOTE MONDAY, THE CITY COUNCIL THERE APPROVED A ONE-YEAR MORATORIUM ON ALL DATA CENTER APPLICATIONS. THE MOVE FOLLOWED A PACKED MEETING WHERE RESIDENTS ARGUED THE WATER-INTENSIVE FACILITIES WOULD RUIN THE TOWN'S RURAL IDENTITY NEAR MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK....

RNN WILLIAMSPORT 05/13/26           WILLIAMSPORT CITY COUNCIL IS CONSIDERING CHANGES TO THE CITY’S JUVENILE CURFEW AS PART OF WHAT OFFICIALS CALL A “MULTI-PRONGED” APPROACH TO YOUTH CRIME. THE PROPOSAL WOULD MOVE THE CURFEW START TIME FROM 11 P.M. TO 9 P.M. AND POTENTIALLY INCREASE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS. POLICE CHIEF JUSTIN OTTAVIANO SAYS THE CHANGE WOULD ADD “MORE TEETH” TO THE ORDINANCE. THE...

RNN SELINSGROVE 05/13/26           PENNSYLVANIA STATE POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING ALLEGATIONS INVOLVING A SUNBURY COUNCILMAN AFTER A RESIDENT CLAIMED HE CAME TO HER HOME IN RETALIATION FOR COMMENTS MADE AT A CITY COUNCIL MEETING. SUNBURY POLICE CHIEF BRAD SLACK SAYS THE CASE WAS TURNED OVER TO STATE POLICE AT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY. THE RESIDENT ALSO FILED A CIVIL COMPLAINT, WHIL...

RNN ALTOONA 05/13/26           DESIGN PLANS FOR A NEW 450 BED BLAIR COUNTY PRISON HAVE OFFICIALLY BEEN APPROVED. THE 150-THOUSAND SQUARE FOOT FACILITY IS SLATED FOR A SITE IN DUNCANSVILLE, FEATURING DEDICATED HOUSING FOR JUVENILES AND EXPANDED MENTAL HEALTH AND MEDICAL AREAS. BOARD MEMBERS SAY THEY MANAGED TO SLASH 50-MILLION DOLLARS FROM THE INITIAL PROJECT ESTIMATE BY REMOVING A PROPOSED COURT B...

RNN STATE COLLEGE 05/13/26           A 24-YEAR-OLD HOWARD MAN IS BEHIND BARS, ACCUSED OF MULTIPLE SEXUAL ASSAULTS INVOLVING A MINOR BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 2024 AND NOVEMBER 2025.            STATE POLICE SAY JOSHUA SCOTT MCCLOSKEY FACES CHARGES INCLUDING INVOLUNTARY DEVIATE SEXUAL INTERCOURSE AND STATUTORY SEXUAL ASSAULT........... AFTER THE VICTIM REPORTED THREE SEPARATE INCIDENTS, DETAILED DURING A FO...

             THE PROPOSED, 1.7 BILLION DOLLAR DATA CENTER IN SOUTH ANNVILLE TOWNSHIP HAS BEEN OFFICIALLY WITHDRAWN AFTER MONTHS OF PUBLIC OPPOSITION AND RECENT SETBACKS IN THE APPROVAL PROCESS.            SOUTH ANNVILLE TOWNSHIP SUPERVISORS SAY THE DEVELOPER, 1235 MARTINA DRIVE OWNER LLC—A JOINT VENTURE BETWEEN INCH & CO. AND EASTERN LAND & RESOURCES—PULLED ITS REZONING REQUEST AHEAD OF A...

RNN JOHNSTOWN 05/13/26           CONFLICTING ACCOUNTS OF A FATAL PROPERTY DISPUTE TOOK CENTER STAGE TUESDAY AT THE SOMERSET COUNTY COURTHOUSE. PROSECUTORS ALLEGE SIXTY-NINE-YEAR-OLD GREGORY MOSTOLLER GUNNED DOWN CLIFTON JOHNSON IN A FIT OF ANGER OVER A CONTESTED LAND SALE, NOTING JOHNSON WAS STRUCK EIGHT TIMES—MOSTLY IN THE BACK. HOWEVER, MOSTOLLER’S DEFENSE TEAM ARGUES THE SHOOTING WAS AN ACT OF...

RNN LEWISTOWN 05/13/26           MIFFLIN COUNTY IS SET FOR A MAJOR SAFETY OVERHAUL ALONG THE ELECTRIC AVENUE AND SOUTH LOGAN BOULEVARD CORRIDOR. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ANNOUNCED NEARLY 1.5 MILLION DOLLARS IN STATE GRANT FUNDING TO CONSTRUCT NEW BIKE LANES AND CONCRETE SIDEWALKS FROM ORT VALLEY ROAD TO DERRY PARK DRIVE.            COMMISSIONER NOAH WISE SAYS THE PROJECT IS A TOP PRIORITY FOR RESIDENT...

RNN STROUDSBURG 05/13/26           PROSECUTORS IN THE TRIAL OF 36-YEAR-OLD MICHAEL YARD WRAPPED UP TESTIMONY THIS WEEK IN MONROE COUNTY. MEDICAL EXPERTS TOLD JURORS YARD’S THREE-MONTH-OLD SON SUFFERED BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA AND SKULL INJURIES BEFORE HIS 2021 DEATH. DEFENSE ATTORNEYS ARGUED YARD CONSISTENTLY DENIED HARMING THE CHILD AND POINTED TO DIFFERING OPINIONS AMONG PATHOLOGISTS. JURORS ALSO HEAR...

RNN FRANKFORT 05/13/26           A HISTORIC DOWNTOWN LANDMARK HAS A NEW NAME AND A PERMANENT HOME WITH THE CITY OF FRANKFORT. THE BOURBON ON THE BANKS FESTIVAL PURCHASED THE FORMER FARMERS MARKET PAVILION ON MONDAY, IMMEDIATELY DONATING IT TO THE CITY FOR PUBLIC USE. NOW OFFICIALLY NAMED THE "BOURBON ON THE BANKS FESTIVAL PAVILION," THE STRUCTURE WILL CONTINUE TO HOST LOCAL EVENTS WHILE...