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RNN STATE COLLEGE 04/27/26           SEVERAL DUI CASES ARE UNDER REVIEW IN CENTRE COUNTY AFTER A FORMER SPRING TOWNSHIP POLICE OFFICER ALLEGEDLY ADMITTED TO FALSIFYING REPORTS. STEPHEN KUTCHES CONFESSED TO STATE POLICE THAT HE INCLUDED IMPAIRMENT SIGNS IN HIS PAPERWORK THAT HE DIDN'T ACTUALLY WITNESS DURING TRAFFIC STOPS. KUTCHES RESIGNED ON APRIL 18TH, AND WHILE MOST OF HIS PENDING CASES HAV...

RNN LEWISTOWN 04/27/26           WAWA OFFICIALLY LANDS IN THE JUNIATA VALLEY THIS THURSDAY, WHEN THE NEW STORE ON FERGUSON VALLEY ROAD NEAR YEAGERTOWN OPENS ITS DOORS AT 8AM, FOLLOWED BY A RIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONY. CONTRACTORS WRAPPED UP CONSTRUCTION OVER THE WEEKEND.           THE FIRST 250 CUSTOMERS WILL SCORE A LIMITED-EDITION T-SHIRT, AND FREE COFFEE WILL BE FLOWING FOR EVERYONE THROUGH MAY 3RD...

radioNOVO News for Lebanon: April 27, 2026

Good morning, A ceremony in Wood County is honoring fallen highway workers and reminding drivers to stay alert. Officials with the West Virginia Division of Highways gathered in Williamstown to recognize workers killed on the job, including Randall Bland, who died in a crash in 2015. Officials are urging drivers to slow down and stay off their phones in work zones. In Parkersburg, a Waverly man is...

Good morning, A deadly chemical leak in Kanawha County is under investigation after two workers were killed and dozens more hospitalized. Officials say the incident happened at a plant in Institute during a shutdown process, when a chemical reaction released a toxic gas. Around 30 people were treated, including several first responders, some for respiratory issues. State and federal agencies, incl...

Good morning, An Elmira man will spend more than a decade in federal prison on drug and weapons charges. 32-year-old Kavon A. Wilson was sentenced to 12 years and seven months after being convicted of trafficking methamphetamine and possessing firearms tied to that operation. Authorities say when officers searched an Erie Street home, they found Wilson’s girlfriend on a couch holding an infant, wi...

Good morning, New York State is heading to court over a major funding dispute with the federal government. Officials say the state could lose roughly 74 million dollars in highway funding tied to commercial driver’s license policies for immigrants. The state has filed a lawsuit challenging the decision, arguing it followed existing rules and calling the potential funding loss unfair. In Albany, a...

Good morning, A product recall is impacting customers across New York. Nearly 150-thousand portable generators sold at stores like Costco, Lowe’s and Home Depot are being recalled due to a potential gas leak that could pose a fire hazard. The Generac units were sold between May of last year and February of this year. Customers are urged to stop using them immediately and check serial numbers to se...

Good morning, A Clearfield man is headed to prison following an assault case. 23-year-old Dakota Michael Peters pleaded guilty and was sentenced to four months to one year in the county jail, along with probation. Police say the case involved a domestic incident, and he’s now prohibited from contacting the victim. Police are also reminding drivers to stop for school buses. Clearfield Regional Poli...

Good morning, New Castle Police say a stolen vehicle has now been recovered. The car was taken from the area of Lutton and Dushane Streets Sunday evening, and officers later located it. Police say a suspect was taken into custody. In Youngstown, a woman is facing charges following a stabbing incident. Police say 68-year-old Yvonne Howell is accused of stabbing a man during a fight at an apartment...

Good morning, A former Meadville minister has pleaded guilty to child pornography charges. 69-year-old Timothy Solomon admitted to possessing illegal images involving minors after an investigation tied to a report from a technology company. He’s expected to be sentenced later this summer and will be required to register as a sex offender. A Conneaut Lake man is headed to trial after three police o...

THE KENTUCKY HOUSE AND SENATE HAVE ISSUED A RARE PUBLIC REPRIMAND OF STATE SUPREME COURT JUSTICE KELLY THOMPSON. BOTH RESOLUTIONS, PASSED LAST WEEK, CENSURE THE BOWLING GREEN JUSTICE FOLLOWING HIS OPINION IN A HIGH-PROFILE IMPEACHMENT CASE. THOMPSON HAD WARNED THAT THE LEGISLATURE’S ATTEMPT TO REMOVE A FAYETTE CIRCUIT JUDGE WAS AN "UNWARRANTED" MOVE TO STIFLE JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE. WHILE...

RNN BOWLING GREEN 04/24/26           RAPID GROWTH ON BOWLING GREEN’S EAST SIDE HAS PROMPTED CITY COMMISSIONERS TO APPROVE A 3.1 MILLION DOLLAR PURCHASE FOR A NEW POLICE PRECINCT. THE DEPARTMENT WILL TRANSFORM THE CURRENT SHERWOOD’S GUNS PROPERTY ON BRYANT WAY INTO A SECONDARY HEADQUARTERS, FEATURING EIGHTEEN THOUSAND SQUARE FEET OF SPACE AND AN INDOOR SHOOTING RANGE.            POLICE CHIEF MICHAE...

RNN STATE COLLEGE 04/24/26           IT'S BEEN A WEEK OF UNFATHOMABLE ANIMAL CRUELTY CASES COMING TO LIGHT IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.  THE LATEST............. A SPRING TOWNSHIP WOMAN WHO'S FACING NEARLY 50 COUNTS OF ANIMAL NEGLECT AFTER DOZENS OF DOGS WERE RESCUED FROM A HOME DESCRIBED AS "DEPLORABLE."            56-YEAR-OLD DENISE KRAPE SURRENDERED TEN DOGS IN FEBRUARY, BUT A SU...

RNN WILLIAMSPORT 04/24/26            MUNCY TOWNSHIP IS FIGHTING A JUDGE’S ORDER THAT WOULD CLEAR THE WAY FOR A NEW BASS PRO SHOPS. SUPERVISORS FILED AN APPEAL WEDNESDAY, REFUSING TO SIGN A SUBDIVISION PLAN THEY CLAIM WASN'T PROPERLY REVIEWED FOR STORMWATER AND INFRASTRUCTURE RISKS. WHILE DEVELOPERS ARGUE THE PLANS ARE LEGALLY SOUND, THE TOWNSHIP WANTS THE PROJECT HALTED UNTIL A HIGHER COURT R...

RNN LEWISTOWN 04/24/26           A VICTORY LANE OUTBURST HAS COST A LOCAL SPRINT CAR DRIVER HIS TROPHY AND HIS SEAT FOR THE NEXT YEAR. PORT ROYAL SPEEDWAY HAS SUSPENDED NICK SWEIGART THROUGH APRIL 2027 FOLLOWING WHAT OFFICIALS CALLED "DEROGATORY AND INAPPROPRIATE" REMARKS DIRECTED AT THE TRACK AND ITS STAFF DURING A POST-RACE INTERVIEW SATURDAY. IN ADDITION TO THE BAN, SWEIGART WAS STRIP...

RNN JOHNSTOWN 04/24/26            PLANS FOR A NEW REGIONAL JET “INNOVATION CENTER” AT THE JOHN MURTHA JOHNSTOWN-CAMBRIA COUNTY AIRPORT ARE MOVING FORWARD. OFFICIALS SAY THEY HAVE A LOW BID FOR INITIAL SITE AND UTILITY WORK, WHICH FELL WELL WITHIN THEIR BUDGET. BUT THE AIRPORT BOARD IS WAITING FOR BUILDING CONSTRUCTION BIDS IN MAY BEFORE BREAKING GROUND. THE PLANNED FACILITY WILL EVENTUALLY EXPAND...

RNN STROUDSBURG 04/24/26           A STROUD TOWNSHIP MAN IS DEAD............ FOLLOWING A TRAGIC WORKPLACE ACCIDENT WEDNESDAY.             56-YEAR-OLD JASON SINGER WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD IN A WOODED AREA OFF ROUTE 611 IN POCONO TOWNSHIP. THE MONROE COUNTY CORONER SAYS SINGER DIED FROM BLUNT FORCE INJURIES SUSTAINED WHILE HE WAS ON THE JOB. WHILE THE DEATH HAS BEEN RULED ACCIDENTAL, POCONO TOWNSHIP POL...

RNN FRANKFORT 04/24/26           SADIQA REYNOLDS HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AFTER THE STATE SENATE FAILED TO CONFIRM HER APPOINTMENT BECAUSE NO SENATORS FILED A RESOLUTION TO DO SO.  REYNOLDS......... A FORMER JUDGE AND URBAN LEAGUE C-E-O......... BELIEVES THE MOVE WAS POLITICAL, CITING HER CRITICISM OF PRESIDENT TRUMP AND THE LEGISLATURE'S PUSH TO EN...

RNN ALTOONA 04/24/26            A BLAIR COUNTY MAN PLED GUILTY EARLIER THIS WEEK TO ETHNIC INTIMIDATION AND ASSAULT AFTER THROWING HOT COFFEE ON A BLACK MAN AND THREATENING HIS LIFE AT A LOGAN TOWNSHIP BUS STOP. 65-YEAR OLD RICHARD HOFER, SENIOR ACCEPTED A PLEA DEAL AND WAS SENTENCED TO FIVE TO 23-AND-A-HALF MONTHS IN THE COUNTY JAIL.  HE WAS GRANTED IMMEDIATE PAROLE DUE TO TIME ALREADY SERVED, BU...

RNN SELINSGROVE 04/24/26           A HIGH-PROFILE HEARING FOR A BLOOMSBURG MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING HIS WIFE AND HIDING HER BODY IN A LOCKED BOX LAST YEAR WAS ABRUPTLY POSTPONED YESTERDAY.   38-YEAR OLD VINCENT HARP IS CHARGED WITH THE JUNE 2025 HOMICIDE OF HIS WIFE, KATLYN, WHOSE REMAINS WERE FOUND DOWN A CLIFFSIDE TEN DAYS AFTER SHE VANISHED.   JUDGE GARY NORTON DELAYED THE PROCEEDINGS IN ORDER TO...

RNN LEBANON 04/24/26            LEBANON POLICE CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE A WOMAN'S DEATH ON THE CITY'S EASTERN-MOST EDGE.             RADIO NOVO'S TORY GATES REPORTS, FROM OUR HARRISBURG STUDIO:____________________________          THE INCIDENT OCCURRED ON APRIL 15 TH , WHEN OFFICERS WERE DISPATCHED TO THE CARRIAGE HOUSE CAR WASH OFF ROUTE 422. THEY FOUND A WOMAN WHO WAS UNRESPONSIVE;...

Good morning, A high-profile case in Clearfield County is on hold. Former DuBois Police Chief Blaine Clark’s lawsuit against the City of DuBois has been paused as both sides move to mediation. A judge has halted deadlines, with mediation tentatively set for June. In Jefferson County, a Clarion man is facing charges after an alleged incident with police. State police say 39-year-old Christopher Rey...

Good morning, A new exhibit is now on display in Crawford County. Visitors to the Drake Well Museum in Titusville can experience a unique 3D look at Pennsylvania’s industrial past. The “Seeing Double” exhibit features antique stereo photography, with a focus on the petroleum industry. The exhibit runs through the summer and is included with general admission. Meanwhile, Meadville is marking a majo...