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Good morning. The Brockway community pool in Jefferson County will remain closed for the summer season due to major structural issues. Officials report a failed liner and a deteriorated metal structure have made the facility unsafe. Repairs will cost at least five hundred thousand dollars. The recreation board is seeking grants and public donations to reopen next year, though the park's splas...

radioNOVO News for Lebanon: July 1, 2026

RNN STROUDSBURG 07/01/26           A CARBON COUNTY MAN FACES ATTEMPTED HOMICIDE CHARGES AFTER A DOMESTIC DISPUTE TURNED VIOLENT ON SUNDAY.             STATE POLICE SAY 41-YEAR-OLD DAVID MUNRO SHOT A MAN IN THE SHOULDER DURING AN ARGUMENT OUTSIDE A TOWAMENSING TOWNSHIP HOME. MUNRO CLAIMS HE FIRED ONE SHOT IN SELF-DEFENSE AFTER THE VICTIM STRUCK HIM THROUGH A CAR WINDOW.           THE VICTIM ADMITTE...

RNN FRANKFORT 07/01/26           A NEW TRAIL CONNECTING SOUTH FRANKFORT TO JUNIPER HILL IS ONE STEP CLOSER TO REALITY, AFTER THE FRANKFORT BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO TRANSFER TWO SURPLUS PROPERTIES ON BROWNS FERRY ROAD TO WALKBIKE FRANKFORT AND THE WOODS AND WATERS LAND TRUST.            THE TWO LOCAL NONPROFITS WILL CLEAR, DEVELOP, AND MAINTAIN THE PUBLIC ACCESS TRAIL, TRANSFORMI...

RNN LEWISTOWN 07/01/26           PENNSYLVANIA HAS MISSED ITS STATE BUDGET DEADLINE FOR THE FIFTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR.  THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED TUESDAY WITHOUT A DEAL ON GOVERNOR JOSH SHAPIRO’S PROPOSED FIFTY-THREE BILLION DOLLAR PLAN.  SENATE REPUBLICANS SAY THEY ARE ON TRACK FOR AN AGREEMENT SHORTLY AFTER THE FOURTH OF JULY, BUT HOUSE DEMOCRATS CRITICIZED THE DELAY.  STATE SERVICES WILL CONTINUE RUNNI...

RNN STATE COLLEGE 07/01/26           A FORMER STATE COLLEGE PRESCHOOL DIRECTOR FACES A FELONY CHILD ENDANGERMENT CHARGE FOLLOWING ALLEGATIONS OF ABUSE.  54-YEAR-OLD SARAH YANDA-SANTANA WAS ARRAIGNED TUESDAY.           FERGUSON TOWNSHIP POLICE SAY MULTIPLE WITNESSES REPORTED SEEING THE FORMER KINDERCARE DIRECTOR GRAB, DRAG, AND RESTRAIN CHILDREN......... LEAVING AT LEAST ONE FOUR-YEAR-OLD WITH BRUI...

RNN ALTOONA 07/01/26           BLAIR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS HAVE APPROVED NEW, THREE-YEAR CONTRACTS FOR TWO GROUPS OF UNIONIZED EMPLOYEES.           THE AGREEMENTS COVER COUNTY PRISON PERSONNEL AS WELL AS ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEYS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS. BOTH CONTRACTS INTRODUCE NEW, STEP-BASED WAGE SCALES RETROACTIVE TO JANUARY FIRST.           COMMISSIONERS STATED THAT THE NEW SALARY AGREEMENTS R...

RNN SELINSGROVE 07/01/26           WITH TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO FLIRT WITH TRIPLE DIGITS THROUGH THE WEEKEND, COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY ARE OPENING UP MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS AND FIRE HALLS TO SERVE AS EMERGENCY COOLING CENTERS.           THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED AN EXTREME HEAT WARNING, WITH HUMIDITY PUSHING HEAT INDEX VALUES AS HIGH AS 105 DEGREES.            IN BLOOM...

           WITH AN EXTREME HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING, COOLING CENTERS ARE OPENING ACROSS WILLIAMSPORT TO HELP RESIDENTS BEAT THE HEAT.            THE LOCAL Y-M-C-A AND THE SALVATION ARMY WILL PROVIDE AIR-CONDITIONED REFUGE FROM THE NEAR-RECORD TEMPERATURES. RIVER VALLEY TRANSIT IS ALSO OFFERING FREE RIDES TO QUALIFYING SENIORS TO HELP THEM REACH SAFETY.           LYCOMING COUNTY...

RNN JOHNSTOWN 07/01/26           15-YEAR OLD ANDRE BLACKWELL-SIMMONS WILL STAND TRIAL AS AN ADULT ON A HOMICIDE CHARGE FOR A FATAL MAY 14 SHOOTING IN THE CITY'S KERNVILLE NEIGHBORHOOD.           DISTRICT JUDGE KEVIN PRICE RULED TUESDAY THAT PROSECUTORS PRESENTED ENOUGH EVIDENCE TO MOVE THE CASE FORWARD IN ADULT COURT.            BLACKWELL-SIMMONS IS ACCUSED OF KILLING 38-YEAR-OLD FREDRICK MYE...

RNN BOWLING GREEN 07/01/26           BOWLING GREEN’S DUNCAN HINES DAYS BROUGHT MORE THAN FOURTEEN THOUSAND VISITORS AND OVER 2.25-MILLION DOLLARS IN TOURISM REVENUE TO THE REGION DURING THE FIRST WEEK OF JUNE.             COOPERATIVE WEATHER BOOSTED TURNOUT AT ALL OF THE SCHEDULED EVENTS.             DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR TELIA BUTLER SAID MORE COMMUNITIES WITHIN THE AREA EMBRACED THE E...

Good morning. Turning to news from across the Mountain State. The United States Supreme Court has issued a landmark ruling upholding West Virginia’s law barring athletes born male from competing on girls' sports teams. In a six-to-three decision, the justices ruled that educational institutions maintain the legal right under Title IX to define athletic eligibility based strictly on biological...

Good morning. Turning to news from across the Empire State. New York authorities have released critical updates regarding the fatal police shooting of a seventeen-year-old boy in Wappingers Falls over the weekend. Law enforcement officials reveal that officers originally responded to a local residence on Saturday to handle an emergency call regarding a suicidal individual. Upon arriving at the sce...

Good morning. Plans for a major high-tech technology facility are generating significant public interest in the region. West Virginia Department of Commerce officials confirmed that Silicon Foundation Energy has purchased the former Centre Foundry property in Warwood for one-point-five million dollars. While initial internet rumors suggested the development would be a massive power data center, st...

Good morning. The state Department of Environmental Conservation has officially opened a forty-five-day public comment window regarding a new toxic soil cleanup plan at the Miller Hill Yard in Fremont. The eight-acre state route twenty-one property was previously designated a brownfield following the historical discovery of nearly five hundred buried industrial paint drums from the nineteen-sevent...

Good morning. A new community gathering space launches this week in Schuyler County. The inaugural Watkins Glen Farmers Market opens from five to eight tonight at Lafayette Park, running weekly through late August. Organized by the Finger Lakes Gateway Community Development Corporation, the market will feature local produce, food trucks, and artisans. The evening hours are specifically scheduled t...

Good morning. The New Castle Area School District is threatening legal action against the Lawrence County Career and Technical Center to force the vocational school to open for the upcoming year. The potential courtroom battle comes after a budget impasse triggered a shutdown warning. Neighboring member districts that voted down the technical center's spending plan state they have offered an...

Good morning. The Pennsylvania State Police have launched an investigation into the mysterious death of a three-year-old child in Mercer County. Emergency responders rushed to a residence on Columbia Avenue in the Borough of Greenville following reports of an unresponsive toddler who was not breathing. Upon arrival, crews discovered the boy was already deceased. The state police major case team ha...

Good morning. The DuBois City Council has unanimously approved a sixty-five thousand dollar timber sale addendum to expand local forest management operations. Foresters recommended the additional harvest block to thin out specific city-owned forestlands, promoting healthier tree growth and desirable regeneration. In separate business, council authorized a new lease agreement for a communications t...

radioNOVO KY News Roundup for June 30, 2026

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RNN BOWLING GREEN 06/30/26           A FEDERAL JUDGE HAS REJECTED A 700-THOUSAND-DOLLAR SETTLEMENT AGAINST A FORMER KENTUCKY STATE POLICE TROOPER. AARON TUCKER WAS SUED FOR EXCESSIVE FORCE AFTER A 2019 INCIDENT WHERE HE PUNCHED AND KICKED A HANDCUFFED MAN AT THE WARREN COUNTY JAIL.  HE WAS LATER FIRED BY THE STATE POLICE FOR EXCESSIVE FORCE, AND THE CRIMINAL CHARGES WERE SUBSEQUENTLY DROPPED AGAIN...

  Good morning.  The Marion County School District is moving forward with a state-mandated operational plan following an extensive investigation by the West Virginia Department of Education. The state level site review was launched after local board members initially gridlocked over whether to renew the contract of Superintendent Dr. Donna Heston, despite the district performing in the top ten sta...

Good morning. Turning to news from across the Empire State. Federal investigators have revealed that a loose water bottle caused the catastrophic tour bus rollover that killed five passengers and injured dozens more in Pembroke last August. Newly released documents from the National Transportation Safety Board show driver Bin Shao told officials the bottle rolled to his feet while he was operating...

Good morning. West Virginia Air National Guard Staff Sergeant Andrew Wolfe has been honored with the inaugural Department of Justice Freedom Two-Fifty Hometown Hero Award. At an emotional ceremony at the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office, Wolfe was recognized for his courage following a targeted ambush shooting in Washington, D.C. late last year that claimed the life of his partner, Specialist Sara...