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Good morning. The Town of Allegany has officially banned the construction of new data centers and cryptocurrency mining facilities. Town Supervisor Christopher McPherson announced that the local law was passed to protect infrastructure and preserve land for community housing. The permanent restriction comes as local pushback mounts across the state over the massive energy grids required to run tec...

Good morning. An out-of-state fugitive is behind bars following a multi-agency standoff in Elmira. The Elmira Police Department, along with State Police and U-S Marshals, executed an arrest warrant at a home on Elm Street for thirty-three-year-old Gordon Jenkins the Third. Jenkins was wanted out of Indiana for failing to register as a violent sex offender and was taken into custody without further...

Good morning. Pulaski Township supervisors are moving forward with regulations on high-energy tech warehouses following a public hearing on a proposed data center ordinance amendment. The hearing allowed community members to review new zoning rules and environmental restrictions before the board takes a final vote to adopt the measure. In community news, the forty-fourth annual Ellwood City Arts,...

Good morning. A Cochranton man remains behind bars after state police arrested him en route to allegedly decapitate his cousin with a sword. Authorities took fifty-year-old George Breese into custody following an emergency intervention. Breese faces multiple felony charges tied to the attempted assault targeted at a relative in Sheakleyville. He is being held ahead of a preliminary hearing schedul...

Good morning. A Jefferson County man remains behind bars after allegedly violating a court eviction order. State police arrested forty-two-year-old Christopher Dean Snyder after the property owner caught him in the driveway with a vehicle packed full of stolen property. Investigators say Snyder had been officially removed by the sheriff’s office just one day prior. In Brookville, the Moonlite Driv...

RNN LEWISTOWN 06/30/26           STATE POLICE SAY A SNYDER COUNTY MAN DIED IN A VEHICLE FIRE SUNDAY MORNING AFTER CRASHING INTO A PARKED 18-WHEELER.            INVESTIGATORS SAY THE HIGH-SPEED CRASH OCCURRED WHILE 51-YEAR-OLD JASON HEIMBACH WAS FLEEING FROM HIS MCCLURE HOME, WHERE HEGEDLY KILLED HIS 37-YEAR-OLD WIFE, AMANDA HEIMBACH.           THE JUNIATA COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD IS GIVING STUDENTS A H...

RNN  STATE COLLEGE 06/30/26           AN EXTREME HEAT WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR CENTRE COUNTY AS TEMPERATURES APPROACH RECORD HIGHS AHEAD OF THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND.           STATE COLLEGE WILL HIT 96 WEDNESDAY AND 97 THURSDAY, TYING A 1931 RECORD.           THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WARNS OPRESSIVE HUMIDITY WILL PUSH HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 105 AND 110 DEGREES THROUGH FRIDAY.           STATE CO...

RNN JOHNSTOWN 06/30/26           A HEAT ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE ENTIRE REGION, AS TEMPERATURES APPROACH TRIPLE DIGITS AHEAD OF THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND.           THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WARNS THE ADVISORY WILL RUN FROM NOON WEDNESDAY THROUGH 8 PM THURSDAY.           HIGH HUMIDITY WILL PUSH HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 102 DEGREES, PROMPTING WARNINGS OF POTENTIAL HEAT ILLNESSES AND WEATHER-REL...

RNN ALTOONA 06/30/26           ALTOONA EMERGENCY OFFICIALS ARE WARNING SPECTATORS TO KEEP A SAFE DISTANCE AHEAD OF THE ARRIVAL OF THE UNION PACIFIC BIG BOY 4014 STEAM LOCOMOTIVE NEXT WEEK.           WITH MORE THAN 100-THOUSAND PEOPLE EXPECTED BETWEEN JULY 8TH  AND THE 11TH, AUTHORITIES CITED VIDEOS OF DANGEROUSLY CROWDED TRACKS IN NEW YORK STATE .           OFFICIALS ARE REITERATING UNION PACIFIC&...

RNN SELINSGROVE 06/30/26           THE REGION REMAINS UNDER AN EXTREME HEAT WARNING AS TEMPERATURES SOAR PAST 100 DEGREES AHEAD OF THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND.                    THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WARNS TOXIC HUMIDITY WILL PUSH HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 108 DEGREES FROM NOON WEDNESDAY THROUGH 8 PM FRIDAY, SO PLEASE REMAIN WELL-HYDRATED, ESPECIALLY  IF YOU'RE HEADED OUTDOORS FOR ANY LENGTH OF...

RNN WILLIAMSPORT 06/30/26           THE REGION REMAINS UNDER AN EXTREME HEAT WARNING AS TEMPERATURES SOAR PAST 100 DEGREES AHEAD OF THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND.                  THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WARNS TOXIC HUMIDITY WILL PUSH HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 108 DEGREES FROM NOON WEDNESDAY THROUGH 8 PM FRIDAY, SO PLEASE REMAIN WELL-HYDRATED, ESPECIALLY  IF YOU'RE HEADED OUTDOORS FOR ANY LENGTH OF...

RNN STROUDSBURG 06/30/26           AN EXTREME HEAT WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, INCLUDING MONROE AND CARBON COUNTIES, FROM JULY 1ST THROUGH THE 4TH.             THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WARNS STROUDSBURG WILL HIT 101 DEGREES ON BOTH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES REACHING 105.  EVEN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF MOUNT POCONO WILL BAKE IN 90-PLUS DEGREE WEATHER STARTI...

RNN FRANKFORT 06/30/26           GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR SAYS UP TO SIXTEEN KENTUCKY COUNTIES SUFFERED MILD TO SEVERE DAMAGE AFTER CATASTROPHIC WEEKEND FLOODING. CREWS ARE ASSESSING DESTROYED INFRASTRUCTURE AND HOMES WHILE SHELTERING DISPLACED RESIDENTS. BESHEAR SAID ONLY ABOUT 200 HOMES TOTAL ACROSS THE STATE ARE WITHOUT POWER, AND WATER SYSTEMS STATEWIDE HELD UP WELL.  HE EXPECTS FEDERAL FEMA AID...

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RNN FRANKFORT 06/29/26           FLOODING REMAINS A MAJOR CONCERN ACROSS KENTUCKY THIS MORNING, EVEN AS THE HEAVIEST RAIN HAS ENDED. FOUR PEOPLE HAVE DIED AND MORE THAN 60 WATER RESCUES HAVE BEEN CARRIED OUT SINCE THE FLOODING BEGAN. GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR SAYS SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATIONS CONTINUE AND HE'S URGING RESIDENTS TO STAY OFF FLOODED ROADWAYS.            MEANTIME, FORECASTERS NOW WAR...

  Good morning.  We begin with a high-stakes legal showdown at the state Supreme Court, where Third Judiciary Circuit Judge Tim Sweeney is demanding that public ethics charges against him be dismissed with prejudice. The Judicial Investigation Commission previously admonished Sweeney after he took the unprecedented step of ordering short-staffed Child Protective Services officials to serve on the...

Good morning.  Chilling new details are emerging out of Saratoga County as police continue to investigate the tragic deaths of six family members in Mechanicville. Officials now reveal that sixty-four-year-old grandmother Amy Steadman is suspected of being involved in the deaths of her daughter and four young grandchildren, including ten-year-old twins. While final toxicology reports are still pen...

Good morning. A local circuit judge is taking his fight to the West Virginia Supreme Court. Attorneys for Judge Tim Sweeney filed a brief demanding the dismissal of ethics charges. Sweeney was penalized after ordering short-staffed child protective workers to report directly to the courthouse to handle severe local backlogs. Sweeney argues judges must have the power to protect vulnerable children....

Good morning. A major piece of regional history has been uncovered. The Finger Lakes Wine Museum in Hammondsport discovered rare, fifty-year-old bottles from the Fedderman Wine Company. Launched in nineteen-seventy-three, the short-lived Prattsburgh operation is now recognized as New York State’s very first Black-owned winery. In public safety news, a sixty-seven-year-old man on parole is jailed w...

Good morning. The town of Allegany has joined a growing regional movement to permanently ban large-scale data centers and crypto-mining facilities. The decision follows widespread public concern over the massive energy grids and water supplies required to run the facilities. In political news, a new Siena Research Institute poll shows Governor Kathy Hochul extending her lead to twenty points over...

Good morning. A Mercer County man is wanted by police after an investigation revealed he accidentally shot himself during a home invasion. New Castle police issued a warrant for nineteen-year-old Jay John Eugene Kline. Witnesses say Kline broke into a home, pulled a gun on residents, and inadvertently triggered the weapon under his own armpit during a struggle. The Mohawk Area School District is e...

Good morning. A "do not drink the water" emergency advisory remains in effect for Conneaut Lake Borough. Municipal officials discovered a system malfunction where the public water supply completely bypassed filtration equipment, leading to elevated levels of naturally occurring arsenic. Residents are urged to use bottled water until the state clears the system tomorrow. In infrastructure...

Good morning. A Jefferson County man remains behind bars after allegedly violating a court eviction order. State police arrested forty-two-year-old Christopher Dean Snyder after the property owner caught him in the driveway with a vehicle packed full of stolen property. Investigators say Snyder had been officially removed by the sheriff’s office just one day prior. In Brookville, the Moonlite Driv...

RNN WILLIAMSPORT 06/29/26           ANOTHER WEEK, AND MORE DRAMA COMING FROM MUNCY TOWNSHIP.  BUT THIS TIME FROM FAMVEST......... THE DEVELOPERS WORKING TO REVITALIZE THE FORMER LYCOMING MALL.   THE COMPANY HAS FILED A LAWSUIT AGAINST MUNCY TOWNSHIP, ASKING A JUDGE TO FORCE TOWNSHIP CHAIRMAN SUPERVISOR TERRI LAUCHLE TO RECUSE HERSELF FROM ALL FUTURE DECISIONS REGARDING THE PROPERTY.             AT...

RNN SELINSGROVE 06/29/26           STATE POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING AN APPARENT MURDER-SUICIDE IN SNYDER COUNTY. DISTRICT ATTORNEY HEATH BROSIUS SAYS A WOMAN WAS FOUND DEAD SUNDAY MORNING AT A HOME IN MCCLURE AFTER A 911 CALL FROM A MAN BELIEVED TO BE HER HUSBAND. HOURS LATER, A MAN DRIVING A VEHICLE LINKED TO THE COUPLE WAS KILLED IN A HEAD-ON CRASH WITH A TRACTOR-TRAILER ON ROUTE 104. AUTHORITIES...