RNN ALTOONA 08/14/26

          THE LOGAN TOWNSHIP POLICE CHIEF IS SUSPENDED WITHOUT PAY AFTER BEING CHARGED WITH A MISDEMEANOR COUNT OF  TAMPERING WITH PUBLIC RECORDS AT HIS FORMER JOB.
          AUTHORITIES SAY 41-YEAR-OLD DEVON MORAN DELETED THIRTEEN GIGABYTES OF OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS AND EMAILS WHILE PREVIOUSLY EMPLOYED BY THE FERGUSON TOWNSHIP POLICE DEPARTMENT. MORAN WAS ARRAIGNED THURSDAY AND RELEASED  WITHOUT BAIL, PENDING A FORMAL HEARING SEPTEMBER 16TH.

          BLAIR COUNTY IS SEEKING A 19-THOUSAND-DOLLAR STATE GRANT TO UPGRADE SECURITY AT THE CENTRAL COURT BUILDING.
          COMMISSIONERS APPROVED FUNDING TO INSTALL ADDITIONAL SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS IN INMATE HOLDING AREAS AND HALLWAYS. THE PROJECT ADDRESSES BLIND SPOTS REMAINING SINCE CORRECTIONS OFFICER RHONDA RUSSELL WAS FATALLY SHOT THERE DURING A 2021 HOSTAGE SITUATION.
          OFFICIALS EXPECT THE NEW CAMERAS TO BE FULLY INSTALLED BY THE END OF THIS YEAR.

          SOURCES SAY LUIGI MANGIONE............ THE MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING UNITED HEALTHCARE CEO BRIAN THOMPSON........ IS EXPECTED TO ENTER A GUILTY PLEA TO ONE COUNT OF STALKING......... AS EARLY AS TODAY IN MANHATTAN FEDERAL COURT.  
          THE 28-YEAR OLD IS STILL CHARGED IN A SEPARATE STATE CASE WITH MURDER......... AND HE'S ALSO FACING FIREARMS AND FORGERY CHARGES IN PENNSYLVANIA, RELATED TO HIS ARREST IN ALTOONA FIVE DAYS AFTER THOMPSON'S MURDER. TO CHALLENGE THE PENDING STATE CHARGES UNDER NEW YORK'S DOUBLE JEOPARDY LAWS.

RNN JOHNSTOWN 08/14/26

          RISING LIVING COSTS ARE PUSHING MORE SOMERSET COUNTY HOMEOWNERS TO THE BRINK OF LOSING THEIR PROPERTIES OVER UNPAID TAXES.
          THE TAX CLAIM BUREAU REPORTS THAT THE NUMBER OF DELINQUENT PROPERTIES HAS NEARLY DOUBLED THIS YEAR, JUMPING TO OVER 670.  OFFICIALS ARE URGING STRUGGLING RESIDENTS TO MAKE A PAYMENT SOON, WARNING THAT HOMES WITH UNPAID TAXES FOR MORE THAN TWO YEARS COULD BE SOLD AT A TAX UPSET SALE.  

           THE CITY OF JOHNSTOWN IS TAKING BACK CONTROL OF THE BERKLEY HILLS GOLF COURSE, AFTER A UNANIMOUS VOTE OF CITY COUCIL WEDNESDAY.  THE CITY ASSUMES MANAGEMENT OF THE PROPERTY STARTING OCTOBER 1ST, ENDING A DECADE-LONG RUN BY THE CURRENT OPERATOR, ROYAL BERKSHIRE.
          CITY OFFICIALS SAY BRINGING THE COURSE UNDER LOCAL CONTROL WILL HELP THEM BETTER MAINTAIN THE ASSET AND SERVE THE COMMUNITY. PLANNING FOR NEXT SEASON'S MEMBERSHIPS AND LEAGUES IS ALREADY UNDERWAY.

          PENN HIGHLANDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE IS HOSTING A FREE COMMUNITY RESOURCE FAIR ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH IN THE AUXILLIARY GYM AT THE COLLEGE'S RICHLAND CAMPUS.  THE EVENT CONNECTS STUDENTS AND RESIDENTS WITH VITAL, LOCAL SERVICES LIKE HOUSING ASSISTANCE, FOOD AND NUTRITION PROGRAMS, AND EMPLOYMENT AND JOB SEARCH RESOURCES.  THE RESOURCE FAIR RUNS FROM 10AM TO 1PM.  

RNN STROUDSBURG 08/14/26

          SMITHFIELD TOWNSHIP IS CLAMPING DOWN ON DATA CENTER DEVELOPMENT.          
          THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APPROVED A STRICT NEW ORDINANCE MONDAY, LIMITING FUTURE DATA CENTERS TO FIFTY THOUSAND SQUARE FEET WITHIN NEWLY DESIGNATED HEAVY INDUSTRIAL ZONES.
          THE UPDATED RULES ALSO IMPOSE TOUGHER PROPERTY SETBACKS, REQUIRE DETAILED ENERGY USAGE PLANS, AND PREVENT THE CLEAR-CUTTING OF LOCAL WOODLANDS. WHILE STATE LAW PREVENTS AN OUTRIGHT BAN ON THE FACILITIES, TOWNSHIP OFFICIALS SAY THEY PLAN TO ADD EVEN MORE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONS TO THE ORDINANCE SOON.

          AN 84-YEAR-OLD BLAKESLEE MAN IS DEAD FOLLOWING A SINGLE-VEHICLE CRASH IN TOBYHANNA TOWNSHIP.  
          JACOB BOYCE DIED FROM ACCIDENTAL BLUNT FORCE INJURIES AFTER CRASHING HIS CAR ON ROUTE 940 TUESDAY AFTERNOON. POCONO MOUNTAIN REGIONAL POLICE ARE CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING WHAT LED UP TO THE DEADLY WRECK.

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RNN STATE COLLEGE 08/14/26

          PENNSYLVANIA IS INVESTING NEARLY TEN MILLION DOLLARS TO HELP FARMERS ADOPT NEW TECHNOLOGY.
          LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR AUSTIN DAVIS ANNOUNCED THE AGRICULTURAL INNOVATION GRANTS WEDNESDAY DURING PENN STATE’S AG PROGRESS DAYS.  THE FUNDING WILL SUPPORT 97 PROJECTS STATEWIDE TO IMPROVE FARMING EFFICIENCY, WITH ANOTHER TEN MILLION DOLLARS ALREADY APPROVED FOR NEXT YEAR.

          VOLUNTEERS ARE ROLLING UP THEIR SLEEVES IN FERGUSON TOWNSHIP TO BUILD A NEW NATURE-THEMED PLAYGROUND AT AUTUMNWOOD PARK.
          DESIGNED WITH INPUT FROM LOCAL CHILDREN, THE PROJECT IS A TEAM EFFORT BETWEEN THE TOWNSHIP, THE NONPROFIT KABOOM, THE PENNSYLVANIA MUNICIPAL LEAGUE AND THE STATE DCNR, WHICH PROVIDED GRANT FUNDING FOR THE PLAYGROUND.   CONSTRUCTION WRAPS UP TOMORROW WITH A RIBBON CUTTING SET FOR 2:30.    
          
          BELLEFONTE ELEMENTARY STUDENTS WILL BOUND INTO A BRAND NEW SCHOOL BUILDING SEPTEMBER FIRST.
          HUNDREDS CELEBRATED THE 55-MILLION DOLLAR FACILITY AT A RIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONY WEDNESDAY EVENING.  
          THE NEW SCHOOL REPLACES TWO AGING SCHOOLS AND UNITES 750 STUDENTS UNDER ONE ROOF WITH MODERN CLASSROOMS AND S-T-E-M LABS.

RNN WILLIAMSPORT 08/14/26

          THE WILLIAMSPORT REGIONAL AIRPORT HAS BEEN WITHOUT COMMERCIAL SERVICE SINCE THE GROUNDING OF SOUTHERN AIRWAYS EXPRESS FLIGHTS AT THE START OF THIS MONTH............ BUT PASSENGER FLIGHTS COULD RETURN BY MID-OCTOBER.
          AIRPORT AUTHORITY CHAIRMAN FRANK PELLEGRINO SAYS THE BOARD IS REVIEWING A CONTRACT RIGHT NOW. THE UNNAMED CARRIER PLANS TO LAUNCH ONE DAILY FLIGHT ON A LARGER THIRTY-SEAT JET, FLYING FURTHER DISTANCES.
          PELLEGRINO SAYS IF THOSE INITIAL FLIGHTS FILL UP, A SECOND DAILY ROUTE WILL BE ADDED QUICKLY. AN OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT IS EXPECTED NEXT WEEK.

          A SUSPECTED DRUNK DRIVER CRASHED HIS SUV INTO A STREET LAMP OUTSIDE THE LYCOMING COUNTY COURTHOUSE THURSDAY EVENING, SENDING A JUVENILE PASSENGER TO THE HOSPITAL.
          WILLIAMSPORT POLICE SAY THE MAN WAS UNINJURED, BUT ARRESTED FOR DUI AFTER HIS TOYOTA RAV-FOUR SLAMMED INTO THE POLE ON WEST THIRD STREET AROUND 7:30 LAST NIGHT.
          THE IMPACT BROUGHT DOWN THE LIGHT AND A LIVE POWER LINE, FORCING A ONE-HOUR TRAFFIC DETOUR WHILE PPL CREWS SECURED THE SCENE.  

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A New Jersey woman is facing multiple felony charges including homicide by vehicle following a head-on collision that killed two people near Luthersburg. State Police in DuBois report thirty-four-year-old Anthony Sones and thirty-year-old Miranda Wormuth, both of Hyde, were killed Wednesday afternoon when a Nissan Rogue crossed the double-yellow line on Route Three-Twenty-Two and struck their motorcycle. The driver, fifty-five-year-old Bernadette Cobb, told troopers she swerved into oncoming traffic at the crest of a hill while panicking and swatting at a bug that flew through her window. Cobb posted bond on one-hundred-thousand-dollars bail.

Looking ahead to fall, the Spirit of DuBois Lantern Walk is expanding to a two-night event this October. The DuBois Area Historical Society will host guided tours highlighting local service organizations on Friday, October second, and Saturday, October third, starting at the Reitz Museum.

And mark your calendars for Halloween night—DuBois City Council has approved the annual Community Halloween Parade for Saturday, October thirty-first, at five p-m along West Long Avenue, followed by citywide trick-or-treating from six to eight p-m.

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A Clarks Mills man is facing DUI homicide charges after a three-vehicle crash in nearby Mercer County killed a dedicated local educator and a Butler man. State police say forty-seven-year-old Aric Abrams crossed the center line, sideswiping a Jeep driven by sixty-eight-year-old Sandra Marwick—an English teacher in the Allegheny-Clarion Valley School District. The impact forced Marwick’s vehicle into oncoming traffic, hitting an Audi head-on. Both Marwick and the other driver died at the scene. Abrams is currently held in county jail on one-hundred-thousand-dollars bail.

In local government news, Clarion County Commissioners will host a public rededication and open house for the historic county courthouse on Thursday, August twenty-eighth, at one p-m, marking the official completion of major multi-year renovations.

And if you're looking for weekend plans, Zacherl’s Farm Market is kicking off its First Annual Wildflower Festival this Saturday and Sunday, featuring live music, food trucks, and bouquet cutting across one-and-a-half acres of blooming fields.

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After fifty-nine weeks and nearly six-hundred-thousand dollars, the Holland Towers public housing complex in Meadville has officially ended its round-the-clock fire watch. Auxiliary police and staff had been manually patrolling all seven floors hourly ever since a June twenty-twenty-five power outage fried the building's main audio alarm system. Following a year of electrical overhauls and a final inspection by Meadville Fire, a brand new system is fully operational.

In regional healthcare news, a new report shows Pennsylvania’s rural hospitals saw operating income rise to over one-billion dollars last year. While seventeen facilities still lost money, overall operating margins improved, and no rural hospitals closed statewide between twenty-twenty-four and twenty-twenty-five.

However, healthcare advocates warn those gains are a mirage. Upcoming federal Medicaid cuts could push hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvanians off insurance, potentially forcing rural hospitals to absorb millions in unpaid care and putting up to fourteen facilities statewide at risk of closure by twenty-thirty-one.

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A convicted felon is in custody following a two-hour armed standoff and the death of a dog in New Castle. Police say Raymond Bailey was brandishing a gun and under the influence during a domestic dispute on Chestnut Street early Wednesday. After hearing a gunshot and a dog yelp, a victim fled and alerted police. Tactical crews eventually deployed tear gas to force Bailey out of the residence, where officers later discovered the dog dead from a gunshot wound. Charges are currently pending.

Across state lines, a Youngstown woman is facing charges following a state Medicaid fraud investigation. The Ohio Attorney General's Office charged fifty-eight-year-old Yvette Johnson-Woodall after investigators say she fraudulently billed Medicaid for over eighty-three-thousand dollars for client services that were never actually provided.

And in Butler County, a Westmoreland County contractor has been charged with home improvement fraud. State police say Larry Wing, owner of L-W Contracting, took nearly ten-thousand dollars upfront from a Jefferson Township homeowner last December for siding work, but never performed the job or returned the money.

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