RNN FRANKFORT 08/13/26

          LOUISVILLE MAYOR CRAIG GREENBERG HAS PAUSED AN APPLICATION FOR A MASSIVE 350,000-SQUARE-FOOT DATA CENTER IN SOUTHWEST LOUISVILLE. GREENBERG IS PUTTING THE PROJECT ON HOLD WHILE THE METRO COUNCIL CONSIDERS A PROPOSED 180-DAY MORATORIUM ON NEW DATA CENTERS. IF PASSED, THE PAUSE WILL GIVE CITY OFFICIALS TIME TO FINALIZE LONG-TERM ZONING REGULATIONS AND SIZE LIMITS FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS.

          FORMER LOUISVILLE METRO POLICE OFFICER BRANDON WOOD HAS BEEN ARRESTED FOR VIOLATING THE TERMS OF HIS SEX OFFENDER RELEASE. WOOD, WHO PLEADED GUILTY IN 2019 TO ENTICING A MINOR THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT'S EXPLORER PROGRAM, ALLEGEDLY FAILED TO PROVIDE AN UPDATED PHOTO FOR KENTUCKY'S SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY. HE IS CURRENTLY BEING HELD AT THE LOUISVILLE METRO DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, WITH A PRELIMINARY HEARING SET FOR SEPTEMBER 1ST.

          THE HISTORIC LEXINGTON HORSE FARM CASTLETON LYONS IS ON THE MARKET WITH A 57.5-MILLION DOLLAR PRICE TAG. THE 951 ACRE ESTATE, OWNED BY IRISH AIRLINE MOGUL SHANE RYAN........ DATES BACK TO 1793.  IF IT'S NOT SOLD PRIVATELY, IT WILL GO TO AUCTION OCTOBER 28TH DURING KEENELAND’S CHAMPIONSHIP SALE.

RNN SELINSGROVE 08/13/26

          THE COLUMBIA MONTOUR VO-TECH JOINT OPERATING COMMITTEE HAS HIRED CHERYL LATORRE AS INTERIM ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR. LATORRE TAKES OVER FOR CURTIS FUNKHOUSER, WHO REMAINS ON LEAVE. CONTRACTED THROUGH NEXT CENTURY INCORPORATED FOR UP TO THREE DAYS A WEEK THROUGH DECEMBER, THE FORMER DANVILLE AND MOUNT CARMEL SUPERINTENDENT WILL EARN 750-DOLLARS A DAY, AND UP TO FIFTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS BY DECEMBER 31ST.

          SUNBURY’S TEXT-TO-PAY PARKING SYSTEM IS HERE TO STAY, DESPITE GENERATING MINIMAL REVENUE. MAYOR JOSH BROSIOUS REVIEWED THE PROGRAM AFTER A COUNCILMAN QUESTIONED ITS FINANCIAL RETURNS, DISCOVERING A TECHNICAL ISSUE THAT HAS SINCE BEEN FIXED. OFFICIALS SAY THE SYSTEM—FUNDED THROUGH 70-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN FUNDS.......... REPLACED FAILING TRADITIONAL PARKING METERS.

          FORMER SUNBURY MAYOR KURT KARLOVICH RECEIVED THE CITY'S CARING AWARD MONDAY FOLLOWING HIS PRESENTATION TO CITY COUNCIL ON THE PROGRESS OF THE SUNBURY WETLAND ECOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL PARK. KARLOVICH INITIATED THE PROJECT EIGHT YEARS AGO, TRANSFORMING THE WETLAND SPACE TO INCLUDE TRAILS, EDUCATIONAL SIGNAGE, AND A PAVILION. COUNCIL PLEDGED TO ASSIST WITH TRAIL UPKEEP AND ESTABLISH A PAVILION RENTAL FEE STRUCTURE.

RNN LEWISTOWN 08/13/26

          MIFFLIN COUNTY'S CONFIRMED MEASLES COUNT HAS REACHED SIX, UP FROM JUST A SINGLE CASE LATE LAST MONTH. THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH REPORTS TWO HUNDRED THIRTY-TWO CASES STATEWIDE, WITH FIFTY-SEVEN ADDED IN JUST THE PAST WEEK AND THIRTY-EIGHT HOSPITALIZATIONS. GEISINGER HEALTH OFFICIALS CONFIRM THE LOCAL CASES WERE IN UNVACCINATED PATIENTS, AS STATE OFFICIALS WARN THE OUTBREAK IS CONTINUING TO ACCELERATE.

          GEISINGER LEWISTOWN HOSPITAL HAS EARNED A TOP FIVE-STAR RATING IN A NATIONWIDE EVALUATION BY FORBES, PLACING IT AMONG THE HIGHEST-RANKED MEDICAL FACILITIES IN PENNSYLVANIA. EVALUATED ALONGSIDE 54-HUNDRED FACILITIES ACROSS FOUR KEY METRICS......... INCLUDING PATIENT OUTCOMES AND EXPERIENCE........... ONLY 259 NATIONWIDE ACHIEVED FIVE STARS. THREE OTHER REGIONAL GEISINGER CAMPUSES ALSO EARNED TOP HONORS.

          METZLER FOREST PRODUCTS IN MIFFLIN COUNTY HAS BEEN AWARDED NEARLY 130-THOUSAND DOLLARS THROUGH PENNSYLVANIA'S AGRICULTURAL INNOVATION GRANT PROGRAM. THE STATE FUNDING WILL SUPPORT A NEW SYSTEM TO CONVERT FOREST WASTE INTO THERMAL ENERGY AND CARBON PRODUCTS. THE AWARD IS PART OF A 9.7-MILLION-DOLLAR STATEWIDE INITIATIVE ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY BY THE SHAPIRO-DAVIS ADMINISTRATION DURING AG PROGRESS DAYS.

RNN ALTOONA 08/13/26

          CONTOUR AIRLINES SET A PASSENGER RECORD AT THE ALTOONA-BLAIR COUNTY AIRPORT IN JULY, CARRYING OVER 24-HUNDRED PASSENGERS WITH A PERFECT 100 PERCENT COMPLETION RATE. AIRPORT MANAGER TRACY PLESSINGER SAYS PASSENGER NUMBERS JUMPED NEARLY 30 PERCENT FROM JUNE, BOOSTED BY STRONG DEMAND FOR SEASONAL FLIGHTS TO MYRTLE BEACH. THE SURGE ALSO DROVE RECORD RENTAL CAR REVENUE AND STRONG SALES FOR LOCAL TERMINAL VENDORS. WITH ENPLANEMENTS ON TRACK TO TOP 11-THOUSAND THIS YEAR, AIRPORT OFFICIALS ARE NOW PREPARING TO BEGIN FAA-FUNDED TERMINAL RESTROOM RENOVATIONS.

          THE PENNSYLVANIA SUPERIOR COURT HAS UPHELD THE CONVICTION OF AN ALTOONA MAN ILLEGALLY POSSESSING FIREARMS, DESPITE THE WEAPONS BEING LOCKED IN A SAFE. KEVIN MAURICE WRIGHT JR. WAS CHARGED IN 2023 FOLLOWING A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE REPORT. OFFICERS SEARCHED HIS HOME AND DISCOVERED A LOADED HANDGUN AND AR-STYLE RIFLE IN A HALLWAY SAFE. WRIGHT WAS BARRED FROM OWNING FIREARMS DUE TO A PRIOR FELONY CONVICTION. THE RULING AFFIRMS HIS FIVE-TO-TEN-YEAR PRISON SENTENCE.

RNN STATE COLLEGE 08/13/26

          MORE THAN A DOZEN FLOCK LICENSE PLATE READERS ARE NOW ACTIVE ACROSS PENN STATE’S CAMPUS AND DOWNTOWN STATE COLLEGE. POLICE SAY THE CAMERAS HELP SOLVE CRIMES FASTER, BUT RESIDENTS AND A VIRAL TIKTOK VIDEO ARE RAISING MASS SURVEILLANCE CONCERNS OVER PRIVACY AND A LACK OF OVERSIGHT. A PUBLIC TOWN HALL ON THE TECHNOLOGY IS SET FOR THIS SUNDAY AT 6:30 P.M. AT THE BOROUGH BUILDING.

          FORMER PENN STATE TRUSTEE BARRY FENCHAK IS APPEALING THE DISMISSAL OF HIS FIRST AMENDMENT LAWSUIT AGAINST THE UNIVERSITY. FENCHAK CLAIMS THE BOARD RETALIATED AGAINST HIM AFTER HE PUBLICLY DEMANDED FINANCIAL DETAILS ON PENN STATE'S MULTI-BILLION-DOLLAR ENDOWMENT. A FEDERAL JUDGE PREVIOUSLY RULED THAT TRUSTEES FUNCTION AS UNIVERSITY EMPLOYEES RATHER THAN ELECTED OFFICIALS, LEAVING THEIR SPEECH UNPROTECTED IN THIS CONTEXT.

          LAWMAKERS GATHERED AT AG PROGRESS DAYS IN ROCK SPRING TO TACKLE KEY AGRICULTURAL ISSUES, INCLUDING A NEW NEARLY $10 MILLION STATE GRANT PROGRAM TO HELP PENNSYLVANIA FARMERS ADOPT RISING TECHNOLOGIES. THE CONVERSATION ALSO TURNED TO THE RAPID GROWTH OF DATA CENTERS, WITH CONGRESSMAN GLENN GT THOMPSON AND STATE OFFICIALS AGREEING THAT HIGH-TECH FACILITIES SHOULDN'T BE BUILT ON PRIME FARMLAND.

RNN JOHNSTOWN 08/13/26

          CAMBRIA COUNTY PRISON HAS LAUNCHED "HOMEFRONT," A NEW SUPPORT INITIATIVE DESIGNED TO HELP CORRECTIONS OFFICERS AND THEIR FAMILIES MANAGE THE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL STRESS OF THE JOB. INSPIRED BY THE SPOUSE OF AN OFFICER, THE PROGRAM AIMS TO BOOST MORALE THROUGH STAFF OUTINGS, FAMILY ENGAGEMENT, AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH. OFFICIALS SAY BUILDING STAFF CAMARADERIE IS ESSENTIAL TO COUNTERING THE HIGH-PRESSURE ENVIRONMENT INSIDE THE FACILITY.

          AN ADMINISTRATIVE EMPLOYEE FOR LOWER YODER TOWNSHIP IS FACING FELONY THEFT CHARGES AFTER A FORENSIC AUDIT REVEALED MORE THAN $46,000 IN MISSING SEWER FUNDS. AUTHORITIES SAY 73-YEAR-OLD CONNIE JEAN GATES ACCURATELY RECORDED CASH CUSTOMER PAYMENTS IN ONE SOFTWARE SYSTEM, BUT MANIPULATED QUICKBOOKS ENTRIES AND FAILED TO MAKE THE BANK DEPOSITS. GATES IS CURRENTLY AWAITING A PRELIMINARY HEARING.

          THE NTSB IS LAUNCHING AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE HOT AIR BALLOON ACCIDENT JULY 23RD AT THE COMMUNITY HEROES CARNIVAL OUTSIDE THE JOHNSTOWN GALLERIA.  THREE PEOPLE WERE INJURED, INCLUDING A CARNIVAL WORKER WHO FELL FIFTEEN FEET FROM THE TETHER ROPE OF THE ERRANT BALLOON.

RNN WILLIAMSPORT 08/13/26

          A MONTOURSVILLE CONSTRUCTION BUSINESS OWNER IS FACING FELONY CORRUPTION AND RACKETEERING CHARGES FOR ALLEGEDLY EXPLOITING UNDOCUMENTED WORKERS. POLICE SAY 41-YEAR-OLD MILTON NAIN GUERRA, OWNER OF TOOL MASTERS HOME IMPROVEMENT, PAID EMPLOYEES UNDER-THE-TABLE CASH, DENIED OVERTIME PAY, AND CRAMMED THEM INTO RENTAL HOUSING OVER A TWO-YEAR PERIOD. FEDERAL AGENTS DETAINED EIGHT WORKERS DURING THE INVESTIGATION, WHILE GUERRA WAS RELEASED ON FIFTY-THOUSAND DOLLARS BAIL.

          STATE POLICE HAVE ARRESTED A 32-YEAR-OLD MAN WHO FLED ON FOOT FOLLOWING A LATE-NIGHT TRAFFIC STOP IN WILLIAMSPORT. AUTHORITIES SAY AKEEM M. HALL CRASHED HIS CAR ON JULY 17TH, THEN RAN FROM TROOPERS—LEAVING BEHIND HIS PHONE AND A PASSENGER WHO CLAIMED SHE ONLY MET HIM THAT NIGHT AT A BAR. POLICE IDENTIFIED HALL THROUGH THE REGISTERED PHONE. HE IS NOW JAILED ON FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS BAIL.

          FRESHLY PAVED WILLIAMSPORT STREETS ARE SPORTING NEW FAUX-BRICK CROSSWALKS JUST IN TIME FOR THE LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES GRAND SLAM PARADE. THE MICRO-THIN THERMOPLASTIC CROSSWALKS ARE DESIGNED TO BOOST PEDESTRIAN SAFETY WHILE STANDING UP TO HEAVY TRAFFIC AND WINTER SNOWPLOWS. CITY OFFICIALS SAY THE LONG-LASTING, HEAT-SEALED MATERIAL PROVIDES A HIGH-VISIBILITY, COST-EFFECTIVE ALTERNATIVE TO REAL BRICK.

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A scary situation unfolded in New Castle Tuesday night after a vehicle crashed directly into Quality Life Services nursing home on Friendship Street. The impact severed a main gas line, prompting an emergency evacuation of the facility. Officials were able to shut off the gas leak, and all residents were returned safely to the building with no injuries reported.

In local education, Lawrence County Career and Technical Center principal Vince Pavia has submitted his resignation after just being hired as Shenango's new assistant principal of student affairs. The technical school can retain Pavia for up to sixty days while launching a search for his replacement.

And Haunted Hill View Manor is hosting a special paranormal event in New Castle this weekend. Owner Carrie Triko says the historic former county home is one of the most active locations around.  Hear the full interview about the manor's eerie history on our podcast, available now.

https://www.buzzsprout.com/2619137/episodes/19638453

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A Cambria County man is facing homicide charges following a fatal UTV crash in Clearfield County. State police say forty-five-year-old Levi Alan Smith was driving under the influence when he crashed into a tree on Keiser Road on Friday, killing his passenger, fifty-one-year-old Jacqueline Smith of Clearfield. Smith remains in jail on two-hundred-fifty-thousand dollars bail.

In local health news, Penn Highlands DuBois is launching a new robotic prostate treatment called Aquablation therapy. The state-of-the-art procedure uses high-velocity water jets instead of heat or surgical cuts, reducing recovery time and drastically cutting down on side effects for patients with enlarged prostates.

And a new military exhibit is in the works in Jefferson County. American Legion Post 102 in Brookville is developing a new museum space dedicated to local veterans' stories, with plans to feature rare items from the Vietnam War and a historical "chow hall" exhibit set to open by Veterans Day.

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Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday has filed a lawsuit against TikTok, accusing the social media company of deceptive practices and intentionally designing its platform to be addictive to children. The filing claims TikTok misrepresents its age ratings and safety features to parents, exposing minors to inappropriate content while boosting corporate profits. TikTok denies the claims, stating teen accounts have built-in safety controls.

In local news, an Erie man will spend up to twelve years in prison for supplying a fatal dose of fentanyl. Twenty-eight-year-old Stewart Correll was sentenced to six to twelve years in state prison following his conviction for drug delivery resulting in death tied to a fatal 2023 overdose in Millcreek Township.

And Meadville is gearing up for a major family event at Cussewago Square this weekend. The free "Be Brave and Journey On" event runs Saturday and Sunday, featuring interactive storytelling, crafts, games, and performances for local youth.

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