Good morning.

Governor Kathy Hochul reports an eight-month stretch of record-low gun violence across New York City, with major crime dropping nearly seven percent over the summer months following multi-billion-dollar state investments in public safety.

As the twenty-fifth anniversary of September eleventh approaches, the New York City Council is making sure local students learn about the tragic day firsthand by providing free trips to the Nine-Eleven Memorial and Museum. Scott Pringle has the details.

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In Nassau County, police have arrested a thirty-two-year-old Queens woman in connection with an elder scam that targeted a Hicksville resident for nearly one million dollars. Authorities say the victim complied with fraudulent wire transfers before calling police when the suspect demanded gold bars, leading to a sting operation and felony grand larceny charges.

In state infrastructure news, Governor Kathy Hochul announced the groundbreaking of a one-hundred-fifty-million-dollar state materials testing facility. State officials say the new centralized center will test pavement, concrete, and bridge materials used across New York’s highway network to ensure long-term durability and public safety.

Statewide education efforts are also expanding as Governor Hochul visits Westchester County to highlight new funding for more than four hundred school districts, paving the way for universal Pre-K across New York by twenty-twenty-eight.

And in Dutchess County, health officials have officially lifted the boil water advisory for the Hyde Park Regional Water Supply after testing confirmed chlorine levels are fully restored.

For more news, download the radioNOVO app. I’m Codi Gaboff, radioNOVO News, a service of Seven Mountains Media.

RNN BOWLING GREEN 09/03/26

          FOUR BOWLING GREEN MEN HAVE BEEN ARRESTED FOLLOWING AN EIGHT-WEEK INVESTIGATION INTO A CLANDESTINE MARIJUANA VAPE MANUFACTURING OPERATION. THE WARREN COUNTY DRUG TASK FORCE RAIDED A HOME ON CALGARY WAY TUESDAY, SEIZING OVER TWO THOUSAND ILLEGAL VAPE PRODUCTS, GALLONS OF LIQUID EXTRACT, PRESCRIPTION PILLS, THREE FIREARMS, AND CASH. 
          DETECTIVES SAY IT'S THE FIRST OPERATION OF ITS KIND UNCOVERED IN THE AREA.

          A KENTUCKY MAN CONVICTED OF TERRORISM CHARGES FOR JOINING ISIS HAS FORMALLY PETITIONED THE U.S. SUPREME COURT TO HEAR HIS APPEAL. THIRTY-SIX-YEAR-OLD MIRSAD RAMIC WAS SENTENCED TO OVER EIGHT YEARS IN PRISON AFTER TRAVELING TO SYRIA IN 2014 TO JOIN THE TERRORIST GROUP. HIS DEFENSE ATTORNEY ARGUES FEDERAL COURTS IMPROPERLY APPLIED TERRORISM-RELATED SENTENCING ENHANCEMENTS THAT COULD SIGNIFICANTLY LENGTHEN HIS PRISON TERM.

          AUTHORITIES IN WARREN COUNTY ARE INVESTIGATING AFTER A MAN'S BODY WAS DISCOVERED IN DRAKES CREEK WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES RESPONDED TO THE 1200 BLOCK OF OLD SCOTTSVILLE ROAD FOLLOWING A TIP. THE WARREN COUNTY CORONER'S OFFICE REMOVED THE BODY, WHICH IS BEING SENT TO LOUISVILLE FOR AN AUTOPSY TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF DEATH AND IDENTIFY THE VICTIM.

RNN JOHNSTOWN 09/03/26

          FORMER HOPE 4 JOHNSTOWN DIRECTOR QUAN BRITT FACED SHARP CRITICISM FROM AN ALLEGHENY COUNTY JUDGE DURING A SENTENCING HEARING WEDNESDAY FOR STEALING OVER 500 CHARITY EVENT TICKETS. BRITT APOLOGIZED FOR DEFRAUDING PITTSBURGH-BASED TICKETS FOR KIDS AND REQUESTED PROBATION, BUT PROSECUTORS URGED UP TO FOUR YEARS IN PRISON. THE JUDGE DELAYED HIS FINAL SENTENCING DECISION UNTIL SEPTEMBER 24TH.

          A JOHNSTOWN MAN FACES FELONY ASSAULT AND TERRORISTIC THREAT CHARGES FOLLOWING AN INCIDENT OUTSIDE GARFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL. POLICE SAY THIRTY-ONE-YEAR-OLD KALEEM DARBY APPROACHED AN OFFICER CONDUCTING A TRAFFIC STOP, MADE A GUN GESTURE WITH HIS HANDS, AND SCREAMED THREATS. DARBY LED THE OFFICER ON A FOOT PURSUIT BEFORE BEING TAKEN INTO CUSTODY INSIDE A HOME ON TROJAN LANE.

          THE WESTMONT HILLTOP SCHOOL BOARD HAS APPROVED A STATE LABOR REPORT AIMED AT RESOLVING ONGOING TEACHER CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS. DETAILS OF THE FACT-FINDING DOCUMENT REMAIN CONFIDENTIAL WHILE UNION MEMBERS REVIEW THE RECOMMENDATIONS AHEAD OF A VOTE NEXT WEEK. IF ACCEPTED BY BOTH SIDES, THE REPORT WILL ESTABLISH A NEW COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT FOR DISTRICT TEACHERS, COUNSELORS, AND NURSES.

RNN WILLIAMSPORT 09/03/26

          A MIFFLINBURG WOMAN HAS FILED A FEDERAL LAWSUIT AGAINST WILLIAMSPORT-BASED HORIZON FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, ALLEGING WHISTLEBLOWER RETALIATION. BRITTANY BAKER CLAIMS SHE FACED POOR REVIEWS, MISSED PROMOTIONS, AND ULTIMATE TERMINATION AFTER REPORTING FINANCIAL COMPLIANCE VIOLATIONS AND IMPROPER POLICIES. THE SUIT NAMES THE CREDIT UNION AND TWO TOP EXECUTIVES, ALLEGING VIOLATIONS OF FEDERAL CONSUMER PROTECTION LAWS.

          THE LYCOMING COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION HAS APPROVED PLANS FOR A NEW SOLAR FACILITY IN PIATT TOWNSHIP. KNOWN AS THE BAILEY LAND DEVELOPMENT, THE PROJECT FEATURES OVER FIVE THOUSAND SOLAR PANELS ON A TWELVE-ACRE SITE OFF SPOOK HOLLOW ROAD. THE ARRAY WILL GENERATE TWO-AND-A-HALF MEGAWATTS OF ELECTRICITY WHILE ALLOWING SHEEP TO GRAZE ON THE LAND. FINAL APPROVAL INCLUDES CONDITIONS FOR NOISE CONTROL, VEGETATIVE SCREENING, AND STORMWATER MANAGEMENT.

          THE CITY OF WILLIAMSPORT IS PARTNERING WITH AN ENGINEERING FIRM TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE SAFETY PLAN AIMED AT ELIMINATING TRAFFIC FATALITIES. BACKED BY A FEDERAL GRANT OF OVER 350 THOUSAND DOLLARS, THE INITIATIVE WILL FOCUS ON HIGH-TRAFFIC AREAS LIKE MAYNARD AND MARKET STREETS. PLANNED UPGRADES INCLUDE NEW PEDESTRIAN CROSSWALKS, ACCESSIBLE CURB CUTS, BIKE LANES, AND SAFER CONNECTIONS TO THE SUSQUEHANNA RIVERWALK.

RNN SELINSGROVE 09/03/26

          A SUNBURY MAN HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO UP TO 17 YEARS IN STATE PRISON FOR SEXUALLY ASSAULTING AN ELEVEN-YEAR-OLD GIRL. 46-YEAR OLD MICHAEL BISHOP WAS CONVICTED OF FELONY CORRUPTION OF MINORS AND INDECENT ASSAULT. PRESIDENT JUDGE PAIGE ROSINI SENTENCED BISHOP TO SERVE AT LEAST 38 MONTHS BEHIND BARS AND DENIED A DEFENSE REQUEST FOR APPEAL BAIL.

          A STILLWATER WOMAN FACES FELONY CHILD ENDANGERMENT CHARGES AFTER ALLEGEDLY LEAVING A FIVE-YEAR-OLD CHILD ALONE IN AN UNLOCKED PICKUP TRUCK. POLICE ARRESTED 35-YEAR OLD STACI PETROSKI AFTER SHOPPERS SPOTTED THE CRYING CHILD OUTSIDE AN ALDI GROCERY STORE WHILE PETROSKI SHOPPED INSIDE. SHE REMAINS FREE ON FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS BAIL.

          ONGOING CONSTRUCTION AND SHIFTING DETOURS ON THE ROUTES 54 AND 642 INTERSECTION PROJECT IN MONTOUR COUNTY ARE CREATING CONFUSION FOR LOCAL DRIVERS. PENNDOT SAYS THE NEARLY 30-MILLION-DOLLAR SAFETY OVERHAUL AIMS TO FIX AN INTERSECTION WITH A HISTORY OF NEARLY 90 CRASHES. LEFT TURNS ARE CURRENTLY RESTRICTED ON ROUTE 54 WEST, FORCING DRIVERS TO FOLLOW NEW DETOURS UNTIL THE MULTI-YEAR PROJECT WRAPS UP.

RNN LEWISTOWN 09/03/26

          AS THE 2026 FLU SEASON BECKONS............ GEISINGER IS HOSTING DRIVE-THROUGH FLU SHOT CLINICS IN LEWISTOWN STARTING NEXT SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12TH, FROM 9 A.M. TO 1 P.M.  SHOTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR ANYONE THREE YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER.  
          BOTH PEDIATRIC AND ADULT FLU SHOTS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT GEISINGER LEWISTOWN.  A SECOND DRIVE-THROUGH EVENT IS SCHEDULED THERE ON OCTOBER 17TH. 
          OTHER GEISINGER LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE REGION ARE ALSO OFFERING FLU SHOT CLINICS.  VISIT GEISINGER-DOT-ORG - SLASH FLU........... FOR FULL DETAILS.

          GRANVILLE TOWNSHIP SUPERVISOR JOSEPH FIORE HAS RESIGNED FROM THE BOARD FOR PERSONAL REASONS. HIS DEPARTURE COMES FOLLOWING MONTHS OF HEATED PUBLIC DEBATE AND OPPOSITION FROM HUNDREDS OF RESIDENTS OVER A PROPOSED DATA CENTER IN THE TOWNSHIP. SUPERVISORS WILL DISCUSS FILLING THE VACANT BOARD POSITION DURING THEIR UPCOMING MEETING NEXT TUESDAY.

          THE 172ND ANNUAL JUNIATA COUNTY FAIR OPENS THIS SATURDAY AT THE FAIRGROUNDS IN PORT ROYAL. RUNNING THROUGH SEPTEMBER 12TH, THE MULTI-DAY EVENT OFFERS CLASSIC FAIR FOOD, RIDES, AND RACING WHILE HIGHLIGHTING THE REGION'S AGRICULTURAL HERITAGE.

RNN STROUDSBURG 09/03/26

          STROUDSBURG LEADERS AND RESIDENTS MET TUESDAY TO ADDRESS LAST WEEKEND'S DOWNTOWN "STREET TAKEOVER" THAT PROMPTED A TEMPORARY CURFEW. POLICE CHIEF JENNIFER LYON ANNOUNCED PLANS FOR INCREASED "QUALITY OF LIFE" PATROLS, WHILE OFFICIALS URGED RESIDENTS TO SHARE SECURITY FOOTAGE WITH INVESTIGATORS. 
          MEANTIME, POLICE SAY THE BLUE CORVETTE INVOLVED IN THE TAKEOVER WAS STOLEN FROM A RHODE ISLAND DEALERSHIP. STROUD AREA REGIONAL POLICE CONFIRMED THE SPORTS CAR—BEARING FAKE "MAFIA" PLATES—WAS FOUND ABANDONED ON INTERSTATE 80 IN NEW JERSEY FOLLOWING A PURSUIT BY STATE TROOPERS.

          THE FAMILY OF SLAIN PENNSYLVANIA STATE POLICE TROOPER MICHAEL PAHIRA HAS FILED A LAWSUIT FOLLOWING HIS DEATH ON INTERSTATE 81. PAHIRA WAS KILLED JULY 1ST WHILE CONDUCTING A VEHICLE INSPECTION. THE LAWSUIT TARGETS DRIVER MICHAEL BON, AS WELL AS THE TRUCKING COMPANY AND FREIGHT BROKER, ALLEGING SEVERE SAFETY FAILURES, IGNORED MEDICAL DISQUALIFICATIONS, AND RECKLESS DISREGARD FOR FEDERAL SAFETY REGULATIONS.

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RNN ALTOONA 09/03/26

          A TENSE EXCHANGE BROKE OUT AT WEDNESDAY'S BLAIR COUNTY SALARY BOARD MEETING AFTER PRESIDENT JUDGE WADE KAGARISE ARRIVED LATE FROM COURT AND WAS DENIED A REQUEST TO RECONSIDER TWO COURT-RELATED VOTES. BOARD CHAIRMAN DAVE KESSLING REFUSED TO REOPEN DISCUSSION ON A PAY ADJUSTMENT AND A DRUG-TESTING PROPOSAL, LEAVING KAGARISE DISAPPOINTED OVER THE LACK OF DIALOGUE.

            THE ALLEGED RINGLEADER OF A MAJOR COCAINE TRAFFICKING RING AT PENN STATE HAS BEEN RELEASED ON A QUARTER MILLION DOLLARS BAIL. 24-YEAR-OLD AGOSTINO ABBATIELLO IS ACCUSED OF HEADING AN OPERATION THAT SOLD LARGE AMOUNTS OF COCAINE THROUGH TWO OFF-CAMPUS FRATERNITY HOUSES.  
          ABBATIELLO'S DEFENSE ATTORNEY PHILLIP MASORTI SAID HE WAS HAPPY WITH THE OUTCOME OF YESTERDAY'S PRELIMINARY HEARING:

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           ABBATIELLO WAS ORDERED TO SURRENDER HIS PASSPORT AND MAY NOT CONSUME DRUGS OR ALCOHOL.  HE'S EXPECTED TO LIVE WITH HIS PARENTS ON LONG ISLAND WHILE THE CASE MOVES THROUGH THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM.  13 OTHER MEN ARE ALSO FACING CHARGES RELATED TO THE ALLEGED DRUG RING AND HAD THEIR CASES MOVED FORWARD FOLLOWING WEDNESDAY'S COURT ACTION.