RNN LEWISTOWN 08/12/26

          THE PENNSYLVANIA TREASURY IS HOSTING AN UNCLAIMED PROPERTY EVENT TODAY FROM 8:30 AM TO 1 PM AT THE JUNIATA RIVER VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. TREASURY STAFF WILL BE ON HAND TO HELP RESIDENTS SEARCH FOR AND CLAIM FORGOTTEN FUNDS. THE STATE CURRENTLY HOLDS MORE THAN $5 BILLION IN UNCLAIMED PROPERTY, AFFECTING ROUGHLY 1 IN 10 PENNSYLVANIANS.

          LONGTIME JUNIATA COUNTY VOTER REGISTRAR AND DIRECTOR OF ELECTIONS EVA WEYRICH HAS SUBMITTED HER RESIGNATION, EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 31, 2027. WEYRICH WILL RETIRE AFTER MORE THAN 40 YEARS OF SERVICE. COMMISSIONERS SAY THE EARLY ANNOUNCEMENT GIVES THE COUNTY AMPLE TIME TO HIRE AND TRAIN HER REPLACEMENT BEFORE HER DEPARTURE AT THE END OF NEXT YEAR.

                    A DOMESTIC DISPUTE IN LEWISTOWN JULY 30TH LED POLICE TO FILE DRUG CHARGES AGAINST A LOCAL WOMAN.  OFFICERS RESPONDED TO WEST THIRD STREET, AFTER A MAN CALLED, ALLEGING HIS GIRLFRIEND USED HIS PERSONAL INFO TO OPEN LOANS.  
          AFTER POLICE SEARCHED THE APARTMENT OF 39-YEAR-OLD HEATHER R. WAGNER WITH HER CONSENT..........  CRACK COCAINE, SYRINGES, PIPES, AND DRUG PARAPHERNALIA TURNED UP.  WAGNER NOW FACES DRUG CHARGES, BUT POLICE TURNED UP NO EVIDENCE OF FRAUD REGARDING SUSPECTED LOANS.  

RNN JOHNSTOWN 08/12/26

          A 60-YEAR-OLD SOMERSET MAN FACES NEW CHARGES AFTER A FORENSIC SEARCH REVEALED TENS OF THOUSANDS OF ILLEGAL FILES ON HIS PHONE. THEODORE POPERNACK IS CHARGED WITH 28 FELONY COUNTS OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIAL AFTER INVESTIGATORS UNCOVERED MORE THAN 30-THOUSAND IMAGES AND 55-THOUSAND WEB PAGES. POPERNACK IS CURRENTLY BEING HELD AT THE SOMERSET COUNTY PRISON ON 100-THOUSAND DOLLARS BAIL.

          LOCAL MANUFACTURER GAPVAX IS GROWING ITS FOOTPRINT IN JOHNSTOWN, EXPANDING ONTO 35 ACRES AND 250,000 SQUARE FEET OF SPACE AT A FORMER INDUSTRIAL SITE IN MOXHAM. COMPANY LEADERS CELEBRATED THE HISTORIC EXPANSION MONDAY WITH A FLAG-RAISING CEREMONY AT THE CENTRAL AVENUE PROPERTY. OFFICIALS SAY THE GROWTH WILL ALLOW GAPVAX TO GRADUALLY ADD NEW LOCAL JOBS TO ITS 180-MEMBER WORKFORCE OVER TIME.

RNN FRANKFORT 08/12/26

          THOUSANDS OF LOUISVILLE-AREA CUSTOMERS REMAIN WITHOUT POWER AFTER THUNDERSTORMS MOVED THROUGH THE REGION YESTERDAY LAST EVENING.   
          ACCORDING TO THE LG&E OUTAGE MAP, SOME 84-HUNDRED CUSTOMERS STATEWIDE REMAIN IN THE DARK THIS MORNING.  BOURBON AND FAYETTE COUNTIES ARE THE HARDEST HIT, WITH 16-HUNDRED AND 25-HUNDRED CUSTOMERS STILL WITHOUT POWER.  THROUGHOUT THE STATE, THERE ARE MORE THAN 500 OUTAGES.  NO TIMELINE FOR FULL RESTORATION OF SERVICE HAS BEEN PROVIDED BY LG&E.  

          A 46-YEAR-OLD MAN WITH LEXINGTON AND LOUISVILLE TIES HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE F-B-I'S TEN MOST WANTED FUGITIVES LIST. FEDERAL AUTHORITIES ARE SEARCHING FOR GREGORY HENDERSON JR. IN CONNECTION WITH DRUG TRAFFICKING AND ANIMAL FIGHTING CHARGES. HENDERSON ESCAPED A FEDERAL RAID ON AUGUST 31, 2023. THE F-B-I IS OFFERING UP TO $1 MILLION FOR INFORMATION LEADING TO HIS ARREST

          JUVENILE BLACK BEAR SIGHTINGS ARE ON THE RISE ACROSS KENTUCKY AS YOUNG MALES SEARCH FOR FOOD AND TERRITORY. WILDLIFE OFFICIALS ADVISE EVERYONE TO REMOVE OUTDOOR FOOD SOURCES, KEEP YOUR DISTANCE IF YOU ENCOUNTER A BLACK BEAR, AND NEVER RUN IF APPROACHED. INSTEAD, STAND YOUR GROUND, MAKE NOISE, AND REPORT ANY AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR DIRECTLY TO KENTUCKY FISH AND WILDLIFE.  FEEDING BLACK BEARS COULD RESULT IN A $1000 FINE AND THE KILLING OF THE ANIMAL. 

RNN WILLIAMSPORT 08/12/26

          AN INMATE AT THE STATE CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION AT MUNCY IS FACING ADDITIONAL CHARGES AFTER ALLEGEDLY ASSAULTING TWO CORRECTIONS OFFICERS LAST OCTOBER.  STATE POLICE SAY 26-YEAR-OLD AMBER MORDAN PUNCHED ONE OFFICER AND KICKED ANOTHER IN THE STOMACH. MORDAN, WHO IS ALREADY SERVING A 5-YEAR SENTENCE FOR AGGRAVATED ASSAULT, WAS ARRAINGED ON 2 NEW FELONY COUNTS WITH BAIL SET AT $35,000.

          EXPENSIVE SHOES CAN DO THIS........ LAND YOU BEHIND BARS FACING MULTIPLE FELONY CHARGES.
          JUST ASK 20-YEAR OLD GEIYONNA JENIAH MARTIN OF VINE AVENUE, WILLIAMSPORT.  
          SHE'S IN THE LYCOMING COUNTY LOCK-UP ON BURGLARY-RELATED CHARGES AFTER CITY POLICE ALLEGED SHE BROKE INTO A NEIGHBOR'S HOME JUNE 18TH TO STEAL A 13-HUNDRED DOLLAR PAIR OF SHOES.  MARTIN REMAINS JAILED FOR LACK OF 25-THOUSAND DOLLARS BAIL.  

          ONE OF DOWNTOWN MUNCY'S MOST ICONIC HISTORIC PROPERTIES IS OFFICIALLY ON THE MARKET. THE WALDRON BUILDING, BUILT IN 1874 AND ALSO KNOWN AS PENN HALL, IS UP FOR SALE WITH A 1.29-MILLION-DOLLAR PRICE TAG. THE 7,000-SQUARE-FOOT VICTORIAN LANDMARK ON SOUTH MAIN STREET FEATURES 3 RENOVATED LUXURY APARTMENTS AND COMMERCIAL ZONING, OFFERING POTENTIAL USE AS A PRIVATE RESIDENCE OR BOUTIQUE BUSINESS.

RNN ALTOONA 08/12/26

          NORFOLK SOUTHERN IS INVESTIGATING AFTER 12 TRAIN CARS DERAILED TUESDAY ALONG ALTOONA'S HORSESHOE CURVE—THE AREA'S THIRD DERAILMENT OF 2026. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AND NO HAZARDOUS MATERIALS WERE INVOLVED.  
          PENNSYLVANIA'S SENIOR U.S. SENATOR JOHN FETTERMAN ISSUED A STATEMENT FOLLOWING THE CRASH, CALLING IT ANOTHER REMINDER OF THE NEED FOR STRONGER FEDERAL RAIL SAFETY LAWS TO HOLD RAILROAD COMPANIES ACCOUNTABLE........... THREE YEARS AFTER A TRAIN HAULING TOXIC CHEMICALS DERAILED IN EAST PALESTINE, OHIO, NEAR THE PENNSYLVANIA BORDER.  

           THE ALTOONA FIRE DEPARTMENT CONTINUES TO MOURN THE SUDDEN LOSS OF LUCILLE, A BLACK LAB WHO SERVED AS THE REGION'S PREMIER ARSON DETECTION DOG. 
          WORKING ALONGSIDE FIRE INSPECTOR JUSTIN SMITHMYER, LUCILLE ASSISTED LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL AGENCIES IN NEARLY 100 FIRE INVESTIGATIONS SINCE 2022. OFFICIALS SAY THE NEARLY 7-YEAR-OLD K-9 PASSED AWAY FOLLOWING AN UNEXPECTED MEDICAL EMERGENCY LAST SATURDAY.  

RNN STROUDSBURG 08/12/26

          A MONROE COUNTY MAN HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO FIVE-AND-A-HALF TO FIFTEEN YEARS IN PRISON FOLLOWING THE 2021 DEATH OF HIS INFANT SON. 36-YEAR-OLD MICHAEL YARD WAS ACQUITTED OF HOMICIDE CHARGES EARLIER THIS YEAR, BUT FOUND GUILTY OF FIRST-DEGREE FELONY AGGRAVATED ASSAULT. PROSECUTORS ARGUED MICROSCOPIC EVIDENCE PROVED THE INFANT SUFFERED FATAL BRAIN TRAUMA WHILE IN YARD'S SOLE CARE.  YARD WAS GIVEN CREDIT FOR 1,586 DAYS SERVED. HE WAS ALSO SENTENCED TO ONE YEAR OF PROBATION. 

          STROUD AREA REGIONAL POLICE ARE SEARCHING FOR A MAN ACCUSED OF STEALING OVER $800 IN MERCHANDISE FROM THE STROUD MALL SHOPRITE.  AUTHORITIES ISSUED A FELONY WARRANT FOR GERARD ALLAN MOLLICA AFTER SURVEILLANCE FOOTAGE CAPTURED HIM COMMITTING 3 SEPARATE THEFTS BETWEEN MARCH 19TH AND JUNE 15TH.  
MOLLICA ALSO FACES ACTIVE WARRANTS FROM POCONO MOUNTAIN REGIONAL POLICE AND STATE PAROLE.  IF YOU KNOW WHERE MOLLICA IS, CONTACT THE STROUD AREA REGIONAL POLICE.

RNN STATE COLLEGE 08/12/26

          DRIVERS IN DOWNTOWN STATE COLLEGE SHOULD EXPECT DELAYS TODAY. PENNDOT IS CLOSING THE RIGHT LANE OF COLLEGE AVENUE BETWEEN MCALLISTER STREET AND THE MID-BLOCK NEAR ALLEN STREET TO REPAIR A SMALL SINKHOLE NEAR PUGH STREET. LOCAL CREWS DISCOVERED THE BASEBALL-SIZED SINKHOLE TUESDAY MORNING. PENNDOT SAYS NEARBY BUS STOPS WILL NOT BE AFFECTED DURING THE REPAIR.

          TWO CENTRE COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS RECEIVED TOP HONORS TUESDAY DURING A SPECIAL RECOGNITION CEREMONY. STATE TROOPER JONATHON HODGES OF THE ROCKVIEW BARRACKS AND BELLEFONTE POLICE DETECTIVE LISA LARKIN WERE NAMED THE 2025 CENTRE COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS OF THE YEAR BY THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE. 
          HODGES WAS RECOGNIZED FOR LEADING A HIGH-PROFILE INVESTIGATION INTO A HISTORIC CHILD ABUSE RING, WHILE LARKIN WAS HONORED FOR HER DEDICATED SERVICE.

          PENN STATE WILL HIT A HISTORIC MILESTONE THIS WEEKEND, AWARDING ITS ONE MILLIONTH DEGREE DURING SUMMER COMMENCEMENT CEREMONIES ON SATURDAY. SCHOOL OFFICIALS SAY OVER 2,700 DEGREES WILL BE CONFERRED THIS WEEKEND, AND ONE OF THEM WILL BE THE ONE-MILLIONTH, ALTHOUGH WHICH STUDENT RECEIVES IT IS UNKNOWN.  CENTRE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MARKED THE OCCASION YESTERDAY BY ISSUING A SPECIAL PROCLAMATION.

radioNOVO News for Lebanon: August 12, 2026

Good morning, here is your West Virginia State Roundup.

In public health news, state officials report that West Virginia is making significant strides in the fight against drug addiction. West Virginia Office of Drug Control Policy Director Doctor Stephen Loyd told state lawmakers that overdose deaths across the Mountain State have dropped nearly forty-two percent compared to pre-pandemic levels. Doctor Loyd also highlighted a forty-four percent reduction in babies born dependent on drugs, attributing the progress to stricter opioid prescribing guidelines and the statewide distribution of more than one-hundred-thirty-six thousand naloxone kits. While acknowledging the improvement, state health leaders emphasized that West Virginia’s overdose rate remains more than double the national average, requiring continued investment in treatment and recovery resources.

In education news, major school districts across West Virginia are taking steps to roll back classroom technology ahead of the new school year. Both Jefferson and Kanawha County school districts have announced plans to reduce screen time and scale back reliance on online learning platforms. Jefferson County is instituting "tech-free" days every Monday and Friday, while Kanawha County is phasing out heavy use of online management systems to re-emphasize direct, face-to-face instruction between teachers and students.

To state infrastructure, rail crews in South Charleston are finalizing repairs along a primary CSX line following a major train derailment last week. Seventeen cars on a grain train derailed along First Avenue on Thursday morning. CSX officials report that one track reopened Friday and work is wrapping up to fully restore the main rail line.

And in healthcare news, WVU Medicine is expanding patient access in the Northern Panhandle with a new outpatient medical facility at The Highlands. Set to open early next year, the new center will offer specialized services including urology, primary care, and orthopedic sports medicine.

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

Good morning, here is your New York State Roundup.

In Essex County, a jury has found Luciano Frattolin guilty in the murder of his nine-year-old daughter, Melina. The case sparked a statewide AMBER Alert after Frattolin initially reported his daughter missing. Her body was discovered a day later in a pond in Ticonderoga, and Frattolin was convicted following a weeks-long trial in Elizabethtown.

In public safety news, law enforcement officials in central New York are warning the public about the dangers of artificial intelligence generating false emergency reports. The Manlius Police Department issued a alert after an AI-powered summary created a false active shooter report that circulated widely on the social network Nextdoor. Police are reminding residents to verify critical emergency information through official law enforcement channels rather than automated social media feeds.

To state infrastructure, New York officials are directing nearly two million dollars in state grant funding to bolster emergency communication networks in the Hudson Valley. State Senator James Skoufis announced the one-point-nine-million-dollar grant will upgrade Orange County’s Land Mobile Radio Systems, ensuring first responder communications remain fully operational without reliance on commercial cell towers.

In public health news, state and local agencies are launching seasonal rabies control efforts across Western New York. The Erie County Department of Public Health has begun distributing rabies vaccine bait both by air and on the ground. Health officials say summer months bring a sharp increase in bat encounters and animal bites, and the edible bait will help immunize local wildlife populations.

And in Catskill, state emergency crews are stepping in as the village struggles to restore its municipal water supply. New York State Homeland Security has partnered with Greene County to deliver a clean drinking water tanker to Dutchman’s Landing Park while local engineers work to reduce cloudiness levels at the municipality's main reservoir.

And in sports news, Syracuse University sophomore Demetres Samuel, Jr. has been named to the Paul Hornung Award Watch List, recognizing the nation's most versatile college football player as he gears up to play both cornerback and wide receiver this season.  

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