RNN BOWLING GREEN 08/10/26

          FOUR PEOPLE ARE RECOVERING AFTER A SUNDAY VEHICLE CRASH IN GLASGOW. GLASGOW POLICE SAY A VEHICLE DRIVEN BY LACY GARVIN WAS TRAVELING ON VETERANS OUTER LOOP WHEN A PASSENGER GRABBED THE STEERING WHEEL, CAUSING GARVIN'S CAR TO STRIKE ANOTHER VEHICLE .  GARVIN, THE OTHER VEHICLE'S DRIVER AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT AS THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES.

             A TENNESSEE MAN IS IN THE HOSPITAL FOLLOWING A SINGLE-VEHICLE CRASH IN GLASGOW. ANTONIO FITTS OF MURFREESBORO WAS TRAVELING WEST ON THE LOUIE B. NUNN PARKWAY ON SUNDAY WHEN HE LOST CONTROL OF HIS VEHICLE AND STRUCK A GUARDRAIL. FITTS WAS TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL.  THE INVESTIGATION REMAINS ONGOING.

          A FEDERAL JUDGE HAS DISMISSED A LAWSUIT FILED BY A LOGAN COUNTY MAN WHO SPENT TWELVE YEARS IN PRISON BEFORE HIS CONVICTIONS WERE OVERTURNED. ROBERT YELL SUED MULTIPLE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND FIRE INVESTIGATORS, ALLEGING THEY FABRICATED EVIDENCE FOLLOWING A 2004 TRAILER FIRE THAT KILLED HIS TWO-YEAR-OLD SON. DISTRICT JUDGE GREG STIVERS RULED YELL FAILED TO PROVE INVESTIGATORS CONSPIRED TO VIOLATE HIS CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS. YELL’S ATTORNEY HAS FILED AN APPEAL.

RNN JOHNSTOWN 08/10/26

          THE JOHNSTOWN CITY COUNCIL WILL VOTE WEDNESDAY ON A RESIGNATION AND SEVERANCE AGREEMENT WITH ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER MICHAEL CAPRIOTTI. UNDER THE PROPOSED TERMS, CAPRIOTTI WOULD VOLUNTARILY RESIGN IN EXCHANGE FOR THIRTY THOUSAND DOLLARS PLUS ACCRUED LEAVE. CITY OFFICIALS HAVE TREATED THE SITUATION AS A CONFIDENTIAL PERSONNEL MATTER, AND CAPRIOTTI HAS ALSO DECLINED TO COMMENT AHEAD OF THE VOTE.

          CITY COUNCIL WILL ALSO VOTE WEDNESDAY ON ENDING ITS MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT FOR THE BERKLEY HILLS GOLF COURSE. IF APPROVED, OPERATIONS FOR THE CITY-OWNED COURSE WOULD RETURN TO CITY CONTROL EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 30TH.  

          SOMERSET COUNTY RESIDENTS CAN WEIGH IN ON PLANS FOR A NEW ATV AND UTV TRAIL NETWORK DURING A PUBLIC MEETING THIS THURSDAY. PITTSBURGH-BASED CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS WILL PRESENT THREE PROPOSED ROUTE OPTIONS FOR THE PROJECT'S FIRST PHASE STARTING AT 6PM AT THE SOMERSET EVENT CENTER. COUNTY OFFICIALS HOPE TO ESTABLISH AN INTERCONNECTED TRAIL SYSTEM ON PUBLIC ROADS TO BOOST LOCAL TOURISM.

RNN WILLIAMSPORT 08/10/26

          CHARGES HAVE BEEN FILED AGAINST AN 18-YEAR-OLD FOLLOWING A JUNE BRAWL IN WILLIAMSPORT THAT TURNED FATAL. CITY POLICE SAY WHAT WAS INTENDED TO BE A FISTFIGHT ESCALATED INTO GUNFIRE, LEAVING 18-YEAR-OLD NASIR KRAMER DEAD. KAMAJ LEE SMITH NOW FACES FELONY FIREARM AND DRUG DISTRIBUTION CHARGES, WHILE 23-YEAR-OLD ZYRIECE WALKER REMAINS JAILED WITHOUT BAIL, ACCUSED OF FIRING THE FATAL SHOTS.

          THE LOYALSOCK TOWNSHIP SCHOOL BOARD HAS APPROVED A THREE MILLION DOLLAR SETTLEMENT IN A FEDERAL LAWSUIT. THE CASE, BROUGHT BY A FORMER STUDENT, ACCUSED THE DISTRICT OF AN INADEQUATE RESPONSE AFTER FORMER COACH KELLI VASSALLO SEXUALLY ABUSED HER. DISTRICT OFFICIALS CONFIRMED THE SETTLEMENT WILL BE FULLY COVERED BY INSURANCE, WITH BOARD MEMBERS CALLING THE AGREEMENT A NECESSARY STEP TOWARD CLOSURE AND HEALING.

          AUTHORITIES ARE INVESTIGATING AFTER A CHILD WAS HIT BY A VEHICLE WHILE RIDING A BICYCLE.  STATE POLICE SAY A SIX-YEAR-OLD GIRL WAS RIDING HER BIKE IN A WOLF TOWNSHIP TRAILER PARK WHEN SHE WAS STRUCK BY AN SUV THURSDAY AFTERNOON.  HOWEVER, HER INJURIES ARE BELIEVED TO BE MINOR.  SHE WAS TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL FOR EVALUATION AS A PRECAUTION.

RNN LEWISTOWN 08/10/26

          PASSENGER RAIL TRAVEL IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA IS EXPANDING, WITH AMTRAK CONFIRMING A SECOND DAILY PENNSYLVANIAN TRAIN WILL LAUNCH LATER THIS FALL. THE NEWS COMES ALONGSIDE A COMPLETED THREE-AND-A-HALF MILLION DOLLAR OVERHAUL OF HUNTINGDON STATION, WHICH ADDED A NEW A-D-A COMPLIANT PLATFORM, PASSENGER SHELTER, AND UPGRADED LIGHTING. LOCAL OFFICIALS SAY THE EXPANDED SERVICE AND MODERNIZED FACILITIES WILL VITALIZE TRAVEL FOR STUDENTS, WORKERS, AND RURAL RESIDENTS.

          IT'S NEVER TOO EARLY TO BEGIN PLANNING FOR GOOSE DAY. THE JUNIATA RIVER VALLEY VISITORS BUREAU IS ENCOURAGING LOCAL BUSINESSES, ORGANIZATIONS, AND RESIDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS YEAR'S REGIONAL FESTIVITIES, SET FOR SEPTEMBER 25TH THROUGH THE 29TH. A MAJOR HIGHLIGHT THIS YEAR IS THE DEBUT OF THE "RED, WHITE AND GOOSE PARADE" IN DOWNTOWN LEWISTOWN, TYING THE LONG-STANDING TRADITION TO AMERICA'S 250TH ANNIVERSARY. ANYONE HOSTING A GOOSE-THEMED EVENT OR SPECIAL MUST SUBMIT DETAILS TO THE VISITORS BUREAU BY AUGUST 21ST TO BE INCLUDED IN THE OFFICIAL SCHEDULE.

RNN ALTOONA 08/10/26

          AN ALTOONA MAN ACCUSED OF THIRD-DEGREE MURDER IN A FATAL BAR FIGHT IS SEEKING TO HAVE HIS CASE DISMISSED, CITING ALLEGEDLY MISHANDLED EVIDENCE. ATTORNEYS FOR 34-YEAR-OLD COREY LEXUS LOPEZ ARGUE POLICE FAILED TO PROPERLY SECURE AND TEST TWO FIREARMS INVOLVED IN THE JANUARY INCIDENT, WHILE ALSO RAISING QUESTIONS ABOUT THE VICTIM'S CAUSE OF DEATH. A JUDGE WILL HEAR ARGUMENTS ON THE MOTION AUGUST 19TH.  LOPEZ HAS BEEN INCARCERATED IN THE BLAIR COUNTY PRISON SINCE JANUARY 4TH, IN LIEU OF A MILLION DOLLARS BAIL.  

          AN ALTOONA WOMAN CHARGED ALONGSIDE AN EAST FREEDOM COUPLE IN A SEVERE CHILD ENDANGERMENT CASE IS SEEKING TO HAVE HER CHARGES DISMISSED. DEFENSE ATTORNEYS FOR 19-YEAR-OLD GILLIAN BEM ARGUE SHE MERELY VISITED THE FILTHY, UNSAFE HOME WHERE HER SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW HELD SEVERAL CHILDREN IN CAGES AMID THEIR OWN WASTE.  BEM'S ATTORNEY SAYS SHE HOLDS NO LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY. A JUDGE WILL HEAR ARGUMENTS ON THE MOTION AUGUST 18TH.  BEM REMAINS FREE ON TEN PERCENT OF HER 75-THOUSAND DOLLARS BAIL.  

RNN SELINSGROVE 08/10/26

          THE TWO PEOPLE ACCUSED OF RELEASING NEARLY SEVEN HUNDRED MINK FROM A NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY FUR FARM ARE SET TO GO ON TRIAL THIS DECEMBER. CARA MITRANO AND CHRISTOPHER LEGERE FACE ECO-TERRORISM CHARGES LINKED TO THE 2024 INCIDENT. AT A FRIDAY PRE-TRIAL HEARING, JUDGE PAIGE ROSINI DENIED A RECUSAL MOTION FROM DISTRICT ATTORNEY MICHAEL O’DONNELL AND IS NOW REVIEWING DEFENSE REQUESTS TO SUPPRESS EVIDENCE AND DROP KEY CHARGES.

          A DANVILLE MAN FACES CRIMINAL CHARGES AFTER POLICE SAY HE THREATENED TO BURN DOWN AN ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD BLOCK.  
          AUTHORITIES REPORT 40-YEAR-OLD RYAN MIRARCHI CONFRONTED TWO NEIGHBORS OUTSIDE HIS UPPER STREET HOME, MAKING THREATS AFTER ACCUSING THEM OF CONSPIRING AGAINST HIS DAUGHTER. MIRARCHI IS CHARGED WITH TERRORISTIC THREATS, WITH NEIGHBORS TELLING MAHONING TOWNSHIP POLICE THE INCIDENT FOLLOWS A PATTERN OF ONGOING HARASSMENT.

RNN FRANKFORT 08/10/26

          THE OPERATORS OF A LOUISVILLE CITY GARBAGE TRUCK WILL NOT FACE CRIMINAL CHARGES IN THE TRAGIC DEATH OF 35-YEAR OLD TYRAH ADAMS EARLIER THIS YEAR.  
          JEFFERSON COUNTY PROSECUTORS CONCLUDED THERE WAS NO REASONABLE LIKELIHOOD OF CONVICTION AFTER THE UNHOUSED WOMAN WAS FATALLY INJURED BY A HYDRAULIC CLAW FEBRUARY 12TH.  SHE WAS SLEEPING AMID A PILE OF GARBAGE THE TRUCK OPERATORS WERE CLEARING .
          ADAMS’ FAMILY HAS FILED A WRONGFUL DEATH LAWSUIT AGAINST THE CITY, WHICH REMAINS ONGOING ALONGSIDE AN INTERNAL INVESTIGATION.
          
                THE KENTUCKY BLOOD CENTER IS ISSUING AN URGENT CALL FOR DONORS, WARNING IT CANNOT FULLY MEET LOCAL HOSPITAL ORDERS DUE TO CRITICALLY LOW INVENTORY. A RECENT FORTY PERCENT SPIKE IN TRANSFUSIONS COMBINED WITH POOR SUMMER TURNOUT HAS DEPLETED SUPPLIES, WITH O-NEGATIVE AND O-POSITIVE TYPES IN SHORTEST SUPPLY. IF YOU CAN DONATE, THERE ARE BLOOD COLLECTION CENTERS IN LEXINGTON, LOUISVILLE, CORBIN, FRANKFORT, PIKEVILLE, OR SOMERSET.

          CINDERELLA’S CLOSET IS HOLDING A DISCOUNT DRESS SALE ON AUGUST 21ST AND 22ND AT MEMORIAL BAPTIST CHURCH, 130 HOLMES STREET IN FRANKFORT. LOCAL YOUNG WOMEN CAN PURCHASE NEW AND GENTLY USED FORMAL DRESSES FOR UNDER FIFTEEN DOLLARS, WITH SHOES AND JEWELRY AVAILABLE FOR JUST TWO DOLLARS.

RNN STATE COLLEGE 08/10/26

          K-THROUGH-12 STUDENTS ACROSS PENNSYLVANIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES RAISED NEARLY 6.4-MILLION DOLLARS FOR CHILDHOOD CANCER RESEARCH DURING THE 2025-20226 ACADEMIC YEAR. 
          STUDENT LEADERS REVEALED THE IMPRESSIVE TOTAL FRIDAY AT THE ANNUAL MINI-THON LEADERSHIP SUMMIT IN HERSHEY. OVER TWO HUNDRED PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS RAISED THE FUNDS TO SUPPORT FOUR DIAMONDS, THE NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION HELPING CHILDREN RECEIVING CANCER CARE AT THE PENN STATE HEALTH GOLISANO CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IN HERSHEY.  THAT BRINGS MINI-THON'S OVERALL TOTAL TO MORE THAN 83 MILLION DOLLARS SINCE IT BEGAN IN 1993.

          STATE COLLEGE OFFICIALS ARE REWRITING THE BOROUGH'S 1959 ZONING ORDINANCE, WITH A HEAVY FOCUS ON INCENTIVIZING ONE- AND TWO-BEDROOM HOUSING UNITS. BOROUGH COUNCIL MEMBERS SAY SMALLER UNITS ARE CRUCIAL TO ADDRESS WORKFORCE HOUSING NEEDS AND ACCOMMODATE A GROWING SINGLE-PERSON HOUSEHOLD DEMOGRAPHIC. PUBLIC INPUT IS ACTIVELY BEING COLLECTED ON THE PROPOSED REVISIONS, WITH OFFICIALS AIMING TO ENACT THE NEW ZONING RULES BY THE END OF THE YEAR.

RNN STROUDSBURG 08/10/26

          AFTER FOUR DECADES OF WAITING, CONSTRUCTION IS OFFICIALLY UNDERWAY ON A 21 MILLION DOLLAR RENOVATION OF THE POCONO FAMILY YMCA IN STROUDSBURG. CONSTRUCTION FENCING IS UP AS WORK BEGINS ON A NEW CHILDCARE CENTER, WITH PHASE ONE PLANS ALSO INCLUDING A NEW POOL, FITNESS CENTER, AND MEDICAL FACILITIES. YMCA OFFICIALS EXPECT INITIAL RENOVATIONS TO WRAP UP BY LATE 2027.

          A SECOND PERSON HAS DIED FOLLOWING A VEHICLE CRASH INTO A POND AT MOUNT AIRY CASINO RESORT LATE LAST MONTH.  
          THE LEHIGH COUNTY CORONER’S OFFICE REPORTS 89-YEAR-OLD JEANETTE RADZIKOWSKI OF DICKSON CITY PASSED AWAY FRIDAY FROM INJURIES SUSTAINED IN THE JULY 29TH INCIDENT. HER HUSBAND, 82 -OLD DRIVER JOHN RADZIKOWSKI, DIED AT THE SCENE. INVESTIGATORS SAY THEIR VEHICLE CLEARED A CURB AND SANK INTO THE POND.

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radioNOVO News for Lebanon: August 10, 2026