An investigation is underway after an officer-involved shooting in Northampton County.  Authorities said a man was shot during a confrontation with a Lehigh Township police officer who responded to a domestic incident at a home on Heritage Lane Wednesday afternoon.  State Police said officers used a Taser on the man before he was shot.  The man was taken to the hospital in unknown condition. 

           Authorities are investigating a deadly crash in Schuylkill County Wednesday evening.  Officials say a car collided with a tanker truck on the 1600 block of Burma Road in Blythe Township at around 8 p.m.  One person was killed while four others were taken to the hospital with serious injuries. 

              One person is dead after a vehicle went into a lake near a Monroe County casino.  A submerged vehicle was reported near Mount Airy Casino Resort in Paradise Township late Wednesday afternoon.  Authorities said one occupant was rescued and taken to a hospital, while the body of a second occupant was recovered hours later.  The investigation is ongoing.

             A teacher at Williamsport Area High School is accused of inappropriate contact with several female students.  The Lycoming County District Attorney's Office says 47-year-old art teacher Joshua Larson repeatedly violated the personal boundaries of five female students by cultivating an emotional relationship with them.  Larson allegedly told one of the girls she was the only reason he's still alive.  Larson faces multiple charges including institutional sexual assault. 

RNN SELINSGROVE 07/30/26

          THE PENNSYLVANIA FARM BUREAU IS CALLING FOR A STATEWIDE MORATORIUM ON NEW DATA CENTERS, ARGUING THE STATE NEEDS TIME TO PROTECT PRIME AGRICULTURAL LAND. SPEAKING AT A LEGISLATIVE HEARING IN BLOOMSBURG, AGRICULTURAL LEADERS WARNED THAT POWER TRANSMISSION LINES COULD TAKE FARMLAND THROUGH EMINENT DOMAIN, WHILE HEAVY WATER USAGE THREATENS DROUGHT-PRONE AREAS.HOWEVER, CENTER FOR RURAL PENNSYLVANIA CHAIRMAN SENATOR GENE YAW CAUTIONED THAT A FREEZE WOULD PUT THE STATE BEHIND IN A CRUCIAL NATIONAL SECURITY RACE.

          FORMER COLUMBIA COUNTY JUDGE ANTHONY MCDONALD WAIVED HIS RIGHT TO A PRELIMINARY HEARING WEDNESDAY FOLLOWING A MAY DUI ARREST IN BLOOMSBURG. AUTHORITIES SAY MCDONALD CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE BOLLARD IN A GAS STATION PARKING LOT AFTER AN OFFICER TRIED TO PULL HIM OVER. COURT DOCUMENTS STATE HIS BLOOD ALCOHOL CONTENT WAS MORE THAN DOUBLE THE LEGAL LIMIT.  MCDONALD SAID HE HAD BEEN SOBER FOR 19 YEARS BEFORE RELAPSING EARLIER THIS YEAR. THE STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE IS EXPECTED TO PROSECUTE THE CASE. 

RNN STROUDSBURG 07/30/26

          THE MONROE COUNTY CORONER WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AFTER A CAR PLUNGED INTO A LAKE NEAR THE MOUNT AIRY CASINO RESORT. FIRE AND RESCUE CREWS PULLED ONE SURVIVOR FROM THE SUBMERGED VEHICLE IN PARADISE TOWNSHIP AND TRANSPORTED THEM TO A HOSPITAL. EMERGENCY DIVERS LATER RECOVERED A SECOND VICTIM'S BODY ALONG WITH THE VEHICLE FROM THE WATER.  

          A 63-YEAR-OLD SCOTRUN MAN IS FACING CRIMINAL CHARGES AFTER POLICE SAY HE SHOT AND KILLED A NEIGHBOR'S ROOSTER.  POCONO TOWNSHIP POLICE SAY RAYMOND ZELYEZ ADMITTED TO SHOOTING THE BIRD ON BEAVER TRAIL BECAUSE HE WAS TIRED OF IT WAKING HIM UP IN THE MORNING. ZELYEZ FACES CHARGES INCLUDING FELONY ANIMAL CRUELTY AND RECKLESS ENDANGERMENT.

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RNN STATE COLLEGE 07/30/26

          A WESTMORELAND COUNTY MAN WHO WAS NEVER CHARGED WITH A CRIME WILL RECOVER 23-THOUSAND DOLLARS AND TWO IPHONES SEIZED BY STATE POLICE DURING A TRAFFIC STOP ON INTERSTATE 80 LAST YEAR. UNDER A COURT-FILED SETTLEMENT, WENDELL GREEN AGREED TO FORFEIT NINE THOUSAND DOLLARS OF THE ORIGINAL CASH SEIZED AFTER A K-9 SEARCH FOUND NO DRUGS OR FIREARMS IN HIS VEHICLE.  GREEN'S ATTORNEY ARGUED TROOPERS LACKED PROBABLE CAUSE AND EXCEEDED THE PROPER SCOPE OF THE TRAFFIC STOP.

          STRIKING WORKERS AT MOUNT NITTANY MEDICAL CENTER RALLIED WEDNESDAY AFTER THE HEALTH SYSTEM CUT HEALTHCARE BENEFITS FOR OVER 900 EMPLOYEES DURING THEIR FIVE-DAY STRIKE. HOSPITAL OFFICIALS SAY BENEFITS WERE PAUSED UNDER STANDARD POLICY BUT WILL BE REINSTATED WHEN THE STRIKE ENDS SATURDAY. UNION MEMBERS ARE STRIKING OVER PAY AND WORKING CONDITIONS, WITH NEGOTIATIONS SCHEDULED TO RESUME MONDAY.

RNN LEWISTOWN 07/30/26

          A JUNIATA COUNTY WOMAN HAS FILED A CIVIL LAWSUIT ACCUSING THREE RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS OF FAILING TO REPORT HER DISCLOSURE OF SEXUAL ABUSE, ALLOWING THE ABUSE TO CONTINUE. THE SUIT NAMES SHEPHERD'S FOLD COUNSELING MINISTRY, RICHFIELD LIFE MINISTRIES CHURCH AND CEDAR GROVE BRETHREN IN CHRIST CHURCH. IT ALLEGES THE ABUSE WAS REVEALED DURING COUNSELING IN 2009 BUT WAS NEVER REPORTED. THE ORGANIZATIONS HAVE NOT YET RESPONDED IN COURT.

          THE SALVATION ARMY IS HELPING JUNIATA COUNTY FAMILIES PREPARE FOR THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL. REGISTRATION FOR THE BACK-TO-SCHOOL PROGRAM WILL BE HELD TODAY AND MONDAY FROM 4 TO 6 P.M. AT THE JUNIATA COUNTY LIBRARY IN MIFFLINTOWN. QUALIFYING FAMILIES CAN RECEIVE HELP BUYING CLOTHING AND SHOES, ALONG WITH BACKPACKS FILLED WITH SCHOOL SUPPLIES. PARENTS MUST BRING I.D. AND PROOF OF INCOME.
 

RNN FRANKFORT 07/30/26

          GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR IS CRITICIZING KENTUCKY'S JUNIOR U.S. SENATOR RAND PAUL, SAYING HE SHOULD APPLY THE SAME SCRUTINY TO SENATOR MITCH MCCONNELL’S HEALTH STATUS AS HE HAS TO DR. ANTHONY FAUCI. THE GOVERNOR SAID PAUL'S DEMANDS FOR TRANSPARENCY FROM DR. FAUCCI REGARDING COVID-19 ARE INCONSISTENT WITH HIS LACK OF CALLS FOR MORE TRANSPARENCY ABOUT MCCONNELL’S HEALTH STATUS.  THE SENATOR'S OFFICE HAS NOT RESPONDED TO THE CRITICISM.

          INTERSTATE 65 IN LOUISVILLE HAS OFFICIALLY REOPENED AFTER A NEARLY TWO-MONTH CLOSURE FOR BRIDGE REPLACEMENTS. GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR SAYS TWO LANES IN EACH DIRECTION ARE NOW OPEN, BUT DRIVERS SHOULD EXPECT REDUCED CAPACITY, LOWER SPEED LIMITS AND SOME RAMP CLOSURES. THE PROJECT REPLACED THREE AGING BRIDGES, WITH ADDITIONAL CONSTRUCTION CONTINUING THROUGH 2027.

          ABOUT HALF OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY DINING WORKERS LAID OFF AFTER THE SCHOOL ENDED ITS CONTRACT WITH ARAMARK HAVE BEEN REHIRED BY NEW DINING PARTNER COMPASS GROUP. UNIVERSITY RECORDS SHOW 462 OF 926 WORKERS WERE REHIRED AS OF JULY 10. UK SAYS COMPASS IS STILL EVALUATING STAFFING NEEDS AND EXPECTS TO FILL ADDITIONAL POSITIONS OVER TIME.

RNN JOHNSTOWN 07/30/26

          PENN HIGHLANDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND CONEMAUGH MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER HAVE LAUNCHED A NEW SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY DEGREE PROGRAM. THE PARTNERSHIP COMBINES COLLEGE CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION WITH HANDS-ON HOSPITAL CLINICAL TRAINING TO ADDRESS CRITICAL LOCAL HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE SHORTAGES AND PREPARE STUDENTS FOR HIGH-DEMAND OPERATING ROOM CAREERS.

          AN ERIE MAN IS BEHIND BARS IN CAMBRIA COUNTY AFTER POLICE SAY HE STABBED A WOMAN FOLLOWING AN ARGUMENT OVER CIGARETTE ASH AND FLED ON AN E-BIKE. 42-YEAR-OLD JERMAINE LEWIS FACES MULTIPLE CHARGES, INCLUDING FELONY AGGRAVATED ASSAULT AND CHILD ENDANGERMENT. HE REMAINS HELD IN THE CAMBRIA COUNTY PRISON AFTER FAILING TO POST BAIL.

          JENNER TOWNSHIP OFFICIALS BROKE GROUND ON A NEW 500-THOUSAND-DOLLAR AMBULANCE FACILITY ALONG ROUTE 30 IN SOMERSET COUNTY. THE STATION REPLACES LOCAL EMERGENCY COVERAGE LOST IN 2022 WHEN THE BOSWELL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT DISSOLVED ITS SERVICE. SUPERVISORS SAY THE NEW HUB WILL ENSURE FASTER RESPONSE TIMES FOR RURAL RESIDENTS.

RNN ALTOONA 07/30/26
          
          AN ERIE MAN IS BEHIND BARS IN CAMBRIA COUNTY AFTER POLICE SAY HE STABBED A WOMAN FOLLOWING AN ARGUMENT OVER CIGARETTE ASH AND FLED ON AN E-BIKE. 42-YEAR-OLD JERMAINE LEWIS FACES MULTIPLE CHARGES, INCLUDING FELONY AGGRAVATED ASSAULT AND CHILD ENDANGERMENT. HE REMAINS HELD IN THE CAMBRIA COUNTY PRISON AFTER FAILING TO POST BAIL.

          IT TOOK A BLAIR COUNTY JURY JUST 20 MINUTES TO DELIBERATE AND DELIVER GUILTY VERDICTS ON ALL CHARGES AGAINST A TYRONE MAN WHO ATTACKED AN EMERGENCY ROOM TECHNICIAN AT UPMC ALTOONA LAST NOVEMBER. THE FOUR FEMALE AND SEVEN MALE JURORS FOUND 41-YEAR-OLD BRADLEY SCOTT LLOYD GUILTY OF AGGRAVATED ASSAULT AFTER A TWO-DAY TRIAL. THE ATTACK LEFT THE STAFF MEMBER WITH A FRACTURED SKULL AND A BRAIN BLEED. LLOYD AWAITS SENTENCING IN OCTOBER.

          A DISASTER LOAN OUTREACH CENTER IS NOW OPEN AT THE TYRONE BOROUGH BUILDING TO ASSIST RESIDENTS AND BUSINESS OWNERS RECOVERING FROM EARLY JULY FLASH FLOODING. REPRESENTATIVES FROM PEMA AND THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION WILL BE ON SITE MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY, THROUGH AUGUST 13TH ST 13TH TO HELP FLOOD VICTIMS APPLY FOR ASSISTANCE.

RNN WILLIAMSPORT 07/30/26

          A WILLIAMSPORT AREA HIGH SCHOOL ART TEACHER IS BEHIND BARS WITH NO BAIL FOLLOWING HIS ARREST WEDNESDAY ON MULTIPLE FELONY CHARGES. DETECTIVES SAY 47-YEAR-OLD JOSHUA MICHAEL LARSON FACES COUNTS INCLUDING INSTITUTIONAL SEXUAL ASSAULT AND CHILD ENDANGERMENT INVOLVING FIVE FEMALE STUDENTS, AGES 14 TO 17. AUTHORITIES ALLEGE LARSON CROSSED BOUNDARIES BY MAKING INAPPROPRIATE PHYSICAL CONTACT, GIVING GIFTS, AND INVITING STUDENTS TO HIS APARTMENT.  LARSON ALSO FACES 10 COUNTS OF ATTEMPTED CORRUPTION OF MINORS AND 8 COUNTS OF HARASSMENT.  

          WILLIAMSPORT IS LAUNCHING A NEW SAFE STREETS TASK FORCE TO IMPROVE ROAD SAFETY ACROSS THE CITY. OFFICIALS SAY THE GROUP WILL HELP DEVELOP A CITYWIDE SAFETY ACTION PLAN, FUNDED BY A 356-THOUSAND-DOLLAR FEDERAL GRANT. THE PLAN WILL FOCUS ON PROJECTS LIKE SAFER INTERSECTIONS, CROSSWALKS AND BETTER PEDESTRIAN ACCESS, WHILE ALSO SEEKING PUBLIC INPUT BEFORE WORK BEGINS.

radioNOVO News for Lebanon: July 30, 2026