radioNOVO News for Lebanon: July 28, 2026

RNN STROUDSBURG 07/28/26

          A PEDESTRIAN WAS AIRLIFTED TO THE HOSPITAL WITH SERIOUS INJURIES AFTER BEING STRUCK BY A VEHICLE IN A CROSSWALK ALONG ROUTE 611. LOCAL BUSINESS OWNERS SAY TRAFFIC AND SPEEDING REMAIN MAJOR CONCERNS ALONG THE STRIP, DESPITE RECENTLY ADDED PEDESTRIAN SIGNS AND RADAR MONITORS. POLICE SAY THE DRIVER REMAINED AT THE SCENE AND THE INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING.

          A BUSHKILL MAN HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO NEARLY FIVE YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR A FATAL DUI CRASH IN THE DELAWARE WATER GAP NATIONAL RECREATION AREA. FEDERAL OFFICIALS SAY 38-YEAR-OLD CHRISTOPHER THOMAS WAS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF METHAMPHETAMINE WHEN HE HIT AND KILLED A MOTORCYCLIST STOPPED ON ROUTE 209 IN JUNE 2024. THOMAS PREVIOUSLY PLEADED GUILTY TO VEHICULAR HOMICIDE.

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RNN LEWISTOWN 07/28/26

          A MIFFLINTOWN MAN FACES MULTIPLE FELONY CHARGES INCLUDING STRANGULATION AND ESCAPE AFTER AN ALLEGED DOMESTIC ASSAULT AND ATTEMPTED GETAWAY. STATE POLICE SAY 50-YEAR-OLD JASON AGOSTO-CASTRO ASSAULTED A WOMAN AND STOLE HER CAR BEFORE TRYING TO FLEE OFFICERS DURING A JAIL TRANSPORT. HE IS CURRENTLY BEING HELD AT THE MIFFLIN COUNTY CORRECTIONAL FACILITY.
          
          NITTANY PAPER MILLS IS TAKING STEPS TO EXPAND INTO JUNIATA COUNTY. FERMANAGH TOWNSHIP SUPERVISORS HAVE APPROVED A PLAN TO MERGE OVER 60 ACRES IN THE LOCAL INDUSTRIAL PARK BACK INTO A SINGLE PARCEL. THE LEWISTOWN-BASED COMPANY REQUESTED THE CHANGE AS IT MOVES TOWARD PURCHASING THE LAND TO DEVELOP A NEW FACILITY.

          A 14-WEEK AVIATION GROUND SCHOOL IS RETURNING TO THE MIFFLIN COUNTY AIRPORT STARTING SEPTEMBER 16TH. SPONSORED BY THE EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION, THE WEEKLY COURSE PREPARES STUDENTS FOR THE F-A-A WRITTEN EXAM AND OFFERS FLIGHT SIMULATOR ACCESS. CLASS SIZE IS LIMITED, AND PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED BY AUGUST 31ST.

RNN WILLIAMSPORT 07/28/26

          IT HAS BEEN CONFIRMED THAT THE EVACUATION OF THE WALMART STORE AT 1015 NORTH LOYALSOCK AVENUE IN MONTOURSVILLE LAST FRIDAY AFTERNOON WAS DUE TO A BOMB THREAT PHONED INTO THE STORE............. AND THE STATE POLICE TROOP F HEADQUARTERS, ALSO IN MONTOURSVILLE.  THE STORE WAS EVACUATED AROUND 3 P.M. WHILE MULTIPLE AGENCIES SEARCHED THE AREA. POLICE CLEARED THE BUILDING JUST BEFORE 7 P.M. FRIDAY AFTER FINDING NO ACTIVE THREAT, AND NORMAL OPERATIONS RESUMED. POLICE CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE.  

          WAS THERE SOMETHING MORE GOING ON WHEN POLICE STOPPED A TEENAGER SIMPLY FOR WEARING A JACKET IN HOT WEATHER?  
DEMONSTRATORS GATHERED IN WILLIAMSPORT ON MONDAY TO DEMAND THE RESIGNATIONS OF LYCOMING COUNTY DETECTIVE TYSON HAVENS AND DISTRICT ATTORNEY TOM MARINO. THE PROTEST STEMS FROM A JULY 8TH INCIDENT WHERE 18-YEAR OLD JESSIE LOPEZ WAS STOPPED FOR WEARING A HOODED JACKET, THEN LATER FINED FOR JAYWALKING.  MARCHERS WORE HOODIES TO SIGNAL THAT WEARING ONE IS NOT A CRIME.

RNN JOHNSTOWN 07/28/26

          UPMC IS EXPANDING ADVANCED LUNG CANCER DIAGNOSTIC TECHNOLOGY ACROSS SEVERAL CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA LOCATIONS.  THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM IS INTRODUCING ROBOTIC-ASSISTED BRONCHOSCOPY TO SIX REGIONAL HOSPITALS.   
          PHYSICIANS SAY THE NEW 3-D IMAGING TECHNOLOGY ALLOWS FOR EARLIER DETECTION BY PRECISELY TARGETING SMALL, HARD-TO-REACH LUNG NODULES THROUGH LESS INVASIVE PROCEDURES.

          A MONTHS-LONG INVESTIGATION LED TO A SUCCESSFUL DRUG RAID AT A CAMBRIA COUNTY HOME ON FRIDAY. COUNTY OFFICIALS SAY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAMS EXECUTED A SEARCH WARRANT ON MAGEE ROAD, SEIZING FENTANYL AND DRUG PARAPHERNALIA. THREE INDIVIDUALS WITH ACTIVE ARREST WARRANTS WERE TAKEN INTO CUSTODY, WITH ADDITIONAL DRUG CHARGES EXPECTED TO FOLLOW.

          JOHNSTOWN MILLRATS GENERAL MANAGER SARAH FINLAY HAS ANNOUNCED SHE IS STEPPING DOWN AFTER FOUR YEARS WITH THE TEAM. FINLAY SHARED THE NEWS ON FACEBOOK FOLLOWING THE TEAM’S FINAL HOME GAME OF THE 2026 REGULAR SEASON. DURING HER TENURE, THE MILLRATS COMPILED A 77-AND-99 RECORD AND HOSTED THEIR FIRST HOME PLAYOFF GAME IN 2025.

RNN FRANKFORT 07/28/26

          HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN FRANKLIN COUNTY WILL SOON HAVE A DIRECT PATHWAY INTO EMERGENCY MEDICAL CAREERS. THE FRANKLIN COUNTY CAREER AND TECHNICAL CENTER RECEIVED A SEVENTY-NINE-THOUSAND-DOLLAR STATE GRANT TO LAUNCH A NEW E-M-T PROGRAM FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR. THE INAUGURAL CLASS WILL FEATURE HANDS-ON SIMULATION TRAINING, CLINICAL EXPERIENCE, AND AMBULANCE FIELD INTERNSHIPS.

          THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE HAS CONFIRMED A 16.2 MILLION DOLLAR SETTLEMENT WITH KENTUCKY-BASED ADDICTION RECOVERY CARE TO RESOLVE MEDICAID FRAUD ALLEGATIONS. FEDERAL PROSECUTORS SAY THE DRUG TREATMENT PROVIDER MISCODED SERVICES AND INFLATED CLINICIAN CREDENTIALS TO SECURE HIGHER STATE REIMBURSEMENTS BETWEEN 2018 AND 2024. THE SETTLEMENT FOLLOWS A WHISTLEBLOWER INVESTIGATION LAUNCHED IN 2023.

           A FORMER LEXINGTON HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL HAS FILED A FEDERAL WHISTLEBLOWER LAWSUIT AGAINST A FLORIDA SCHOOL DISTRICT. MARLON BALL, WHO PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED A HALF-MILLION-DOLLAR SETTLEMENT FROM FAYETTE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, CLAIMS OFFICIALS IN GADSDEN COUNTY, FLORIDA, RETALIATED AGAINST HIM AFTER HE REPORTED A SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER FOR SEXUAL MISCONDUCT INVOLVING STUDENTS.

RNN STATE COLLEGE 07/28/26

          PENN STATE IS PUSHING BACK AGAINST A FEDERAL LAWSUIT FILED BY A FOOD SCIENCE EDUCATOR WHO CLAIMS SHE WAS TWICE DENIED A PROMOTION OVER DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION POLICIES. UNIVERSITY OFFICIALS RESPONDED LAST FRIDAY, DENYING DR. MOLLY KELLY'S CLAIMS AND ASKING A FEDERAL JUDGE TO DISMISS THE CASE OR REMOVE PENN STATE PRESIDENT NEELI BENDAPUDI AS A CO-DEFENDANT.

          ONE OF THE FOUR MEN CHARGED IN A CENTRE COUNTY CHILD SEX RING IS ASKING TO DELAY HIS FEDERAL COURT PROCEEDINGS. ATTORNEYS FOR MORRIS REESE ARE REQUESTING A 90-DAY EXTENSION ON HIS FEDERAL CHILD PORNOGRAPHY TRIAL, CITING ONGOING PLEA NEGOTIATIONS. REESE ALSO FACES SEPARATE COUNTY CHARGES FOR ALLEGEDLY SOLICITING AND PHOTOGRAPHING TEENAGE GIRLS.

          STUCKEY AUTOMOTIVE IS BREAKING GROUND ON A NEW FIFTY-THOUSAND-SQUARE-FOOT FORD DEALERSHIP ALONG BENNER PIKE IN CENTRE COUNTY. LOCATED ACROSS FROM THE GIANT SUPERMARKET, THE FACILITY WILL FOCUS ON COMMERCIAL VEHICLES AND HOST THIRTY-TWO SERVICE BAYS. OFFICIALS EXPECT THE EXPANSION TO ROUGHLY DOUBLE THEIR STAFF WHEN IT OPENS IN EARLY 2028.

RNN ALTOONA 07/28/26

          UPMC IS EXPANDING ADVANCED LUNG CANCER DIAGNOSTIC TECHNOLOGY ACROSS SEVERAL CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA LOCATIONS.  THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM IS INTRODUCING ROBOTIC-ASSISTED BRONCHOSCOPY TO SIX REGIONAL HOSPITALS, INCLUDING UPMC ALTOONA. 
          PHYSICIANS SAY THE NEW 3-D IMAGING TECHNOLOGY ALLOWS FOR EARLIER DETECTION BY PRECISELY TARGETING SMALL, HARD-TO-REACH LUNG NODULES THROUGH LESS INVASIVE PROCEDURES.

          EBENSBURG BOROUGH IS MOVING FORWARD WITH PARKING UPDATES AHEAD OF A SEPTEMBER 1ST ROLLOUT WITH PARKMOBILE. COUNCIL MEMBERS VOTED MONDAY TO DRAFT A REVENUE-SHARING AGREEMENT WITH CAMBRIA COUNTY FOR THE PRAVE LOT WHILE CONTINUING TO ADDRESS PUBLIC PARKING SHORTAGES. PARKING ENFORCEMENT IS CURRENTLY ACTIVE, WITH HOURLY RATES AND FINES SET TO INCREASE UNDER THE NEW SYSTEM.

            THREE PEOPLE ARE IN CUSTODY FOLLOWING A DRUG RAID IN CAMBRIA COUNTY ON FRIDAY. FOLLOWING A MONTHS-LONG INVESTIGATION, LAW ENFORCEMENT EXECUTED A SEARCH WARRANT AT A HOME ON MAGEE ROAD, SEIZING FENTANYL AND DRUG PARAPHERNALIA. POLICE ARRESTED THREE INDIVIDUALS ON ACTIVE WARRANTS, WITH ADDITIONAL DRUG CHARGES EXPECTED TO FOLLOW.

RNN SELINSGROVE 07/28/26

          PENNSYLVANIA STATE POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING A SEVEN-VEHICLE CRASH INVOLVING A TRACTOR-TRAILER THAT SHUT DOWN INTERSTATE 80 WESTBOUND IN WHITE DEER TOWNSHIP. THE MONDAY AFTERNOON COLLISION SENT MULTIPLE PEOPLE TO GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER WITH SERIOUS INJURIES. EMERGENCY CREWS DIVERTED TRAFFIC AT EXIT 212 WHILE SEVERAL MEDICAL HELICOPTERS RESPONDED TO THE SCENE.

          JURY SELECTION HAS BEEN DELAYED IN UNION COUNTY FOR A FORMER KITCHEN SUPERVISOR ACCUSED OF RAPING A PATIENT. 52-YEAR-OLD VICTOR ROBERTO COTTO FACES FELONY CHARGES FOLLOWING AN ALLEGED SEXUAL ASSAULT AT WHITE DEER RUN OF ALLENWOOD LAST APRIL. DISTRICT ATTORNEY BRIAN KERSTETTER SAYS THE CASE IS CONTINUED UNTIL THE NEXT TRIAL TERM, WITH NO NEW DATES SET.

          BERWICK COUNCILWOMAN TERESA TROIANI IS HEADING TO SCOTLAND THIS SATURDAY TO ATTEMPT A HISTORIC FEAT OF STRENGTH. ACCORDING TO THE PRESS-ENTERPRISE ONLINE, THE 42-YEAR-OLD WILL TRY TO LIFT THE LEGENDARY DINNIE STONES, TWO CHUNKS OF GRANITE WEIGHING A COMBINED SEVEN-HUNDRED-THIRTY-THREE POUNDS. IF SUCCESSFUL, TROIANI WILL BECOME ONE OF ONLY 25 WOMEN EVER TO ACCOMPLISH THE HOIST.

Good morning.

Check your tickets, Jefferson County—someone is holding a major lottery winner! Pennsylvania Lottery officials confirm a jackpot-winning Match Six Lotto ticket worth over one-point-three-seven million dollars was sold at the Sykesville One Stop on East Main Street.

In Reynoldsville, borough police arrested fifty-eight-year-old James Warren Blake the Third after officers found him working behind the bar at a local establishment while in possession of over three ounces of methamphetamine and fifteen hundred dollars in cash.

And in DuBois, progress continues on the major revitalization of DuBois Street. Developers at Three Point Plaza report steady construction on the thirty-tenant commercial project, with the first retail building expected to be fully occupied by early next year.

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