RNN ALTOONA 07/22/26

          BLAIR COUNTY PRESIDENT JUDGE WADE KAGARISE IS CONSIDERING WHETHER TO SEPARATE THE TRIAL OF AN ALTOONA MAN CHARGED IN A 2025 CITY HALL COMMONS SHOOTING. ATTORNEYS FOR 41-YEAR-OLD JAICE VERNON LINDSEY ARGUE HIS CASE SHOULD BE TRIED APART FROM CO-DEFENDANT GARRETT MILES, WHO ALLEGEDLY FIRED THE SHOT. AMONG LINDSEY'S CHARGES ARE FELONY COUNTS OF CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT AGGRAVATED ASSAULT, AGGRAVATED ASSAULT, AND ATTEMPTED HOMICIDE.  HE'S BEING HELD AT THE BLAIR COUNTY PRISON ON A MILLION DOLLARS BAIL.PROSECUTORS OPPOSE THE REQUEST, AND THE JUDGE SAYS HE'LL ISSUE A RULING AT A LATER DATE.

          ANOTHER BREAKDOWN IN NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN MOUNT NITTANY MEDICAL CENTER AND SEIU HEALTHCARE PENNSYLVANIA LAST NIGHT............. SO AS A RESULT, A PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED FIVE-DAY STRIKE WILL BEGIN ON MONDAY.  UNION REPRESENTATIVES CALLED THE FAILED NEGOTIATIONS.......... DISAPPOINTING.
          THE MED CENTER'S EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, OUTPATIENT CLINICS AND DOCTOR'S OFFICES WILL OPERATE AS NORMAL, AND PATIENTS SHOULD KEEP THEIR SCHEDULED APPOINTMENTS, UNLESS CONTACTED DIRECTLY BY MOUNT NITTANY HEALTH. 

radioNOVO News for Lebanon: July 22, 2026

RNN FRANKFORT 07/22/26

          DRIVERS IN FRANKFORT SHOULD PLAN FOR WEEKEND DETOURS AS THE U-S 60 CAPITAL AVENUE BRIDGE CLOSES FOR PRESERVATION WORK. THE BRIDGE WILL SHUT DOWN AT 7 P.M. THIS FRIDAY THROUGH 5 A.M. MONDAY MORNING. SIGNED DETOURS WILL ROUTE TRAFFIC VIA OLD LAWRENCEBURG ROAD AND THE EAST-WEST CONNECTOR.  WORK INCLUDES PLACEMENT OF A LATEX CONCRETE OVERLAY, BRIDGE RAIL REPAIRS, PIER MAINTENANCE, AND SIDEWALK REPAIRS............ AND SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY THIS WINTER.  

          TWO TEENAGERS ACCUSED IN THE DECEMBER KILLING OF 20-YEAR-OLD MILTON RITCHIE JR. IN LOUISVILLE WILL BE TRIED AS ADULTS. THE 16 AND 17-YEAR-OLD BOYS FACE CHARGES OF COMPLICITY TO MURDER AND ROBBERY, HELD ON FIFTY-THOUSAND-DOLLARS CASH BOND EACH. AUTHORITIES SAY RITCHIE WAS LURED INTO AN AMBUSH NEAR PLEASURE RIDGE PARK BY A 15-YEAR OLD GIRL, AS PART OF A REVENGE PLOT THAT INCLUDED STEALING HIS CAR. 

          LEXINGTON HEALTH OFFICIALS PLAN TO TREAT PARTS OF THE 40505 ZIP CODE WITH MOSQUITO SPRAY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS SPRAYING WILL RUN BETWEEN 3 AND 6 A.M. AROUND CASTLEWOOD PARK, JOHNSON HEIGHTS PARK, AND NEARBY NEIGHBORHOODS AFTER A HIGH VOLUME OF ADULT MOSQUITOES WERE TRAPPED ON JOHNSDALE DRIVE.

RNN STROUDSBURG 07/22/26

            PENNDOT IS INVESTING MORE THAN 1.1 MILLION DOLLARS TO HELP TRAIN OVER 430 NEW SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS ACROSS P-A.  AMONG THE RECIPIENTS IS THE EAST STROUDSBURG AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT, RECEIVING NEARLY $39,000 THROUGH THE SCHOOL BUS SAFETY GRANT PROGRAM. THE FUNDING HELPS COVER CDL TRAINING, TRAINEE WAGES, TESTING AND PERMIT FEES TO BOOST THE NUMBER OF QUALIFIED DRIVERS AND KEEP STUDENTS TRAVELING SAFELY TO AND FROM SCHOOL.

          A TOBYHANNA MAN IS FACING THEFT CHARGES AFTER POLICE SAY HE STOLE CASH DEPOSITS FROM A STORE AT THE POCONO PREMIUM OUTLETS. POCONO TOWNSHIP POLICE CHARGED 21-YEAR-OLD NOAH BROWN AFTER AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED HE ALLEGEDLY TOOK MORE THAN 15-HUNDRED DOLLARS IN CASH WHILE WORKING AT LIDS AND FAILED TO DROP IT IN THE STORE'S DEPOSIT LOCATION.

RNN LEWISTOWN 07/22/26

          THE MIFFLIN COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD IS PREPARING TO FILL A VACANCY FOLLOWING THE RESIGNATION OF BOARD PRESIDENT ZEB HARSHBARGER, EFFECTIVE JULY 23. DIRECTORS WILL INTERVIEW CANDIDATES TO SERVE THE REMAINDER OF THE TERM THROUGH DECEMBER 2027, APPOINT A NEW BOARD PRESIDENT UNTIL DECEMBER'S REORGANIZATION MEETING, AND NAME A REPRESENTATIVE TO THE TUSCARORA INTERMEDIATE UNIT 11 BOARD.  UNDER THE P-A SCHOOL CODE, THE SCHOOL BOARD HAS UNTIL AUGUST 22ND TO NAME HARSHBARGER'S REPLACEMENT.  

          A PROPOSED DATA CENTER IN GRANVILLE TOWNSHIP HAS HIT A ROADBLOCK. TOWNSHIP OFFICIALS REJECTED THE DEVELOPER'S APPLICATION, SAYING MONDAY THAT IT LACKED A REQUIRED TRAFFIC IMPACT STUDY CERTIFICATION. THE FILING FEE IS BEING RETURNED, AND THE DEVELOPER MUST SUBMIT A NEW COMPLETED APPLICATION BEFORE THE PROJECT CAN MOVE FORWARD. IF THAT HAPPENS, SUPERVISORS MUST BEGIN HEARINGS WITHIN 60 DAYS.
 

RNN SELINSGROVE 07/22/26

          A 17-YEAR-OLD CHARGED AS AN ADULT IN A COLUMBIA COUNTY MURDER CASE BRIEFLY BLACKED OUT IN HIS JAIL CELL TUESDAY BEFORE A COURT HEARING. WARDEN GEORGE NYE SAYS ADAM BARTOSIC QUICKLY REGAINED CONSCIOUSNESS AND IS UNDERGOING MEDICAL TESTING TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE EPISODE. BARTOSIC REMAINS JAILED WHILE ATTORNEYS AWAIT A COMPETENCY EVALUATION IN THE 2025 SHOOTING DEATH OF FELLOW TEEN CARTER CONKLIN.  WHILE BARTOSIC REFUSES TO EAT PRISON FOOD, PREFERRING COMMISSARY SNACKS OF JUNK FOOD AND POTATO CHIPS, THE PRISON GIVES HIM A PROTEIN SHAKE DAILY. 

            NORTHUMBERLAND BOROUGH RESIDENTS PACKED A PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING TO VOICE CONCERNS OVER A PROPOSED AGREEMENT WITH U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT. NO ACTION WAS TAKEN, BUT THE COMMITTEE VOTED TO SEND THE PROPOSAL TO BOROUGH COUNCIL, WHICH IS EXPECTED TO DECIDE THE ISSUE AT ITS AUG. 4 MEETING.

             PENNDOT IS INVESTING MORE THAN 1.1 MILLION DOLLARS TO HELP TRAIN OVER 430 NEW SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS ACROSS P-A.  AMONG THE RECIPIENTS IS THE DANVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT, WHICH RECEIVED A 30-THOUSAND DOLLARS THROUGH THE SCHOOL BUS SAFETY GRANT PROGRAM. THE FUNDING HELPS COVER CDL TRAINING, TRAINEE WAGES, TESTING AND PERMIT FEES.

RNN STATE COLLEGE 07/22/26

          ANOTHER BREAKDOWN IN NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN MOUNT NITTANY MEDICAL CENTER AND SEIU HEALTHCARE PENNSYLVANIA LAST NIGHT............. SO AS A RESULT, A PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED FIVE-DAY STRIKE WILL BEGIN ON MONDAY.  UNION REPRESENTATIVES CALLED THE FAILED NEGOTIATIONS.......... DISAPPOINTING.
          THE MED CENTER'S EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, OUTPATIENT CLINICS AND DOCTOR'S OFFICES WILL OPERATE AS NORMAL, AND PATIENTS SHOULD KEEP THEIR SCHEDULED APPOINTMENTS, UNLESS CONTACTED DIRECTLY BY MOUNT NITTANY HEALTH. 

          TOXICOLOGY RESULTS CONFIRM A CLEARFIELD COUNTY WOMAN DIED OF NATURAL CAUSES IN THE PARKING LOT OF HAPPY VALLEY CASINO ON MAY 7TH.  CENTRE COUNTY OFFICIALS REPORT 78-YEAR-OLD CAROL MIHALKO DIED OF METASTATIC CANCER, WITH TESTS SHOWING NO ALCOHOL OR DRUGS IN HER SYSTEM. MIHALKO WAS A RETIRED U-S POSTAL SERVICE POSTMASTER MARRIED TO HER HIGH SCHOOL SWEETHEART FOR 57 YEARS.  SHE WAS AN AVID PENN STATE FAN, SURVIVED BY TWO CHILDREN, FOUR GRANDCHILDREN, A BROTHER AND SISTER, AND MANY FRIENDS.  

          

RNN WILLIAMSPORT 07/22/26

          ROAD CREWS ARE BUSY RESURFACING STREETS ACROSS WILLIAMSPORT AS THE CITY PREPARES FOR THE BUSY WEEKS AHEAD. MILLING AND PAVING WORK IS UNDERWAY ON SEVERAL MAJOR STREETS, INCLUDING CENTER, MEMORIAL, ELMIRA, WEST THIRD, POPLAR AND WEST FOURTH. CITY OFFICIALS SAY THE WORK SHOULD WRAP UP WITHIN ABOUT TWO WEEKS, BEFORE THE LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES AND THE RETURN OF STUDENTS TO AREA SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES.


          FOLLOWING THE JUNE 29TH SHOOTING THAT LEFT AN EIGHTEEN-YEAR-OLD DEAD, WILLIAMSPORT NEIGHBORS ARE JOINING FORCES TO PROTECT THEIR COMMUNITY. RESIDENT KEVIN MACKEY ANNOUNCED TO CITY COUNCIL........... PLANS FOR A NEW NEIGHBORHOOD ALLIANCE TO IMPROVE SAFETY, COORDINATE LOCAL RESOURCES, AND INSTALL SECURITY CAMERAS. THE GROUP WILL HOLD ITS FIRST MEETING THIS SATURDAY, JULY 25TH AT ST. PAUL CALVARY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH.

RNN JOHNSTOWN 07/22/26

          IN THIS ERA OF THE DECLINE OF SHOPPING MALLS........... THE OWNER OF THE JOHNSTOWN GALLERIA IS PUSHING LOCAL OFFICIALS TO ENFORCE CODE VIOLATIONS AT ADJACENT VACANT ANCHOR STORES. LEO KARRULI SAYS STRUCTURAL DECAY, CRUMBLING ROOFS AND WATER LEAKS AT THE ATTACHED FORMER SEARS AND BON-TON PROPERTIES POSE A SERIOUS PUBLIC SAFETY HAZARD AND THREATEN TO DAMAGE HIS ACTIVE SHOPPING MALL—JUST AS INSIDE FOOT TRAFFIC PICKS UP, A PACKED FOOD COURT RETURNS, AND MALL OCCUPANCY HAS JUMPED FROM 35 TO 65 PERCENT.  

          THREE SOMERSET COUNTY RESIDENTS ARE FACING ANIMAL CRUELTY CHARGES AFTER MORE THAN FIFTY ANIMALS WERE RESCUED FROM A HOME IN BLACK TOWNSHIP ON MAY 5TH.  STATE POLICE, MEMBERS OF THE SOMERSET COUNTY ANIMAL RESPONSE TEAM AND VOLUNTEERS FROM ABBY'S ANGELS FOUND 48 DOGS, A GOAT, A LIZARD, AND TWO BIRDS LIVING IN DEPLORABLE CONDITIONS ON BANDO ROAD, SURROUNDED BY PILES OF TRASH AND FECES.

Good morning.

Emergency crews in Jefferson and Clearfield counties are assessing damage after multiple tornadoes touched down across the region. The National Weather Service confirmed an E-F-One tornado struck near Summerville, while a second tornado touched down near Houtzdale with winds reaching one hundred ten miles per hour.

In local news, a Sunday afternoon fire destroyed a home in Treasure Lake. Firefighters responded to heavy flames along Treasure Lake Road, and while the residence is a complete loss, officials report all occupants escaped safely.

And in Brookville, the annual Jefferson County Fair continues today. Wednesday highlights include the Dairy and Horse Games shows, carnival rides starting at five p.m., and grandstand entertainment featuring Tim the Dairy Farmer.

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