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A Tioga, Pennsylvania native and survivor of the nineteen-seventy-nine Iran Hostage Crisis has published a new book detailing his four-hundred-forty-four days in captivity. Michael Howland edited a secret journal he smuggled past his captors into "Hidden Lines," offering a rare first-hand look at the historic ordeal.

In county news, Steuben County will host an online tax foreclosure auction starting September eighth. Over sixty properties will be up for bid across the region, including residential homes, commercial buildings, and vacant land.

And tickets are now on sale as the national tour of "Mystic Pizza: A New Musical" comes to the Clemens Center in Elmira on September twenty-sixth and twenty-seventh.

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Olean Mayor Amy Sherburne has issued temporary restrictions barricading the gazebo and pavilion at Lincoln Park due to growing public safety and sanitation concerns. City officials report documenting human waste, discarded needles, and attempts to light fires, prompting the city to secure those areas outside of authorized public events.

In local politics, both major candidates in the Twenty-Third Congressional District race have picked up major statewide union endorsements. Incumbent Republican Nick Langworthy earned the backing of the New York Teamsters, while Democratic challenger Aaron Gies received the endorsement of the New York State A-F-L-C-I-O.

And downtown Hornell is gearing up for the seventh annual Maple City Festival on Saturday, September twelfth. Organizers shifted the community celebration from October to mid-September this year to secure better weather for live music and local vendors.

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The A-F-L-C-I-O Appalachian Council Head Start Program is now accepting applications for preschool children across Wood County. Program leaders say the free early education initiative—which includes meals, health screenings, and transportation—is currently enrolling three-to-five-year-olds at its newly opened Cedar Grove facility.

In state news, Senator Shelley Moore Capito visited West Virginia Two-One-One headquarters in Charleston to review community referral services. Program leaders report fielding nearly twenty-five thousand requests for assistance last year, with housing and utility aid marking the highest demand.

And across the river, the Washington County Sheriff's Office has officially launched a new volunteer Mounted Unit. The team of rider volunteers will focus on community engagement, crowd control, and local event security.

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Good morning. Here is your Kentucky state news roundup.

Celebrated Kentucky author, poet, and environmental activist Wendell Berry has died at the age of ninety-two. Berry passed away at his home in Port Royal. Best known for works like Jayber Crow and The Unsettling of America, Berry dedicated his life to championing agrarian values, environmental conservation, and local community self-reliance. In twenty-ten, he was awarded the National Humanities Medal for his profound literary contributions.

In Louisville, community leaders are expressing outrage and demanding action following the death of sixteen-year-old Dannady Greene. According to reporting from WDRB News, the Valley High School student passed away Monday after being shot while waiting at a school bus stop in West Louisville on August twenty-fifth. Metro Council members describe the city as being in "survival mode" as Louisville Metro Police continue searching for the shooter.

Meanwhile, an eleven-year-old boy is in critical condition following a serious accident in Breckinridge County. Kentucky State Police report the child was struck by a vehicle Monday evening in Cloverport and airlifted to Norton Children's Hospital in Louisville with life-threatening injuries. The crash remains under active investigation.

With extreme heat returning to the Commonwealth, Jefferson County Public Schools is canceling outdoor athletic practices and competitions through Thursday. District officials say high humidity and rising core temperatures pose severe risks of heat exhaustion for student-athletes, prompting schedule adjustments across all sports.

In political news, Republican congressional candidate Doctor Ralph Alvarado accepted the endorsement of the Kentucky Fraternal Order of Police, using the event to criticize Democratic opponent Zach Dembo's past record as a federal prosecutor. Dembo's campaign responded that he worked closely with law enforcement while ensuring no one is above the law.

And in campus news near the University of Louisville, a local restaurant has had its liquor license suspended after alcohol control investigators discovered fourteen underage individuals drinking on the premises.

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Good morning. Here is your West Virginia state news roundup.

West Virginia’s highest court has officially welcomed its newest member to the bench. Justice H-L "Kirk" Kirkpatrick participated in a formal investiture ceremony at the State Capitol in Charleston. Kirkpatrick fills the seat left vacant following the death of former Justice Tim Armstead. A graduate of the West Virginia University College of Law, Kirkpatrick steps into his new role just in time as the Supreme Court’s fall term gets underway with eight cases on the docket.

In economic infrastructure, U-S Senator Shelley Moore Capito toured the new LIFT Center project on Charleston’s East End. The twenty-million-dollar advanced manufacturing center is being built on the historic site of the former Kanawha Manufacturing Plant, which provided local jobs for more than a century. Set to open this November, city leaders confirm the development has already created fifty construction jobs and express confidence in securing future commercial tenants.

Meanwhile, state corrections officials are permanently shutting down the Ohio County Correctional Center in Wheeling. All fifty-four inmates previously housed at the facility are being transferred to other correctional institutions across West Virginia. Division officials confirm that all employees affected by the closure are being transitioned into other positions within the state corrections system.

With a late-summer heat wave returning to the region, public health officials are opening cooling stations across the Tri-State area. Designated locations—including public libraries, senior facilities, and community centers throughout Cabell County—will remain open through Friday to offer air-conditioned shelter and relief from high heat indexes.

And in higher education news, West Virginia Northern Community College has launched its fall semester with a new leader at the helm. Dr. Andrew Langrehr has officially stepped into his role as college president following the retirement of Dr. Daniel Mosser. Dr. Langrehr arrives with extensive administrative experience as students return to classes across campuses in Wheeling, Weirton, and New Martinsville.

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Good morning. Here is your New York state news roundup.

Health officials across Western New York and the Southern Tier are on high alert following new reports of measles cases. The Steuben County Department of Health confirmed two additional cases, bringing their county total to six this year. Meanwhile, neighboring Chautauqua County officials have identified their first confirmed case of the measles in over thirty years. Public health teams in both counties are actively conducting contact tracing and urging residents to ensure their vaccinations are up to date.

Downstate in Westchester County, police have taken a suspect into custody after a newborn baby was found abandoned inside a White Plains supermarket restroom over the weekend. Emergency crews rushed the infant from a ShopRite employee bathroom to White Plains Hospital, where the child remains in stable condition. Police are continuing their investigation into child abandonment while issuing a statewide reminder about New York's Safe Haven law, which allows parents to surrender infants under thirty days old anonymously at designated facilities without facing criminal charges.

Federal investigators with the F-A-A and National Transportation Safety Board are leading the inquiry into a fatal aviation crash in Tompkins County. Authorities report a small aircraft went down in the Town of Enfield shortly after taking off from Ithaca Airport. The plane's owner, fifty-two-year-old David Kornreich, and thirty-one-year-old passenger Andrew Harrell both died from their injuries after witnesses observed the plane experiencing mechanical issues in the air.

In state judicial news, a Rochester man convicted in a deadly two-thousand-twenty-three shooting has been sentenced to prison. Stephan Jefferson received a forty-year sentence following a first-degree manslaughter plea for the fatal shooting of thirty-eight-year-old Dwayne Hall on Genesee Street.

Meanwhile, motorists across New York are feeling a pinch at the pump. Triple-A reports the statewide average for a gallon of regular gas rose five cents this week to four dollars and twenty-one cents per gallon. The price hike coincides with the end of Ulster County's summer sales tax holiday on fuel, which officially expired today.

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Frequent commuters are speaking out against a proposed commercial airline change at DuBois Regional Airport. Travelers expressed strong concerns to the regional airport authority over recommending Contour Airlines, which would replace existing flights to Pittsburgh and Washington D.C. with single daily routes to Atlanta and Chicago.

In local borough news, Reynoldsville officials have awarded a street paving contract worth nearly two-hundred-sixty-thousand dollars to Hager Paving. Council members also commended emergency crews and residents for their response during recent severe storms that caused widespread power outages and flooding across the area.

And a Reynoldsville family is celebrating the safe return of their cat after an eight-day ordeal. "Phil" the cat survived nearly a week in high winds and rain ninety feet up an oak tree before D-and-M Tree Service brought in a bucket truck to safely bring him down.

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A Glasgow man was airlifted to the University of Louisville Hospital Sunday following an A-T-V crash on East Main Street. Authorities say Dwayne Welborn pulled his A-T-V into the path of a pickup truck, resulting in serious injuries. The truck driver was uninjured.

Meanwhile, Bowling Green and Warren County returned to the Kentucky State Fair with a dedicated promotional booth for the first time in twenty-five years. Sponsored by local tourism partners, the display showcased regional attractions alongside a Warren County Sheriff’s Corvette.

And local shop Meltdown Ice Cream and Soda Fountain brought home top honors from the fair, winning "Best in Show" among all dairy entries for its "Ooey Gooey Woo-Hooey" flavor.

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A sixteen-year-old Louisville student has died days after a shooting near a school bus stop. Authorities say Valley High School student Dannady Greene passed away Monday morning following the August twenty-fifth shooting in West Louisville. Police have not announced any arrests.

The Shively Police Department is tightening surveillance oversight after an officer allegedly used license plate readers to stalk a woman. Officer Asad Zahir was suspended after performing over two thousand unauthorized searches, prompting the department to implement weekly safety audits.

And family members of Andrea Knabel report renewed hope in her missing person case. Louisville police are reviewing new information after recently locating identification tied to her two-thousand-nineteen disappearance.

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Pennsylvania State Police are offering a five-thousand-dollar reward for information in the murder of a woman previously known only for decades as "Penny Doe." Authorities recently identified the victim as nineteen-year-old Windy Buchanan of Kentucky, whose remains were discovered in Monroe Township back in nineteen-ninety. Investigators are urging anyone who may have seen her before her disappearance to contact police.

In regional travel news, AAA is warning drivers to prepare for heavy congestion and rising airfares ahead of Labor Day weekend. Highway traffic is expected to peak Thursday and Friday afternoons, while domestic flight prices to top destinations are up nearly twenty percent compared to last year.

And state police are investigating an assault at a Forest County correctional facility after a twenty-seven-year-old inmate allegedly threw a carton of urine at two corrections officers.

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