Merf Radio | radioNovo News for State College: April 27, 2026

RNN STATE COLLEGE 04/27/26          SEVERAL DUI CASES ARE UNDER REVIEW IN CENTRE COUNTY AFTER A FORMER SPRING TOWNSHIP POLICE OFFICER ALLEGEDLY ADMITTED TO FALSIFYING REPORTS. STEPHEN KUTCHES CONFESSED TO STATE POLICE THAT HE INCLUDED IMPAIRMENT SIGNS IN HIS PAPERWORK THAT HE DIDN'T ACTUALLY WITNESS DURING TRAFFIC STOPS. KUTCHES RESIGNED ON APRIL 18TH, AND WHILE MOST OF HIS PENDING CASES HAVE ALREADY BEEN DISMISSED, THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE IS NOW NOTIFYING OTHER DEFENDANTS AND ATTORNEYS WHO MAY HAVE BEEN IMPACTED.          THE VICTIMS OF A FATAL HOUSE FIRE IN SPRING TOWNSHIP LATE LAST MONTH HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED. THE CENTRE COUNTY CORONER CONFIRMED FRIDAY THAT 79-YEAR-OLD MELVIN EMEL AND HIS SISTER, 73-YEAR-OLD EVELYN REES, DIED OF SMOKE INHALATION DURING THE MARCH 28TH BLAZE. FIREFIGHTERS DISCOVERED THE SIBLINGS INSIDE THEIR MULBARGER LANE HOME AFTER THE TWO-ALARM FIRE WAS BROUGHT UNDER CONTROL. OFFICIALS USED DNA ANALYSIS TO MAKE THE FINAL IDENTIFICATION AND HAVE RULED THE DEATHS ACCIDENTAL.            COMMUNITY DAY IS COMING BACK TO MOUNT NITTANY HEALTH TOFTREES LOCATION AT 164 GREEN VIEW DRIVE THIS SATURDAY. THE FREE, FAMILY EVENT FEATURES A "PLUSH TOY CLINIC," THERAPY DOGS, AND CAR SEAT SAFETY CHECKS. FOLLOWING LAST YEAR’S SUCCESSFUL DEBUT, NEW ACTIVITIES LIKE FACE PAINTING AND A HEALTHY SNACK WHEEL HAVE BEEN ADDED TO HELP KIDS LEARN ABOUT WELLNESS. COMMUNITY DAY KICKS OFF AT 10AM SATURDAY.