WUHU 107 | radioNOVO News for Altoona: April 27, 2026

RNN ALTOONA 04/27/26          MOTORISTS IN BLAIR COUNTY SHOULD PLAN AHEAD FOR A WEEK-LONG ROAD CLOSURE IN TIPTON STARTING WEDNESDAY, MAY 6TH. PENNDOT SAYS ROUTE 40-23, ALSO KNOWN AS TIPTON ROAD, WILL BE SHUT DOWN THROUGH MAY 13TH FOR RAILROAD CROSSING MAINTENANCE. A DETOUR WILL BE IN PLACE USING BUSINESS 220 AND GRAZIERVILLE ROAD. DRIVERS ARE URGED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION, ELIMINATE DISTRACTIONS, AND STAY ALERT FOR FLAGGERS WHILE NORFOLK SOUTHERN CREWS COMPLETE THE REPAIRS.           AN ALTOONA WOMAN HAS PLEADED NO CONTEST TO CHARGES STEMMING FROM A HORRIFIC 2021 CRASH THAT LEFT HER PASSENGER WITH MULTIPLE AMPUTATIONS. TWENTY-SIX-YEAR-OLD BREANNA MAE LORD ACCEPTED A PLEA DEAL FOR FIFTEEN TO SIXTY MONTHS IN STATE PRISON, ENDING NEARLY FOUR YEARS OF LITIGATION. THE DEFENSE HAD ARGUED A BRAIN TUMOR CAUSED THE CRASH, BUT PROSECUTORS CALLED THE MEDICAL CLAIMS IRRELEVANT. LORD IS SCHEDULED FOR SENTENCING ON MAY 4TH, AFTER WHICH SHE FACES SEPARATE FELONY CHARGES FOR A 2020 BURGLARY AND ASSAULT.          36 MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL TEAMS FROM ACROSS PENNSYLVANIA CONVERGED ON PENN STATE ALTOONA OVER THE WEEKEND FOR THE STATE SCIENCE OLYMPIAD.......... TESTING CUSTOM-BUILT HELICOPTERS, BOATS, AND ROBOTS DESIGNED TO SOLVE REAL-WORLD ENGINEERING CHALLENGES. COACHES SAY THE COMPETITION IS ABOUT MORE THAN JUST WINNING—IT'S ABOUT LEARNING TO FAIL, ADAPT, AND GROW.