Bigfoot Country Radio | radioNOVO News PA News Roundup for April 15, 2026

Five people are in custody after a robbery and assault in Allentown, including four teenagers.  Police say one person inside an SUV pointed a gun at the victim and fired a shot in the air near Fulton and Turner yesterday afternoon then the other four chased him down, attacked him, and stole his shoes.  Authorities said they were found in the SUV a short time later.  The department said a 42-year-old was arrested along with four boys aged 14-and-15.  State officials are warning there could be more brush fires in the coming months after the blaze on Blue Mountain.  The Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry says spring is the "big fire season" in the Commonwealth with dry conditions outdoors.  The Blue Mountain fire burned a total of 87 acres but is now completely contained.  A growing number of townships in the area are issuing outdoor burn bans in hopes of preventing another brush fire.  IN THESE DAYS OF SKY HIGH PRICES AT THE PUMP, A BILL TO PREVENT PRICE GOUGING OF GASOLINE IN PENNSYLVANIA IS BEING PUT FORWARD.           RADIO NOVO'S TORY GATES REPORTS, FROM OUR HARRISBURG STUDIO:          {GATES0415-A}-------- :26 SEC...............STANDARD  A Pennsylavnia man is pleading guilty after threatening to kill President Trump and other officials.  In April of last year, 33-year-old Shawn Monper of Butler was taken into custody after he threatened to kill Trump, other government officials and ICE agents in videos posted on YouTube under the user name "Mr Satan."  According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, Monper has pled guilty to "two counts of threatening to assault and murder United States officials and federal law enforcement officers with the intent to impede, intimidate, interfere with, and retaliate against the officials and agents while they were engaged in, and on account of, the performance of official duties."  Monper now faces decades in prison at sentencing, which has been scheduled for August 12th.