Pop Radio 1035 | radioNovo News for State College: April 17, 2026

A STATE COLLEGE MAN’S DECADES-LONG FIGHT FOR FREEDOM HAS HIT ANOTHER ROADBLOCK. DESPITE BEING EXONERATED FOR A 1982 MURDER, 64-YEAR-OLD "SUBU" VEDAM REMAINS BEHIND BARS AFTER THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY APPEALED A RULING THAT WOULD HAVE BLOCKED HIS DEPORTATION.           VEDAM SPENT FORTY-THREE YEARS IN PRISON FOR A CRIME HE DIDN'T COMMIT, ONLY TO BE TAKEN TO IMMIGRATION DETENTION UPON HIS RELEASE. WHILE A JUDGE RECENTLY RULED HE DESERVES TO STAY IN THE U.S., HE MUST REMAIN IN CUSTODY NEAR PHILIPSBURG WHILE THE GOVERNMENT’S APPEAL MOVES FORWARD.          TWO MORE CENTRE COUNTY TOWNSHIPS ARE MOVING TO GET AHEAD OF THE A-I DATA CENTER BOOM. FERGUSON AND RUSH TOWNSHIPS ARE TAKING INITIAL STEPS TO CRAFT ZONING RULES FOR THE MASSIVE FACILITIES, FOLLOWING A LEAD SET BY COLLEGE TOWNSHIP EARLIER THIS YEAR. WHILE NO FORMAL PLANS HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED, FERGUSON RESIDENTS RAISED CONCERNS THIS WEEK ABOUT POTENTIAL NOISE, WATER USE, AND THE IMPACT ON LOCAL FARMLAND. SUPERVISORS IN BOTH MUNICIPALITIES ARE EXPECTED TO REVIEW DRAFT ORDINANCES NEXT MONTH TO DETERMINE WHERE—AND IF—DATA CENTERS SHOULD BE ALLOWED.