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Centre County Woman Accused of Stealing More Than $1M From Employer
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A Spring Township woman was charged on Wednesday with stealing more than $1 million from her employer over the course of five years. Carri A. Roan, 46, admitted to the […]
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Investigation Underway After Penn State Campus Building Evacuated
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Updated 5:52 p.m. Nov. 12. Police, fire officials and engineers are investigating an incident on Wednesday afternoon that forced the evacuation of a building on Penn State’s University Park campus, […]
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Subu Vedam’s Status: Still in Custody, But No Longer a Lifer
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The news that Subu Vedam was grabbed by immigration authorities on the very day he was to be released from prison came as a shock to many of us who […]
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Efforts Aim to Preserve More Than Four Dozen Affordable Housing Units in Ferguson Township
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The Centre County Housing and Land Trust and Ferguson Township are planning to assist efforts to preserve dozens of income-restricted affordable rental homes. Sylvan View Estate, a development of 49 […]
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Section of I-80 in Centre County Reopens After Hourslong Closure Following Crashes in Snowy Conditions
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A section of Interstate 80 in Centre and Clinton counties reopened on Tuesday afternoon after being closed for more than 10 hours following two tractor-trailer crashes during early-morning snow squalls. […]
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Rivet Winter Market Celebrates Local Makers and Science
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The Rivet at Discovery Space will host its sixth annual Winter Market from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday at 1224 N. Atherton St., State College. Featuring […]
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100-Year-Old Heroes: Centre County Veterans Recall Their Service During World War II
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Robert “Pete” Lauck and Paul Grove, two 100-year-old World War II veterans who are lifelong Centre County residents, share here what the war and life afterward were like for them.
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State College Names Next Police Chief
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Updated 8:23 p.m. Nov. 10. A State College native will return to the borough as its next police chief. Joseph Merrill, who has been chief of police in Altoona since […]
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Local Duo Brings Awareness and Service to Women Veterans Through Her Boots
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Amanda Strandburg and Elizabeth Maines launched Her Boots in 2024 to illuminate issues faced by women veterans while helping to dismantle the roadblocks that often stand in the way of access to military-centric resources.
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Police: Centre County Man Admitted to Drinking Alcohol, Smoking Marijuana Before Crash That Critically Injured Child
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A Centre County man police say caused a crash that critically injured a child Saturday in Spring Township admitted he was under the influence of alcohol and marijuana at the […]