State College, Penn State and Centre County are in the news all over cyberspace. We post links to the most noteworthy local stories every weekday in Noon News & Features.

Here is Thursday's offering:

NEWS

• Freeh Investigation Costs More Than $1 Million; PSU Board PR Approaches $500,000 - StateCollege.com

• Penn State Announces Legal Action against Insurance Provider - StateCollege.com

• Will the Curley, Schultz Charges Stand? More Evidence May Be Waiting, Expert Says - StateCollege.com

• Former Four Diamonds Child to Dance in THON - Daily Collegian

• Building Has Started on Penn State Hockey Rink - Philly.com

• Athletic Directors May Cost PSU $750,000 - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

• White Out Coming to THON - Onward State

• Suspected Burglary Leads Centre County Police Officers to Send Chemicals into a College Township Home - Centre Daily Times

• Joe Paterno Celebrated at Memorial in Harrisburg - Daily Collegian

• Task Force Aims to Combat State Patty's Day - Daily Collegian

COLUMNS and OPINION

• Patty Kleban: Remembering Courtney O'Bryan as THON Inches Closer - StateCollege.com

• THON Overall Series: Kaylee Tully, Family Relations - Onward State

• Why Didn't Bill O'Brien Keep Tom Bradley as Penn State Defensive Coordinator? - Lehigh Valley Live

• Your THON Prop Bets Have Arrived - Onward State

• THON Child Inspires Involvement - Daily Collegian

SPORTS

• Penn State Basketball: Nittany Lions Look to Pay Back Iowa - StateCollege.com

• NFL Scouting Combine: Penn State CB Chaz Powell - StateCollege.com

• Penn State 2013 Recruiting: LB Micah Kiser - Victory Bell Rings

• Penn State Basketball: Pat Chambers Hands Out Big Macs to Fans - StateCollege.com

• Women's Swimming: Nittany Lions Sit in Fifth Place after Quick Day One - GoPSUsports.com
  

• Penn State Women's Basketball: Lady Lions Ready to Make Push for Big Ten Title - StateCollege.com

• Penn State Fencers to Compete in Junior Olympics - GoPSUsports.com
  

• Women's Lacrosse Team Beats Bucknell - Daily Collegian

• Baseball Opens 2012 Season at Big Ten/BIG EAST Challenge - GoPSUsports.com

YESTERDAY'S HEADLINES

• Penn State, State College Noon News & Features: Wednesday, Feb. 15 - StateCollege.com