State College News
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Lawmakers Break Without Addressing Unconstitutional Murder Sentences, Leave 1K Pa. Lifers in Limbo
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Prosecutors and advocates are split over whether mandatory minimums or maximums are the best way forward for second-degree murder sentencing.
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Pa. Budget Includes Historic Increase for Rape Crisis Centers After Years of Stagnant Funding
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Pennsylvania’s 2026-27 budget passed on Sunday includes a historic funding increase that will nearly double the annual appropriation for the state’s 47 rape crisis centers. The $12 million boost is the largest single-year increase ever for rape crisis services in Pennsylvania and brings the state’s total allocation to $24.171 million. It comes after minimal to…
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Centre County Library Receives $750K Grant for Centre Hall Branch Expansion
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The Centre County Library and Historical Museum has reached a significant milestone for the planned major expansion of its Centre Hall library branch. The Hamer Foundation has awarded a $750,000 grant to the project, which will double the size of the existing facility to create a modern space of more than 5,000 square feet. Pennsylvania’s…
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Battista: It’s All About the Details
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I recently spent an amazing day getting a VIP tour of Fort Stewart Army Base located near Hinesville, Georgia. Like most young boys who grew up in the 1960s, my brother and I and our neighborhood friends spent hours in the woods near our home in Pittsburgh “playing army” or playing inside with those little…
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State College Police Locate 19-Year-Old Who Was Reported Missing
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Updated 2:14 a.m. July 14, 2026. A 19-year-old woman who was reported missing in State College on Monday evening has been located and is safe, borough police wrote in an update early Tuesday morning. Sophia Reutzel was reported missing after she was last seen near State College Area High School, heading toward the area of…
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Fundraiser Established to Help Penn State Fraternity Members Relocate After Fire Damaged House
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A Penn State fraternity chapter has launched an online fundraiser to help its members relocate after a fire on July 9 caused extensive damage to their house. The GoFundMe campaign was established after the Alpha Zeta house at 360 N. Burrowes Rd. sustained major fire damage to the third floor and attic, along with smoke…
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Penn State Gets First State Education Funding Increase in 7 Years With New Performance-Based Allocation in Pa. Budget
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Penn State will see its first increase in state education support in seven years thanks to new performance-based funding included in Pennsylvania’s $50.8 billion 2026-27 budget passed on Sunday. While the university’s base general appropriation will remain flat at $242.1 million, Penn State is expected to receive more than $4 million from a $10 million…
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Penn State 2026 Wide Receiver Room Preview
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See previous position previews here. They say you’re only as strong as your weakest link, and for Penn State, the weakest link has been the wide receiver room as of late. The Nittany Lions will look to change that narrative this season with a revamped arsenal, including new wide receivers coach Noah Pauley and multiple…
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Lane Closures Planned as Roadwork Begins on I-80 in Centre County
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Motorists will encounter lane closures as work gets underway this week for a road preservation project on Interstate 80 in parts of Centre and Clinton counties, according to PennDOT. The project is scheduled to get underway Tuesday, July 14, between mile marker 164 in Marion Township, Centre County and mile marker 171 in Porter Township,…
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A Promise Kept: The Hope Fund Celebrates 5th Annual ‘A Toast to T.J.’ Event
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What began as a community rallying around a young husband and father battling a rare form of cancer has grown into The Hope Fund, a volunteer nonprofit that has quietly helped more than 300 Penns Valley families facing medical emergencies and personal crises.