April 2015
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Penn State Faculty Member Releases ‘Mack the Knife’ Music Video
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Max Zorin, violinist and Penn State School of Music faculty member, has released a new music video, “Mack the Knife,” in which Zorin plays the role of the thief, when not playing his violin. “The subject of the story echoes contemporary themes such as political corruption, poverty, and injustice at all levels of society.…
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Jerry Sandusky Moves Ahead With New Appeal
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Specially presiding McKean County Senior Judge John Cleland gave the former Penn State assistant football coach the go ahead to file a post-conviction relief petition with the court. Sandusky, who was convicted as a serial molester of young boys in 2012, must file his appeal by May 6.
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Penn State Basketball: Nittany Lions Set To Face DePaul In Big Ten/Big East Series
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Penn State basketball’s season is months away but the 2015-16 schedule is slowly coming into focus with the announcement that the Nittany Lions will host DePaul as part of the Big Ten/Big East Challenge.
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Child Luring Suspect Aims to Have Case Resolved by Summer
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The Port Matilda man accused of attempting to lure a young girl into his car hopes to have his case resolved by summer. Bradley Freeman, 20, has been charged with felony child luring for offering an 11-year-old girl a ride to school the morning of March 24. But Matt McClenehan, Freeman’s defense attorney, says…
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Hearing in Convicted Murder Case Reveals Conflict Between DA & Defense Attorney
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Whether or not the Bellefonte woman convicted of huffing aerosol fumes and causing a fatal car crash will get a new trial may depend on the outcome of a hearing held earlier this week. That hearing focused on evidence that Danielle Packer’s attorney claims was purposefully suppressed at her trial. But the hearing also…
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Harrisburg Law Firm Asks Court for Permission to Release Judge’s Phone Records
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“[Grine’s] arguments seek to have this Court become a censor of thought and expression,” attorneys for Tanski and the McShane firm write in new court documents filed Monday. “…In other words, he wishes to stop inquiry into his office and his practices.”
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Two Taken to Hospital After School Bus Accident
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The car had reportedly stopped and was rear-ended when the bus driver could not stop in time. The school district says there was considerable damage to both vehicles.
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This Is Your Lucky Minute
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I am pleased to report that almost all the drivers on Atherton Street obeyed the section of the motor vehicle code of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania that requires them to halt the forward progress of their vehicles at red lights. The one that did not stop missed me by an eyelash.
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State High Students Experience Crisis in Medical Disaster Drill
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In a scene straight out of Hollywood, medics, firefighters and even a helicopter raced to the Penn State campus Tuesday. The emergency was a fake, but first responders got a very real opportunity to practice for a crisis with “mass casualties” — with help from State College High School students.
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Just Say No: More State College Parents Pull the Plug on Standardized Tests
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Many State College Area School District students are spending this week taking the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment exams, putting their knowledge of reading, math and writing to the standardized test. But even though every Pennsylvania school district is required by law to administer the PSSAs, a growing number of SCASD students aren’t taking…