July 2022
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Centre County Stays at Low COVID-19 Community Level for 6th Consecutive Week
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Centre County remains at the low community level for COVID-19 for the sixth consecutive week, according the weekly Centers for Disease Control update on Thursday night. At the low level, the CDC recommends wearing a mask if symptomatic, if an individual has tested positive for COVID-19 or has been exposed to someone who has, and…
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Penn State Football: Four-Star Edge Rusher Gives Nittany Lions Third Verbal Commit Of The Week
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Penn State football’s hot week on the recruiting trail continued Friday evening as four-star edge rusher Ta’Mere Robinson verbally committed to the Nittany Lions’ 2023 class. Robinson, who hails from Brashear High School in Pittsburgh, chose Penn State over the likes of Virginia Tech and Miami among other schools over the course of his recruitment.…
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Unsealed Search Warrants Reveal Sexual Extortion of Penn State Athletes by Woman They Met Online
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Search warrants that were unsealed in Centre County Court on Friday reveal at least two male Penn State student-athletes were targets of sexual extortion by someone they met online. According to the search warrant applications filed by university police, the men, identified as Victim 1 and Victim 2, separately engaged in September 2021 with a…
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UCLA, USC & Penn State, Part 3: It All Boils Down to Football
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This is the third of a three-part series on the addition of UCLA and USC to the Big Ten. Monday — By The Numbers Wednesday — Head to Head, Past & Future Today — Football The addition of USC and UCLA to the Big Ten Conference, beginning with the 2024 football season, sounds sexy to…
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Pa. Court System Says It’s Not Responsible for County Judges Banning Opioid Addiction Medication
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A federal lawsuit alleges the Pennsylvania court system discriminated against people with opioid use disorder, raising questions about who is responsible for decisions made by local judges.
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NPAC Unveils Conceptual Design, Potential Location for Community Performing Arts Venue in Downtown State College
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Soon after retiring from his 24-year role as conductor of the Pennsylvania Chamber Orchestra, Douglas Meyer began meeting with leaders of other community performing arts organization in 2016 to discuss the need for a local venue that could accommodate their rehearsals and performances. Their weekly meetings evolved into the nonprofit Nittany Performing Arts Centre. Their…
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‘It’s Fantastic.’ Artists Happy for Return of Sidewalk Sale at Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts
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Back in-person for the first time since 2019, the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts’ renowned Sidewalk Sale and Exhibition kicked off on Thursday with hundreds of excited artists and impressive first-day crowds in downtown State College and on the Penn State campus. More than 300 invited exhibitors displaying a vast variety of art will…
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Penn State Football: Nittany Lions Add Four-Star Linebacker to the Fold
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Penn State football has its latest addition to Linebacker U with the verbal commitment of Tony Rojas on Friday. The Fairfax, Virginia native is the latest prospect to join the Nittany Lions’ 2023 class, which entered the day ranked the No. 6 in the nation according to the 247 Network. Rojas, a four-star prospect, is…
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Judge Makes Public Search Warrants Involving Penn State Student Crime Victims After University Had Them Sealed
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A judge in Centre County had sealed an entire case at the request of Penn State, a rare move that potentially violates the right to open courts guaranteed by the state and U.S. Constitutions.
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Spotlight PA Tested Government Transparency in Centre County. Tell Us What to Look for in the Salary Data
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When Spotlight PA requested employee salary data from Centre County and its 35 municipalities, more than 70% of the agencies responded quickly. Help us figure out what to focus on in the data.