July 2023
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Penn State Football: Iowa and West Virginia Games Pace Secondary Market
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Penn State’s 2023 games against Iowa and West Virginia mark the highest priced tickets on the secondary market for the Nittany Lions’ home slate as the offseason rounds into mid-July on Wednesday. While a White Out showdown always brings high demand for tickets, a Sept. 23 game against the Hawkeyes — their first meeting since…
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Centre County United Way Adds Therapeutic Riding Center to Partner Agencies
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The Centre County United Way has added a local equine-assisted therapy center to its network of partner agencies collaborating to meet the needs of area residents. Rising Hope Therapeutic Riding Center is now CCUW’s 25th current partner agency. “We are excited to welcome Rising Hope to United Way,” Paula Williams, CCUW executive director, said in…
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Bellefonte Man Charged with Attempted Homicide After Stabbing
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A Bellefonte man was charged with attempted homicide after he allegedly stabbed a person in the neck Monday night at an apartment building in the borough. James R. Surovec, 29, was taken into custody on Tuesday morning after an extensive search by law enforcement. Just before 10 p.m. on Monday, a woman called 9-1-1 screaming…
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Dark Money Group Puts Pressure on Pa. Lawmakers After Shapiro Vows Voucher Veto
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The group running the attack ads, Commonwealth Action, is not required to disclose its donors.
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Have You Reported Misconduct at Penn State? Spotlight PA Wants to Hear from You
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This story was produced by the State College regional bureau of Spotlight PA, an independent, nonpartisan newsroom dedicated to investigative and public-service journalism for Pennsylvania. Sign up for our regional newsletter, Talk of the Town. Spotlight PA wants to better understand how Penn State handles reports of misconduct, no matter how small they may seem. We hope…
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Fear, Distrust and an Ethics Office in Chaos Erode Penn State’s Post-Sandusky Reforms
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An investigation of Penn State revealed widespread distrust in misconduct reporting systems and that its ethics office fell into chaos.
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A Pa. House Democrat Is Resigning Amid the Budget Impasse, Costing the Caucus Its One-Vote Advantage
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The PA state House will be tied 101 to 101 between Democrats and Republicans.
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Move the Bench!
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We met up with friends on Allen Street for some arts festing last Thursday afternoon. We were between downpours, which meant it was hot and humid. The benches in the shade were occupied. The benches in the sun had vacancies. A couple of us grabbed a seat while, on stage, Richard Sleigh and Jerry Zolten…
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Michigan Man Accused of Intentionally Ramming into Vehicle Outside State College Hotel, Charged with Attempted Assault While DUI
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A Michigan man is facing felony and misdemeanor charges after police say he intentionally drove his pickup truck into another vehicle while drunk outside a State College hotel then fled the scene. At about 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, a man reported he was driving on the 300 block of West College Avenue when a driver,…
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Police Say Man Threatened to Shoot State College Bar Employee
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Police arrested a State College man on Sunday after he allegedly threatened to shoot a staff member at a downtown bar. Gerald G. Goff, 70, began insulting and got in the face of an employee who made his drink and asked for his name at about 7 p.m. at Bill Pickle’s Taproom, 106 S. Allen…