January 2024
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Rep. Glenn Thompson Running for Reelection
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U.S. Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson, R-Howard Township, is running for a ninth term in Congress. “If there was any question, today I am announcing my campaign to seek re-election to Congress,” Thompson said in a statement on Tuesday. “I am grateful to the countless supporters and volunteers for our campaign. It is together that we…
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Centre Region COG Executive Director to Retire
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The Centre Region Council of Governments is starting the search for its next executive director. Eric Norenberg informed the COG General Forum in a Jan. 16 letter that he is retiring on June 1 after four years in the role. Norenberg was appointed to the position on March 16, 2020, just as the Centre Region…
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Penn State Football Positional Grades: Linebacker
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Penn State offense might be full of things to be critical of but the Nittany Lions’ defense was among the best in the nation for a reason last year. 2024 might mean a lot of new faces on this side of the ball but that doesn’t mean we can’t look back at one of the…
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Ohio State Transfer Julian Fleming Heads to Penn State, Crushes Car with Sledgehammer in New Commercial
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It’s unclear if part of Penn State’s pitch to get Ohio State receiver and former Nittany Lions recruiting target Julian Fleming to come to State College involved a promise of being able to put a sledgehammer through the windshield of a car and running it over with a jeep —but one imagines it was certainly…
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Gov. Josh Shapiro’s Admin Blames ‘Human Error’ for Deletion of Pa. State Police Records
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The Office of Administration under Gov. Josh Shapiro accidentally deleted thousands of records including State Police evidence logs. Some records haven’t been recovered.
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Surgeon Alleges Discrimination in Firing by Mount Nittany
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A surgeon alleges he was fired from his position with Mount Nittany Physician Group last year because of unfounded concerns about his medical condition. Dr. Yi Kao filed a federal lawsuit last week claiming the Physician Group and Mount Nittany Medical Center violated the Americans with Disabilities Act and breached his contract when his employment…
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The Line on Who Will Be Penn State Football’s Culture-Drivers in 2024
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Penn State’s three new coordinators hit The 100 Day milestone this Thursday. That’s days at Penn State. Combined. While the trio — OC Andy Kotelnicki, DC Tom Allen and ST coordinator Justin Lustig — bring decades of coaching experience to Lasch Building, they certainly don’t know Nittany Lion football like this quartet: Hakeem Beamon, Dvon…
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Proposed Update to State Gaming Rules Could Offer Relief to Pa.’s Fire Companies, Nonprofits
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Pennsylvania lawmakers have proposed letting nonprofits accept credit and debit card payments for small games of chance, which is currently illegal.
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Time for Pa. to Reinspect Car Inspections
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Last week I took part in one of our annual mandated days of semi-lost productivity here in Pennsylvania. And because we have several vehicles in our family I get to take part in another one later this week. No, as much as I would have liked my day of semi-lost productivity to have been a…
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Missing Centre County Teen Located
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A Centre County teenager who was reported missing a week ago has been located. Skylaa Rayne Figard, 17, of Port Matilda, returned home safely on Sunday, according to state police at Rockview. Figard was reported missing on Jan. 13 after having last been seen at a Taco Bell in East Freedom, Blair County. Police said…