January 2024
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Pa.’s Outdoor Recreation Office Identifies Early Priorities, but Some Specifics Remain Unclear
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Pennsylvania’s Office of Outdoor Recreation plans to form a business alliance and start an outdoor equity fund, but much of its strategy relies on local volunteers and outside help.
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Winter Weather Advisory Issued for Centre County with More Snow on the Way
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Updated at 2:45 p.m. on Jan. 18, 2024. The National Weather Service at State College has issued a winter weather advisory for most of central Pennsylvania, including Centre County, as another round of snow moves toward the region. About 3 to 4 inches of snow is expected between 1 a.m. and 10 p.m. Friday across…
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Nearly $80K in Jewelry Stolen from Centre County Home, State Police Say
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State police at Rockview are investigating the theft of jewelry valued at $77,868 from a Bellefonte area home. The burglary and theft occurred Nov. 19 at a home on Aster Avenue in Benner Township, according to a public information report released on Thursday. The stolen property and values included: • Miscellaneous gold and diamond rings…
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Algorithms Can’t Match the Record Store Experience
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Last week I was listening to some random music and a lesser-known Lyle Lovett song “Record Lady” came on. It had been a while since I’d heard that song, and while Lyle’s tune was about an attempt to woo the record lady, it sparked a flood of record store memories. Buying (and selling) records back…
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Solar Array to Power Centre County Recycling and Refuse Authority Facilities
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The Centre County Recycling and Refuse Authority (CCRRA) is moving forward with a solar array project to provide 100% of the power at its facilities on Transfer Road in College Township. The authority’s board on Jan. 8 awarded the bid for the $1.2 million project to State College-based solar energy company Envinity. Eight bids were…
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Utility Shut-Off Protections in Pa. Would Be Expanded to Summer Months Under Bill
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The legislature must reauthorize a law that shields people from winter utility shut-offs before the end of the year. That’s spurred a debate between consumer advocates and utilities about additional protections.
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Man Killed in Garbage Truck Accident in Centre County
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One person is dead after a garbage truck accident Wednesday in Centre County, according to state police at Rockview.
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Nu Beauty Bar to Open Store in Downtown State College
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Nu Beauty Bar is set to open a storefront at 419 E. Calder Way in downtown State College. The beauty store, which has operated a kiosk in the Nittany Mall since 2021, will offer teeth whitening, braiding, waxing and eyelash extension services along with extensions, wigs and ethnic hair products. View this post on Instagram…
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New Hope for Subu Vedam
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The case against Subramanyam Vedam was always flimsy. Now it may have disintegrated altogether. Vedam has been locked up for 40 years, having been arrested and then convicted of murdering his roommate, Thomas Kinser. Both men grew up in State College and were the sons of Penn State professors. Both were 19 years old in…
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Penn State Beats No. 11 Wisconsin as Ranked Wins Feel More and More Common
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As Penn State students prepared to storm the court on Tuesday night just moments before the Nittany Lions finished off a 87-83 victory over No. 11 Wisconsin, it was as much a rite of passage as anything else. College basketball is meant for things like this, the random January upsets that keep us watching otherwise…