March 2024
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Penn State Football Reportedly Adds FIU to 2025 Nonconference Slate
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Penn State football will reportedly host Florida International University on Sept. 6, 2025, according to the Action Network’s football insider Brett McMurphy. Penn State and FIU have faced off just once in program history, with the Nittany Lions coming out on top in a 59-0 win at Beaver Stadium in 2007. The report and likely pending…
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Man Sentenced to Prison for 1995 Rape of Penn State Student
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The man convicted of the 1995 rape and beating of a Penn State student in State College was sentenced on Monday to at least a decade in prison. Scott R. Williams, 52, was sentenced to 10 to 20 years in state prison by Centre County Judge Brian Marshall. Williams, of Mifflin County, was found guilty…
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Outside Group Hires Pricey Design Firm to Refurbish Pa. Governor’s Residence but Declines to Reveal Donors, Costs
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A New York City design firm has been hired to refurbish the public areas of the Pennsylvania Governor’s Residence, but no one will say who is managing the project, raising money for it or exactly who is paying for it.
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Deed Transfers
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The following property transactions were compiled from information provided by the Centre County recorder of deeds, Joseph Davidson. The Gazette is not responsible for typographical errors. The published information is believed to be accurate; however, the Gazette neither warrants nor accepts any liability or responsibility for inaccurate information. RECORDED FEB. 26-MARCH 3, 2024 BELLEFONTE BOROUGH…
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How Spotlight PA Is Tracking More Than $100M in Opioid Settlement Money in Pa.
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Spotlight PA and WESA are requesting opioid settlement spending reports from all 67 counties in Pennsylvania to provide transparency into the process.
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Cael Sanderson in His 40s, Eyeing Gable’s Record: How Many More Titles Can Penn State Wrestling Win?
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In a lot of ways Carter Starocci’s national title — the fourth of his Penn State career — was the most absurd and also the most recent example of how ridiculous the Nittany Lions’ dominance in collegiate wrestling has become. Consider the facts: A few weeks ago Starocci’s current title run began by dominating someone…
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4 Nittany Lion Wrestlers Win National Titles as Penn State Sets Points Record at NCAA Championships
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Four Nittany Lion wrestlers won national titles and Penn State broke the team points record to close out a historic run at the 2024 NCAA Championships Saturday night in Kansas City. Carter Starocci and Aaron Brooks became Penn State’s first four-time national champions and just the sixth and seventh in NCAA history, an exclusive club…
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Penn State Wrestling’s Kasak Takes 3rd, Truax Places 5th at NCAA Championships
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Penn State wrestling continued its run in the NCAA Championships Saturday morning as Session 5 culminated with the end of the consolation bracket. No. 7 seed Tyler Kasak, who was upset in the first round of the tournament by No. 26 Jaden Abas of Stanford, won seven consolation matches in a row to finish third.…
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Great PA News Quiz: March Madness Moment, Biden’s US Steel Warning and a ‘Sanctuary’ City
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In this week’s quiz: President Joe Biden’s steel deal opposition, Pennsylvania’s March Madness moment and a city’s “sanctuary” policy makes headlines. As always, let us know if you encounter any technical issues. Just email Newsletter Editor Colin Deppen (newsletters@spotlightpa.org) with a heads up. And good luck! BEFORE YOU GO… If you learned something from this…
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Penn State Wrestling Sends 6 to NCAA Finals
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Six Penn State wrestlers will compete for national titles on Saturday and two more can place as high as third after a successful Friday night that saw the Nittany Lions clinch the team title at the NCAA Championships in Kansas City. Penn State went 6-0 in its semifinal bouts, with Beau Bartlett, Levi Haines, Mitchell…