September 2024
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What to Know About Road Closures, Parking and Transit Changes for Penn State Homecoming Parade
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Road closures and parking, traffic and bus route changes are in store for Friday as Penn State’s annual Homecoming parade travels through campus and downtown State College. The parade steps off at 6 p.m. from Curtin Road on campus. Martha King, a Penn State alumna and world champion lumberjill, is the 2024 Homecoming grand marshal…
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Penn State DC Tom Allen’s Move to Box Puts Spotlight on All-Time Great
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There was a dress rehearsal the day before Penn State played Kent State. Tom Allen, the team’s defensive coordinator, went to the coaches’ box. Dan Connor, the program’s all-time leading tackler and now a defensive analyst, put on the headset and manned the sideline. It was a shift that proved successful the next day, two…
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Troubled Centre County Water Company Could Be Forced to Sell Pending Pa. Utility Commission Investigation
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The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission’s Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement has opened an investigation into Rock Spring Water Company.
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Tussey Mountain Owners Eye Facility Expansion and Renovations
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When new owners took over Tussey Mountain in Boalsburg two years ago, they knew there was much work to be done to improve a lodge and other buildings that haven’t seen many updates since the ski and recreation area opened in the 1960s. Now they’re in the preliminary stages of planning an expansion and renovation…
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Penn State’s ‘Most Improved’ Position Is Wide Receiver. Can It Prove That Against Illinois?
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Liam Clifford turned his head and there was the ball. He managed to retain one foot in bounds for what became the highlight play of his 2023 season. It was equally as masterful a catch as it was a throw by Penn State quarterback Drew Allar, who led a brilliant two-minute drill that resulted in…
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1994 Penn State Football Team Created Indelible Memories
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Speeding home Sunday on Route 322 on the first day of fall, the FM radio was tuned to a local station carrying the Steelers game. As they went to commercial break a voice said, “You’re listening to the Pittsburgh Steelers AUDIO network.” “Audio?” I thought to myself. “They used to say “Radio” network.” Given that…
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Harris Is Making a ‘Capitalist’ Pitch to Boost the Economy as Trump Pushes Deeper Into Populism
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PITTSBURGH (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday pledged to build an economy that is both pro-business and helps the middle class as she pushed back against Republican nominee Donald Trump’s claims that she’s advancing “communist” ideas. The Democratic nominee said in remarks at the Economic Club of Pittsburgh in battleground Pennsylvania that she…
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Ruling Could Influence How Pa. Counties Handle Mail Ballots With Disqualifying Errors This November
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Commonwealth Court says Washington County erred when it failed to notify voters that it planned to reject their mail ballots.
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Penn State LB Dominic DeLuca’s Status Is Unclear. That Could Give Freshman a ‘Green Light’
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The status of one of Penn State’s starting linebackers is in question ahead of Saturday’s game against No. 19 Illinois. Dominic DeLuca, a two-time team captain, was absent from Wednesday’s practice viewing session after exiting at halftime against Kent State this past weekend. James Franklin said after practice on Wednesday he was “not prepared or…
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Penn State Practice Observations: Weather Doesn’t Wait for Big Ten Football
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The rain came down hard. James Franklin could have moved Wednesday’s practice inside, but opted not to. With a chance for showers in Saturday’s tilt with No. 19 Illinois, Penn State is attempting to replicate a realistic game environment. Weather does not wait for Big Ten football season. The Nittany Lions are undefeated through three…