October 2024
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Road Closures Planned for Trump Rally at Bryce Jordan Center
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Former president and current Republican nominee Donald Trump’s campaign rally on Saturday at the Bryce Jordan Center will cause several road closures, some of which will temporarily impact travel to Mount Nittany Medical Center and State College Regional Airport. From approximately 2 to 3:30 p.m., people traveling to the medical center should use Orchard Road…
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ACLU, FIRE Threaten Penn State With Legal Action Over Free Speech Issues
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The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Pennsylvania and the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) sent a letter to Penn State President Neeli Bendapudi on Tuesday saying they would explore legal action against the university in the wake of what they saw as censorship against the student body. The letter, signed by ACLU Legal Director…
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$3.25M in State Grants Awarded to Community and Infrastructure Projects in Centre County
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Projects in Centre County ranging from a long-planned skate park to building and park improvements to fire and EMS equipment were awarded a combined $3,252,968 in state grants this week. Fifteen local municipalities and agencies in the county received the grants from Statewide Local Share Account Program, which distributes gaming revenues across the commonwealth for…
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CentrePeace to Celebrate 30 Years of Service
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CentrePeace will celebrate its 30th anniversary on Sunday, Oct. 27, at its store at 3047 Benner Pike.
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Penn State-Wisconsin Preview and Predictions: Can the Nittany Lions Get to 7-0?
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For now, let’s put James Franklin’s strange Wednesday press conference and the impending visit from former President Donald Trump to the side. No. 3 Penn State (6-0) has a game to play on Saturday, and it’s an important one at Wisconsin (5-2), which has remedied its slow start to the season by winning its past…
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New Limits, Oversight for Pa.’s Medical Marijuana Doctors Proposed in Response to Spotlight PA Investigation
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The bill would give the Department of Health discretion on which doctors in the medical marijuana program would receive extra scrutiny.
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Celebration to Commemorate 75th Anniversary of ‘The Aaronsburg Story’
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“The Aaronsburg Story” was a historic event that gripped an audience of more than 40,000 people on Oct. 23, 1949, and local residents will be celebrating the 75th anniversary of the occasion at Salem Lutheran Church at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 26.
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Penns Valley School District Identifies Student Allegedly Responsible for Bomb Threats
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Penns Valley Area School District officials say the student responsible for two bomb threats this week has been identified. State police “took the student from the building today and there are no plans for the student to return,” Superintendent Brian Griffith wrote in a message to the Penns Valley community Thursday on Facebook. The threats,…
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State College, UAJA Reach Interim Agreement Amid Sewage Billing Dispute; Rate Increase Still Possible
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State College Borough will pay the University Joint Authority nearly $2.6 million as part of an interim agreement in their two-year dispute over wastewater treatment billing fees. But customers in the rest of UAJA’s service area may still see a rate increase if the two sides can’t reach a final resolution before the end of…
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‘Significant’ Traffic Impacts Expected Next Week on I-80 in Centre County for Work on Interchange Project
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Overhead utility relocations are expected to cause “significant impacts” on traffic next week along part of Interstate 80 in Centre County, according to PennDOT. Rolling slowdowns and stoppages will be implemented beginning at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 30, between mile markers 158 and 163 in both directions for crews to perform the work as…