December 2024
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CATA to Hold Community Input Meeting
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The Centre Area Transportation Authority will offer the public an opportunity to provide feedback on its services in the Centre Region at a meeting in January. CATA’s community input meeting will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 22, in the Community Room at Schlow Centre Region Library, 211 S. Allen St.…
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Sips With a Sommelier: Celebrate 2025 With These Sparkling Wines Under $25
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While a glass of pricier champagne is sure to tickle the taste buds, there are plenty of other sparkling wine options for a fraction of the cost that provide just as enjoyable of a drinking experience.
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Troubled Transplants, Elder Abuse and Secret Service Flaws: Spotlight PA’s Best investigations of 2024
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Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — In 2024, Spotlight PA reporters uncovered slow elder abuse investigations, warnings about troubled transplant programs and longstanding Secret Service issues in the lead-up to…
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Scenes From Fiesta Bowl Media Day
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Two days out from Penn State’s College Football Playoff quarterfinal against Boise State, the Nittany Lions made their way under sunny Arizona skies to the JW Marriott Camelback Inn for Fiesta Bowl media day activities on Sunday morning. After Nittany Lion players and coaches took questions in press conferences and one-on-one interviews, they headed to…
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Has Penn State Nailed the Recipe for a National Title Bid? Those Who Have Won Big Say It’s Possible
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PARADISE VALLEY, Ariz — David Dunn didn’t know how much weight he could bench until he attempted his limit. That’s from the movie, “Unbreakable,” a scene Penn State offensive coordinator Andy Kotelnicki connects to the ups and downs of a football season. That a team does not know how much adversity it can withstand until…
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Penn State Basketball Overpowers Penn 86-66 to Close Out Non-Conference Play
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Penn State men’s basketball (11-2, 1-1 Big Ten) used second-half dominance to defeat Penn (4-9) 86-66 in its final non-conference game of the season on Sunday afternoon at the Bryce Jordan Center . After having a three-point lead at halftime, the Nittany Lions shot 53% from the field in the second half to end 2024…
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Search for Missing Centre County Man Continues
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State police at Rockview are asking for help from neighboring residents as they continue to search for a 77-year-old Centre County man reported missing this week. Leon Bowman, of Howard, was last seen between noon and 4 p.m. on Monday near his mailbox on Howard Divide Road. He “may be at special risk of harm…
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Who’s Coming to the State Theatre in 2025? Here’s a Look at the Lineup So Far
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With the calendar about to turn to 2025, The State Theatre already has a diverse lineup of performances booked for the first half of the coming year. With blues, jazz, bluegrass, alt-country, drag, tributes to rock and soul greats and a reimagined production, the theater at 130 W. College Ave. in State College has a…
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Local Historia: All Aboard for Penn State!
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Train service between Bellefonte and State College began in 1892