March 2025
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Tussey Mountain Hosts End-of-Season Pond Skim
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Tussey Mountain hosted its pond skimming competition to close out the skiing season on Saturday. Skiers and snowboarders wear silly costumes and race down the mountain during the annual event, attempting to skim over a frigid pond formed at the bottom of the mountain as the snow at the top melts with the warm weather.…
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Penn State Basketball’s Miles Goodman Reportedly Entering Transfer Portal
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Center Miles Goodman, a former four-star recruit who was the highest-rated member of Penn State men’s basketball’s 2024 recruiting class, has entered the transfer portal, On3’s Pete Nakos reported. The 6-foot-11, 225-pound Goodman, who averaged 1.2 points and 1.4 rebounds across 13 games this past season, joins guard Jahvin Carter and forward Hudson Ward as…
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Japanese World Champion Masanosuke Ono Commits to Penn State Wrestling
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Japan’s Masanosuke Ono, the reigning world freestyle champion at 61kg, has committed to Penn State wrestling, he announced Monday on FloWrestling Radio Live. Ono previously trained with the Nittany Lion Wrestling Club ahead of his match with former Iowa national champion Spencer Lee earlier this month. The 21-year-old established himself as one of the best…
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Man Arrested After Centre County Traffic Stop Had More Than $170K Worth of Cocaine in Trunk, State Police Say
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A man stopped for driving erratically Friday on Interstate 80 in Centre County had more than eight pounds of cocaine in the trunk of his car, according to state police at Rockview. Zariel Melendez, 32, of Puerto Rico, was driving 60 mph in a 70 mph zone, weaving and crossed over the fog line numerous…
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1 Dead After Multi-Vehicle Crash on U.S. Route 322 in Centre County
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One person died and three others were taken to the hospital for treatment after a multi-vehicle crash Monday morning on U.S. Route 322 in Harris Township. A 36-year-old man driving a Chevrolet pickup truck was traveling westbound at about 6:20 a.m. on the 5700 block of the Mount Nittany Expressway when he crossed into the…
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Powerful Interests Poured $18M Into Top Pa. Lawmakers’ Campaign Coffers
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Lobbyists say such donations can lead to access, but the state’s weak transparency laws make it nearly impossible to trace influence.
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End of Federal Relief Money Will Push Some Pa. Municipalities Off a Financial Cliff, Shapiro Admin Fears
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Gov. Josh Shapiro’s budget proposal includes $10 million for a Pennsylvania fund that assists financially distressed local governments.
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Penn State Men’s Hockey Earns NCAA Tournament Berth, Will Face Maine in 1st Round
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Penn State men’s hockey is headed to the NCAA Tournament for the fourth time in program history. The Nittany Lions earned the No. 3 seed in the Allentown Regional, where Penn State is serving as the host institution, and will take on Maine at 8:30 p.m. on Friday in the PPL Center. The game will…
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Penn State Wrestling’s Carter Starocci Makes History With 5th National Title
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For the first time in NCAA Division I history, a wrestler has won five national titles. Newly minted five-time national champion Carter Starocci defeated Parker Keckeisen of Northern Iowa with a 4-3 decision Saturday night at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia to begin a new page in wrestling history, likely never touched again. With…