April 2025
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Great PA News Quiz: Shapiro Reopens Residence, Pope Francis in Philly and a Health Care Emergency
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In this week’s news quiz: The governor’s residence is reopened, remembering Pope Francis in Philadelphia and a health care emergency in one of Pennsylvania’s most densely populated counties.
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Penn State’s Kevin Winston Jr. Picked by Tennessee Titans in 2025 NFL Draft’s Third Round
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Penn State safety Kevin Winston Jr. was on pace toward superstardom. Then he partially tore his ACL in the second week of the 2024 season, ending his highly anticipated year just after it began. Winston’s stock likely dropped due to the injury, but not enough to keep him out of the NFL draft’s third round, where…
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Teammates for Life ‘Celebration of Excellence’ Aims to Elevate and Engage Penn State Women Athletes and Alums
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Teammates For Life, Penn State’s women’s athletics initiatives, will hold a lineup of events during an extended Blue White Weekend for alumni and community members to support the university’s past, present and future female athletes. The Celebration of Excellence has one goal in mind, said Char Morett-Curtiss, Teammates For Life director. “We are celebrating women,”…
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Bellefonte School Board Appoints New Member
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The Bellefonte Area School Board this week appointed a new member to fill a vacancy. Holly Hopkins was selected on Tuesday from among five candidates who applied to serve the remainder of the term vacated by Jack Bechdel II. Bechdel resigned on April 4 after being arrested for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend. A Pleasant Gap…
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Local Author Launches Debut Fiction Collection
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State College-based author Michel Lee Garrett will launch her debut fiction collection, “Born a Ramblin’ Man,” at a public event at 6 p.m. on Saturday, April 26, at The Print Factory in Bellefonte.
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Plans for South Atherton Street Apartment Complex Revised Under New Owner
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State College Planning Commission on Thursday reviewed revised plans for a long-in-the-works apartment complex proposed for South Atherton Street. The project at 734 S. Atherton St. has been acquired by new owners, and while the plans for the four-story building remain largely the same, there have been some changes since the previous plan was recommended…
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Penn State WR Devonte Ross Wants to Prove He’s Among Nation’s Best Players, Win a Title Like Trevor Lawrence
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This level of attention is new to Devonte Ross. He likely remembers the publicity that surrounded Trevor Lawrence in 2018, when Ross was a freshman at Georgia’s Cartersville High School. But not since transferring to Penn State in December had Ross commanded anything close. Now, the cameras are flashing and the microphones are recording. It’s…
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Penns Valley Bound with The Stillhouse
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Since early March, The StillHouse in Spring Mills has been serving up craft cocktails made with Barrel 21’s spirits and pouring Otto’s beers and sodas, all in a new elevated casual dining establishment and Barrel 21 tasting room.
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PA Chamber Orchestra to Present ‘Beethoven Bash’
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The Pennsylvania Chamber Orchestra season will come to a close with the performance of “Beethoven Bash” on Saturday, May 3 and Sunday, May 4.
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Penn State’s Tyler Warren Picked No. 14 By Indianapolis Colts in 2025 NFL Draft
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Tyler Warren was a revelation in his fifth and final season of eligibility at Penn State. He stepped into the role as the team’s leading tight end after splitting snaps in years prior, and quickly became arguably the nation’s best at the position. He’s now off to the pros, having been selected by the Indianapolis…