May 2025
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Revised Plan Proposes 5-Story Apartment Building on Burrowes Street in State College
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A new plan for a State College apartment building calls for one more level and twice as many units than when the project was first proposed three years ago. The preliminary land development for The George apartment building on the 200 block of South Burrowes Street proposes a five-story, 20-unit complex with an adjacent, two-level…
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Criterium Cycling Championship Event Coming to Downtown State College
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Downtown State College will host a fast-paced, competitive cycling event for the first time this summer. The inaugural Happy Valley Cycling State College Criterium on July 26 will offer a closed-loop downtown course and will serve as the Pennsylvania State Criterium Elite and Masters Division Championships. Unlike road races, criterium, or crit, races consist of…
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Par for the Cause: Penn State Coaches vs. Cancer Celebrates 30 Years
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It’s been 30 years since Penn State men’s basketball’s then-head coach Bruce Parkhill introduced the State College community to a relatively new collaboration between the American Cancer Society and the National Association of Basketball Coaches: the Coaches vs. Cancer initiative.
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Boalsburg’s Civil War Legacy: The Birthplace of Memorial Day
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As the nation prepares to honor its fallen, the Boalsburg Heritage Museum is bringing Civil War stories back to life through a newly reinterpreted exhibit.
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Centre County Man Charged With Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material
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A Ferguson Township man was arrested on Thursday after state investigators allegedly found he was in possession of dozens of images depicting child sexual abuse. The Child Predator Section of the Attorney General’s Office began investigating in February a report forwarded from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that an image depicting a…
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Police Say Teens Stole 2 State College School District Trucks, Attempted to Break Into Downtown Business
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Two 18-year-old Centre County residents are facing charges for allegedly stealing two State College Area School District vehicles, damaging windows at multiple buildings in the borough and attempting to break into a downtown business. According to a criminal complaint filed Wednesday by borough police, Norman P. Ghaner, of Boalsburg, Cameron M. Goodman, of State College,…
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Penn State Trustees Approve Closure of 7 Commonwealth Campuses
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Penn State’s Board of Trustees on Thursday approved the closure of seven Commonwealth Campuses, a move university leaders say was brought on by years of financial, enrollment and structural difficulties but that opponents argue was rushed and failed to consider all options. Trustees voted 25-8 to approve the university administration’s proposal to shutter the DuBois,…
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College Football Playoff Modifies Seeding Format. How Could Penn State Be Impacted?
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The seeding format of the College Football Playoff has been modified. The playoff’s management committee has unanimously adopted a move to straight seeding, effective this year, it announced on Thursday. It will replace the format that reserved the bracket’s top four seeds for conference champions. This was a necessary alteration. The old format lessened the…
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Penn State Lands Commitment From 3-Star Virginia Cornerback Jaziel Hart
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Penn State has added to an already promising 2026 recruiting class with a commitment from three-star North Cross School (Virginia) cornerback Jaziel Hart, who announced his decision on Thursday. Hart becomes the 17th member of a class that ranked No. 5 nationally, per 247Sports, prior to his commitment. The 5-foot-11, 170-pound Hart is ranked as…
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SCASD Awarded $400K in State Grants for Solar Arrays at 2 Schools
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State College Area School District was awarded nearly $400,000 in state grants this week to install solar arrays at the planned new Park Forest Middle School and the renovated and expanded Mount Nittany Elementary School. A $300,000 Solar for Schools grant will fund a 630 kW array at the new Park Forest Middle School to…