July 2025
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Bear Meadows Added to National Old-Growth Forest Network
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Bear Meadows Natural Area recently became the 39th Pennsylvania forest and first in Centre County to be inducted into the national Old-Growth Forest Network. The 350-acre old-growth mountain bog forest in Rothrock State Forest “protects an entire high mountain fen wetland, which is a unique, rare ecosystem in Pennsylvania,” according to the state Department of…
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Nominations Open for 2025 Centre County Business Awards
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Nominations are now open for the Chamber of Business and Industry of Centre County’s 2025 Centre County Business Awards, and community members are invited to participate. The awards annually recognize individuals, businesses and nonprofit organizations that have made an impact on the community in the past year through a dedication to innovation and economic development,…
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How a Bipartisan Push — and Backing From Farmers — Helped End Pennsylvania’s Sunday Hunting Ban
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The law, which will allow the Game Commission to set Sunday hunting dates, takes effect in early September.
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Great PA News Quiz: Big Tech Investments, a Petition to End Closed Primaries and a Pennsylvanian on the Big Screen
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In this week’s news quiz: An important hotline goes down, the latest chapter in a misused funds saga and Gisele Fetterman’s new book.
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From State College to D.C.: Nate Tranell Explores the Power of Storytelling
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State High senior Nate Tranell explored his passion for storytelling alongside some of the most promising young journalists in the country as a National Youth Correspondent for the 2025 Washington Journalism and Media Conference.
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Man Critically Injured in Crash Near Bellefonte
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One person was flown to a hospital to be treated for injuries after a single-vehicle crash Thursday evening in Spring Township. A 39-year-old Bellefonte man was critically injured in the crash at about 6:15 p.m. on the 1100 block of Blanchard Street, according to Spring Township police. He was flown by STAT MedEvac helicopter to…
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Penn State Plans Tuition Rate Increases for 2026-27
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Update 2:13 p.m. July 18, 2025: The full Penn State Board of Trustees voted 31-3 to approve the budget, tuition rates and room and board rates for 2026-27 during its meeting Friday afternoon at the Abington campus. Alumni-elected trustees Anthony Lubrano, Matt McGloin and Jay Paterno voted no. Penn State is poised to increase tuition…
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Penn State to Acquire Former Beta Theta Pi House for $7.3M
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Update 2:08 p.m. July 18, 2025: The full Penn State Board of Trustees unanimously approved the purchase during its meeting on Friday at the Abington campus. Penn State is finalizing an agreement to purchase the former Beta Theta Pi house for $7.3 million, bringing to an end a complicated, yearslong legal battle to acquire the…
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DOJ Requests for Voter Data From Pa., Other Swing States Raise Concerns Among Election Law Experts
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The agency has asked states for voter rolls, information on election crimes and procedures for checking voter eligibility, among other records. State officials question the scope of the requests.
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Watch: Penn State’s Katie Schumacher-Cawley Accepts Jimmy V Award at The ESPYS
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Penn State women’s volleyball coach Katie Schumacher-Cawley was met with a standing ovation as she took the stage Wednesday night at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles to accept the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance during ESPN’s The ESPYS. Schumacher-Cawley received the award, named for the college basketball coach and commentator Jim Valvano, after leading…