September 2025
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The Group Behind a Misleading Mailer Targeting the Pa. Supreme Court Retention Elections
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The conservative political action committee is closely associated with two other groups urging voters to reject new terms for Supreme Court justices.
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CATA Says Potential Government Shutdown Won’t Affect Its Services
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A budget stalemate that has the federal government on the brink of its first shutdown in seven years could affect a range of public services nationwide, but public transit in the State College area won’t be among them. The Centre Area Transportation Authority said in a statement this week that its operations will continue as…
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Centre County DA Declines to Appeal Judge’s Decision Ordering New Trial in Subu Vedam Case
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A Centre County judge’s Monday deadline came and went without prosecutors appealing his decision to order a new trial for the State College man who has spent more than 40 years in prison for a murder he maintains he did not commit District Attorney Bernie Cantorna declined to comment on his office’s decision not to…
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Penn State-Themed Restaurant and Entertainment Spot Happy Valley Live Set to Open in State College
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A long dormant State College area restaurant building is ready to come to life again. Happy Valley Live, the new restaurant from Pat Romano of Philipsburg’s We Are Inn, is set to begin its soft opening on Wednesday at 1031 E. College Ave. The building, located just a mile down the road from Beaver Stadium…
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Penn State RB Kaytron Allen Reflects, Refocuses After Loss to Oregon
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Saturday’s loss to Oregon left a cloud of disappointment that still lingers in the Penn State locker room, but running back Kaytron Allen isn’t letting it define the season. Instead, he’s using it as a springboard for growth as part of a Nittany Lion team determined to bounce back. “We’re just trying to come back…
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‘A Different Animal.’ Freshman Phenom Gavin McKenna Turning Heads, Earning Respect at Penn State
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There’s a quiet buzz of inevitability that surrounds Gavin McKenna as he glides across the ice at Pegula Ice Arena. Not the noise of arrogance, but something deeper and more assured. At 17 years old, McKenna hasn’t just arrived at Penn State as a freshman; he’s arrived as the consensus No. 1 prospect for the…
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Fall Fest Returns to Downtown State College
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Downtown State College will once again celebrate autumn with a day of family fun. The Downtown State College Improvement District’s 24th annual Fall Fest will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday on the 200 block of South Allen Street. “Downtown Fall Fest is a beloved tradition that brings the heart of our…
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Coyote Island Brings Global Groove to Manny’s
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For Coyote Island’s Mike O’Hehir, the music will always be about connection — tapping into a rhythm that lifts spirits, stirs bodies and pulls strangers into a groove.
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Hook: All This Stuff Has to Go Somewhere
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“He who dies with the most toys wins.” An energetic salesman spoke those words to my wife and I as we wandered around a boat show in The Altamonte Mall in Orlando back in 1986. Within a week we were towing our own boat home from the dealership. One of two problems with that scenario…
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Final Plans Presented for 5-Story Apartment Building in State College
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State College Planning Commission recently reviewed final plans for a new five-story apartment building on the 200 block of South Burrowes Street. The final land development plan for The George apartment building includes 20 units and an adjacent, two-level parking garage, according to a presentation at the planning commission’s Sept. 18 meeting. The plan is…