October 2025
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Centre County Man Charged With Homicide by Vehicle While DUI for Fatal Crash in Snow Shoe
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A Centre County man was charged on Saturday with homicide by vehicle while driving under the influence for a crash that killed a pedestrian this summer in Snow Shoe Township. Michael J. Packer, 47, of Snow Shoe, was under the influence of drugs on the morning of Aug. 11 when he struck 73-year-old Thomas E.…
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Why Abortion Is Front and Center in Democrats’ Messaging on Pa. Judicial Retention
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The issue has been top of mind for Democratic voters since Roe v. Wade fell, say advocates hoping to keep a Democratic majority on the Pa. Supreme Court.
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PSUPoorman’s Top 10: Intriguing Questions After Penn State’s Loss to Iowa
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IOWA CITY, IOWA — Penn State and Iowa almost always play it close. Five of their last seven games have been decided by six points or less. Including here on Saturday night. So, yes, the final score was pretty par for the course: The Hawkeyes won 25-24, overcoming a 21-10 lead as their quarterback Matt Gronowski…
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Penn State Football Week 8 Snap Counts Against Iowa
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IOWA CITY, IOWA — Penn State fell to 3-4 on the season, its first losing record since 2020, with a 25-24 loss to Iowa on Saturday night at Kinnick Stadium, With interim head coach Terry Smith at the helm, the Nittany Lions made some notable changes in snap distribution against the Hawkeyes. Here are the…
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‘I Love Football.’ Why Kaytron Allen Won’t Quit on Penn State’s Season
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IOWA CITY, IOWA — Following his team’s unprecedented fall from grace, featuring a precipitous drop from No. 2 to unranked in the AP Top 25 and four consecutive one-score losses to open Big Ten play, Penn State running back Kaytron Allen remains undeterred. It’s not because he doesn’t care — it’s because he cares too…
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Update: State College Police Locate Teen Who Was Reported Missing
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Update 9:22 p.m. Oct. 19, 2025. State College police have located a 15-year old boy who was reported missing, the department wrote in an update on Sunday night. Dominik Caesar had last been seen on Thursday when he ran off from his brother in the area of Penn Hills Park in College Township, police wrote…
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Penn State Has a Quarterback Problem
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IOWA CITY, IOWA — It’s well-known that quarterback is the most important position in football, and possibly in professional sports. If you dispute that, you’re wrong. Logically, the best way to field a successful team is to have the best possible quarterback. That’s the part the Nittany Lions’ current administration struggles with. Since the start…
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Penn State Falls to Iowa 25-24 in First Game of Post-Franklin Era
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Penn State (3-4, 0-4) took a lead deep into the fourth quarter at Iowa on Saturday night but once again came up short, falling 25-24 to the Hawkeyes (5-2, 3-1) in the Nittany Lions’ first game since head coach James Franklin’s firing. Iowa quarterback Mark Gronowski ran for a career-high 130 yards, including a 67-yard…
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Thousands Join ‘No Kings’ Protest, March in State College
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Thousands of protestors of all ages filled Penn State’s Old Main Lawn on Saturday afternoon as part of the nationwide “No Kings” Day of Action, a coordinated, nonviolent movement opposing President Donald Trump’s administration. More than 2,500 such events were held across the United States, uniting millions of protesters under the “No Kings” banner. The…
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Penn State Starting Offensive Lineman Out Against Iowa
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Penn State’s health struggles will continue into its matchup against Iowa on Saturday night. Per the Nittany Lions’ pregame availability report, starting left guard Vega Ioane is out for the first time this season. As previously announced, quarterback Drew Allar is also out for the first time after leaving last week’s game with a broken…