December 2025
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Caregivers in Pa. Are Celebrating a Rare Pay Boost, But Long-Term Funding Issues Linger
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Funding for child care, home services for older adults and disability support will increase under Pennsylvania’s latest budget, but recruitment and retention are expected to persist in the long term.
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What Would You Do if You Won the Powerball?
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Like most of you, I have had that dream of what I would do if I actually won the lottery. I’m not talking about the $100 people occasionally win from some scratch-off a colleague bought them for Christmas or a birthday. I’m talking about the whole enchilada, the Powerball jackpot. Hey, it’s my fantasy so…
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State College Council Approves 2026 Budget With 2-Mill Tax Increase
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State College Council on Monday adopted a 2026 budget with a significantly lower real estate tax increase than originally proposed, though most members expressed reluctance about continuing the borough’s structural deficit for another year. Council voted 5-2 in favor of a two-mill property tax increase as part of the $72.2 million fiscal plan. The hike…
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Penn State’s Vega Ioane, Kaytron Allen Earn All-American Nods
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A pair of Nittany Lions earned national recognition on Monday. Penn State left guard Vega Ioane and running back Kaytron Allen were named second- and third-team All-Americans, respectively, by the Associated Press. Both were previously selected first-team All-Big Ten honorees. With their selections, the Nittany Lions have had at least one All-American for five consecutive…
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Police: Drunk Driver Damaged Cars Near State College, Kicked ER Nurse in the Head
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Updated 12:51 a.m. Dec. 16. Police say a Blair County woman arrested for drunk driving near State College on Saturday night damaged multiple vehicles and other property then assaulted an emergency room nurse. A State College police officer responded at about 11:30 p.m, to the 1000 block of Oakwood Avenue in College Township and observed…
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Pa. Could End the Year With the Lowest Number of New Laws in at Least a Decade
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Pennsylvania legislators have passed just 65 bills in 2025, which is poised to be an all-time low for the past decade, leaving key priorities unfinished.
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Second Hunter Found Dead in Centre County
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A hunter was found dead after being reported missing on Saturday in Curtin Township, the Centre County Coroner’s Office reported on Monday. It was the second case of a hunter being found dead after a search in the county over the weekend, and in both cases no foul play is suspect. The body of a…
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Fourth Man Charged in Centre County Child Sex Abuse Case
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State police have arrested a fourth man in connection with a child sex abuse and human trafficking case in Centre County. James S. Kobuck, 61, of Blair County was charged on Saturday with patronizing a victim of sexual servitude under the age of 18 and filming a sexual act with a child. Three other men…
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Coroner: Hunter Found Dead After Search in Penns Valley Likely Died of Natural Causes
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A hunter who was found dead in Penns Valley after a search that spanned Friday night and Saturday morning appears to have died of natural causes, according to the Centre County Coroner’s Office. A neighboring land owner found the hunter at about 9:25 a.m. Saturday in a wooded area on private property in Gregg Township,…
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Quarterback Kase Evans Becomes Penn State’s Third Commitment of the Day on Sunday
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Don’t let Matt Campbell get hot. Penn State secured a commitment from three-star quarterback Kase Evans on Sunday afternoon, the team’s third commitment of the day and fourth of the Campbell era. Evans is listed as the No. 60 quarterback, No. 158 Texas prospect and No. 1,154 overall recruit in the 2026 class, per the…