January 2026
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How Former Penn State Players Fared at New Schools in 2025
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Penn State has never had a transfer portal exodus as large as this year’s, but many Nittany Lions have departed in search of greener pastures in recent seasons. Here’s how former Penn State players fared in 2025 at new schools across the country. Quarterback Beau Pribula After three seasons backing up Drew Allar, Pribula transferred…
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Ferguson Township Launches Search for New Manager, Seeks Community Input
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Ferguson Township is inviting community feedback as it begins the search for its next manager. A survey is now open for residents to help shape the future management of the township by providing input on characteristics, skills and leadership qualities desired in the municipality’s chief administrator. “As the township continues to grow and thrive within…
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State College Demonstrators Protest ICE, Call for Justice in Fatal Minneapolis Shooting of Alex Pretti
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More than 100 people gathered Monday night in front of Penn State’s Old Main to protest Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations and demand accountability in the recent death of Alex Pretti, a Minneapolis man killed by federal agents earlier this week. The demonstration drew students and community members and included speeches, a vigil and a…
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The (Almost) Greatest Feel-Good Story in Sports History
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The Indiana Hoosiers are the 2026 College Football Playoff national champions. Let that sink in for a moment. I can just hear Michael J. Fox’s voice as Marty McFly from “Back to the Future” sarcastically laughing out loud, “The Hoosiers? National champions in football? Yeah, like that’s ever going to happen.” It’s a Cinderella story…
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A New Pa. Law Aimed at Keeping Unregulated Vapes Out of the Hands of Kids May Not Actually Work
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Pennsylvania’s first major effort to tackle vaping suffers from loopholes, insufficient funding for enforcement and limited public health backing.
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Centre County Schools Operating on 2-Hour Delays for Tuesday
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The winter storm that brought about a foot of snow to much of Centre County on Sunday is continuing to cause disruptions. State College, Bald Eagle, Bellefonte, Penns Valley and Philipsburg-Osceola school districts will be operating on two-hour delays on Tuesday, each district announced late Monday afternoon. Keystone Central School District, which includes a portion…
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State College Police Looking to Identify Suspect in Vehicle Damage
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State College police are asking for the public’s help identifying a suspect in an alleged case of criminal mischief. The person pictured is suspected of damaging a vehicle parked on the 400 block of Locust Lane at around 3:24 p.m. on Sunday, according to a department news release. Anyone with information about the incident is…
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Rising Allergies, Simple Solutions
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If it seems like everyone around you is talking about their allergies or uncovering some new allergy later in life, you wouldn’t be wrong in thinking that people — specifically adults — just have more allergies than they used to.
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‘Gimme Shelter’ Benefit Concert to Support Housing Security in Centre Region
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This story originally appeared in The Centre County Gazette. A pay-what-you-will concert featuring popular local musicians will benefit five agencies working to increase housing security and fight homelessness in the Centre Region. The third annual “Gimme Shelter: The Concert for Housing Security in the Centre Region” will be presented at the South Hills School of…
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Which Centre County Locations Saw the Most Snow During Sunday’s Storm? See the Reported Totals
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Parts of Centre County saw a foot or more of snow on Sunday in what looks to have been the area’s biggest storm in more than five years, according to totals reported to and by the National Weather Service at State College. The largest accumulation in the county was reported in Port Matilda, which received…