Penn State, State College Noon News & Features: Thursday, July 28

State College, Penn State and Centre County are in the news — locally, nationally, internationally and in cyberspace. We post the latest sampling of stories of note, with links, from our site and across the Web every weekday in Noon News & Features.

Here is Thursday’s offering:

News

• HFL Building Would Offer 75 Apartments, Sahakian Says; Downtown Demand ‘Always … Greater’ (StateCollege.com)

• Farmers Offer Variety of Foods, Entertainment for Local Foods Week (Daily Collegian)

• Police Identify Driver in Dramatic College Ave. Crash (StateCollege.com)

• Duke, Penn State Among Group Pushing to Fund Faster Internet (Bloomberg)

• New Penn State York Chancellor Taking over Monday (York Daily Record)

• Art That Pops: Mural Adorns Calder Way Building (Centre Daily Times)

• StateCollege.com Newsletter Gives You Info to Plan the Next Seven Days (StateCollege.com)

Columns/Opinion

• Jay Paterno: America Then and Now (StateCollege.com)

• Bernard Fernandez – Does Paterno Have the Answers? To be Successful, Nits’ Coach Must Tackle Difficult Questions (Philadelphia Daily News)

Video

• Forensic Fingerprinting Approach Retrieves Elusive Prints (Penn State Live)

• Methadone Clinic Opens in Centre County, Director Says Facility Needed (WTAJ TV)

Sports

• Benedict Cages ‘Cats to Help Spikes to 2-1 Win (State College Spikes)

• Penn State Uplifting Athletes 2011 Lift For Life Hits Record $100,000 to Benefit Kidney Cancer Association (GoPSUsports)

• Breaking Down Penn State Basketball’s Non-Conference Schedule (SB Nation Pittsburgh)

• 4-3 Defense, Strength Coach Keys in LB Paul Posluszny’s Decision to Join Jaguars (Florida Times-Union)