Penn State, State College Noon News & Features: Wednesday, July 27

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 Wednesday’s offering:

News

• CATA Announces Several Price Increases, Effective Monday (StateCollege.com)

• USPS to Study Calder Way Post Office for Possible Closure (StateCollege.com)

• Crisp Closes: Oh Snap! (Onward State)

• WJAC: Car Crashes along East College Avenue; Traffic Tied up (StateCollege.com)

• Police: DUI Charges May Follow Atherton Street Crash (StateCollege.com)

• Pa. ‘Caylee’s Law’ Idea Sees Mixed Response; Benninghoff Urges Careful Approach (StateCollege.com)

• Cause of Fatal Cabin Fire Near State College Unresolved (Associated Press via Harrisburg Patriot-News)

• Utah Detainee Isn’t Gricar, but Look-alikes are Considered Good for Investigations (Harrisburg Patriot-News)

• Penn State Professor Surprised by Feature in Deceased Author’s Book (Penn State Live)

• Lion Breaks PSU Wireless Configs, But Easy Fix (Onward State)

• New Bioethics and Medical Humanities Program Approved (Daily Collegian)

• First Three Students Earn Certificates in New Penn State Program (York Dispatch)

• Spikes Pitcher Faces Charges (Daily Collegian)

Columns/Opinion

• Mike Poorman – Penn State Football: Joe Paterno’s Tunnel Vision for 2011 (StateCollege.com)

• Michele Marchetti – Eat Fresh, Eat Local, Enjoy the Summer! (StateCollege.com)

Sports

• Chambers’ Era of Penn State Basketball To Tip-off With Saturday Double-header With Football (GoPSUsports)

• Former Nittany Lions Sign With NFL Teams (Onward State)

• Pat Devlin Signs Deal with Miami Dolphins (Philadelphia Inquirer)

• More Than 350 Penn State Student-Athletes Earn 3.0 GPA During Superb Spring Academic Performance (GoPSUsports)

• Two More Football Recruits Choose Penn State (Philadelphia Daily News)

• Penn State D-line Anchor? Still the One (ESPN Blogs)

• Penn State Football Single Game Ticket Sale Begins Friday (Penn State Live)

• Track and Field Adds 29 to 2011-12 Roster (GoPSUsports)