Local News
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House of Kashmir Closes After Nearly 50 Years in Downtown State College
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A downtown State College store that has served generations of Penn State students and community members has closed after nearly 50 years in business. House of Kashmir, 130 E. Calder […]
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Longtime Bellefonte Borough Manager Ralph Stewart to Retire
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After more than 30 years with the borough, including the last 24 as its top administrator, Bellefonte Borough Manager Ralph Stewart is retiring. Bellefonte Borough Council accepted Stewart’s retirement letter […]
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Penn State Made Deep Cuts to Engineering, Graduate School Amid Budget Woes
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Since Penn State announced its multimillion-dollar budget deficit in 2022, the university has deeply cut the budgets to its graduate school and engineering college, a Spotlight PA analysis found.
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Centre County Continues to Deal With Impacts of Sunday Storm
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Parts of Centre County were still feeling the impacts of Sunday’s damaging storm more than 24 hours after it ended. Strong winds accompanying heavy rain took down trees and power […]
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Penn State’s Pat Kraft Nominated for SBJ Athletic Director of the Year Award
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Penn State athletic director Pat Kraft is on the ballot for a prestigious award. Kraft, who is in his third year overseeing the Nittany Lions’ athletic department, has been announced […]
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Man Dies After Contact With Downed Power Lines in Ferguson Township
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Updated 5:44 p.m. A State College man died from contact with downed power lines following severe storms on Sunday in Ferguson Township. Gelin Tong, 23, was electrocuted after accidentally stepping […]
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Boalsburg Man Charged With Homicide by Vehicle for Crash That Killed Pregnant Woman and Her Unborn Child
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A Boalsburg man was arrested Friday on charges including homicide by vehicle for the September crash on Interstate 99 that killed a pregnant Bellefonte woman and her unborn son. State […]
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Heavy Storms Cause Power Outages, Downed Trees and Damage Throughout Centre County
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Updated 10:47 a.m. March 17 Thousands of West Penn Power customers in Centre County were without electricity on Sunday into Monday morning as heavy storms caused downed trees and power […]
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Op-Ed: Youth Know the Direction America Should Take. I’m Listening
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Several years ago, the Ferguson Township Board of Supervisors considered how to upgrade a walking path in a park. A Scout came to the podium. He advised us to make […]