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College Township Gets $500K Grant for Traffic Signal Upgrades at Penn State Campus Intersection
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College Township will receive $503,700 in state funds to upgrade the traffic signal equipment at a busy intersection on the eastern end of Penn State’s University Park campus. The grant […]
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Drum Tao Returns to Penn State with ‘The Best’ Synchronized Percussion Show
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Direct from Japan, big-drum percussion ensemble Drum Tao returns to North America with an all-new show, “The Best,” at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 27, in Penn State’s Eisenhower Auditorium. Tickets […]
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Board Reviews Plans for New Apartment Building on Addison Court Site in State College
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The State College Design Review Board on Tuesday heard an overview of plans for a proposed mixed-use building that would replace a downtown apartment complex for low-income seniors. Developer Primecore […]
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Portney Resigning From State College Borough Council
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A State College Borough Council member is stepping down this month. Josh Portney, the youngest member of the council, has tendered his resignation effective Jan. 13, he said in a […]
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The Inside Story of How State College Police Underreported Hundreds of Rapes
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The department took 9 years to realize the FBI had changed what it considers rape, resulting in highly inaccurate public crime data.
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State College Council Members, Mayor Look Ahead to What’s in Store for 2026
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State College Borough government is gearing up for what figures to be an especially busy new year. Borough Council met for the first time in 2026 on Monday, and though […]
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New Chief Takes Charge of State College Police Department
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State College officially welcomed the new leader of its police department on Monday. Joseph Merrill was sworn in as the borough’s ninth police chief on Monday morning at the State […]
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Bellefonte Man Exposed Himself to Passersby, Resisted Arrest, Police Say
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A Bellefonte man is accused of exposing his genitals to multiple passersby at a borough intersection then fighting with police officers while they tried to take him into custody. Drivers […]
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‘You’ve Got to Slow It Down.’ Centre County Crisis Intervention Team Trains Responders for Mental Health Crises
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Since the CIT program was established in Centre County in 2010, 508 first responders have been trained in how to respond to mental health crises. Another class, the program’s 28th, is scheduled to graduate Jan. 16.
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Happy Valley Comic-Con Set to Return for Fourth Year
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Jedi training, a starship bridge and some of the biggest names in sci-fi and anime are all headed to Centre County when the Happy Valley Comic and Collectibles Convention returns to the Nittany Valley Sports Centre on Feb. 28 and March 1.