Local News
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Beaver Avenue Closures to Affect CATA Bus Routes
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Detours will be in effect from June 8-12 for two CATA bus routes because of multiple construction projects on Beaver Avenue in downtown State College. West Beaver Avenue will be fully closed between South Atherton and South Burrowes Street for three days beginning Monday while a tower crane is placed on the construction site for…
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Controlled Burn Planned in Bellefonte Area for Firefighter Training
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Smoke and flames are expected to be visible in the Benner Pike area near Bellefonte during a firefighter training exercise on Saturday. The Bellefonte Fire Department will use the vacant house at 116 Paradise Road in Benner Township for a controlled burn during the exercise, which is scheduled from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., according…
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With New State College Office, Dads’ Resource Center Expands Services
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Updated 6:29 p.m. June 5, 2026. For the past decade, the Dads’ Resource Center has helped hundreds of single fathers in Centre County and beyond to have an integral role in their children’s lives. Now with the opening of its first office location at 612 W. College Ave. in State College, the nonprofit organization is…
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Community Members Hopeful They Can Save Climb Nittany
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Climb Nittany in Boalsburg closed its doors on Sunday after five years in business, but a determined and growing group of community members have been working swiftly to try to bring it back. Save Climb Nittany has raised $1.9 million in less than a month since owner 5.Life, which leased the property at 328 Discovery…
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Mrs. Roper Romp Returns to Support Out of the Cold
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The third annual Mrs. Roper Romp returns June 27 as dozens of participants dressed like the iconic 1970s/1980s sitcom character from “Three’s Company” once again take to downtown State College.
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State College Considers Changes to Neighborhood Parking During Penn State Home Football Weekends
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The days of free overnight street parking in some State College neighborhoods during home Penn State football weekends may be coming to an end. State College has long lifted the “no parking 2 a.m. to 6 a.m.” restriction on football weekends and during other special event times. But under a proposed pilot program presented to…
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Legislation Proposes Selling 9 Acres of State Prison Land Near Shiloh Road to Adjacent Commercial Property Owner
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A small, unused piece of state prison land near Shiloh Road and Interstate 99 in Benner Township could be sold to a neighboring commercial property owner under bipartisan legislation introduced by two lawmakers from Centre County. The proposal from state Reps. Paul Takac, D-College Township, and Kerry Benninghoff, R-Bellefonte, would convey a 9.029-acre tract to…
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State High Students, Centre Care Residents Collaborate on Storytelling Exhibit at Schlow Library
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An exhibit this month at Schlow Centre Region Library brings together the perspectives of local teenagers and older adults living with memory loss through a unique blend of photography and poetry. “Telling Our Stories Together,” organized by Ridgelines Language Arts, features photographs created by State College Area High School photography students paired with poems written…
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Part of Beaver Avenue to Be Closed for Crane Placement at Downtown State College Construction Site
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A portion of a heavily traveled road in downtown State College will be closed for three days while a tower crane is installed for construction of a high-rise condominium hotel. West Beaver Avenue will be closed between South Atherton Street and South Burrowes Street beginning Monday, June 8, PennDOT wrote in a news release on…
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Two More Businesses Lease Space in Former Bellefonte Rite Aid Building
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A sandwich shop chain and a phone carrier store are the latest businesses to join the redevelopment of the former Rite Aid building in Bellefonte. Jersey Mike’s and Verizon have signed leases for space inside the 821 E. Bishop St. building, Kandy Weader of Bennett Williams, the commercial real estate agent for the property, wrote…