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Defendants Charged With Misdemeanors in Penn State Frat Cocaine Ring Case Waive Hearings, Move Toward Trial
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Cases against all 14 men charged in connection with an alleged cocaine trafficking ring operating from two Penn State fraternities are moving toward trial after three facing misdemeanor counts waived their preliminary hearings on Wednesday morning. Kaden A. J. Howe, 22, of New Jersey; Connor D. Hurleigh, 22, of New York; and Daniel P. Price,…
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Man Charged With Aggravated Assault by Vehicle After High-Speed Chase Ended in Crash Near Penn State Campus
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A New York man is suspected to have been under the influence of marijuana when he led Penn State police on a high-speed chase and crashed his car early Wednesday morning near the University Park campus, according to a criminal complaint. Oscar A. Algarra, 20, was driving a Honda Accord with two passengers at about…
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Penn State Ditching Flock Cameras
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Penn State is ending its use of Flock Safety cameras following the expiration of a one-year contract for the controversial automated license plate readers. University Police and Public Safety installed the cameras at perimeter locations around the University Park campus after entering a contract with Flock in 2025. A department spokesperson previously described the initiative…
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High Court Rejects Challenge to How Pa. Treats Users Accused of Supplying Drugs in Fatal Overdoses
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In a concurring opinion, one Pennsylvania Supreme Court justice said “the spirit of the law is in considerable tension with its text” and “it is the latter that binds us.”
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State College Borough Council OKs Free Holiday Season Parking Downtown
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State College Borough Council on Monday approved a program that will once again offer free downtown parking options for the holiday season, starting before Thanksgiving and continuing until after New Year’s. From Nov. 23 to Dec. 20, the grace period for free parking in garages will increase from 30 minutes to two hours with no…
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Harlem Globetrotters Bringing New Rivalry Tour, Free Pregame Party to Bryce Jordan Center
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The Harlem Globetrotters are bringing a new lineup of rivals and interactive basketball challenges to Penn State in March as part of the team’s 2027 world tour. The exhibition basketball team is scheduled to play at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 2, at the Bryce Jordan Center, with doors set to open at 6 p.m. Tickets…
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State High Band Celebrates 100th Anniversary
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More than 230 State College Area High School marching band alumni returned to the field on Friday night to join 240 current band members for a celebration 100 years in the making. They teamed up for a special pre-game performance and halftime show commemorating the State High band’s 100th anniversary during the Little Lion football…
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‘Big Leboneski’ and Friends Are Back in Bellefonte With Tailgate-Themed Display to Raise Money for St. Jude Children’s Hospital
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A 12-foot-tall skeleton named Big Leboneski and his friends are back for another year on a Centre County family’s lawn to raise money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Now in its fifth year, Mattie family’s Halloween display on Pine Circle in Bellefonte features a new theme with skeletons and witches having a Penn State…
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State College to Host Open House for Initiative to Make Borough Roads Safer
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State College will welcome public input this month for an initiative aimed at eliminating traffic deaths and serious injuries. An open house for the borough’s Vision Zero planning will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 21 in room 201 of the State College Municipal Building. Community members can stop by any…
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Penn State Plans to Eliminate 47 Degree Programs
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Penn State has finalized recommendations to close 47 low-enrollment degree programs as part of a multi-year review of its academic offerings, the university said on Monday. The programs recommended for closure “due to low student demand, combined employment opportunity, program realignment and other factors” represent 11.66% of the university’s 403 baccalaureate and associate degree programs.…