Local News
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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…
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Centre County Moving Forward With Public Safety Training Center Project, Takes Steps to Expedite Financing
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Centre County is moving forward with an expansion of educational facilities at the Public Safety Training Center in Pleasant Gap, and on Tuesday the Board of Commissioners took steps to expedite financing for the project. The project is a collaboration between the county and the Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology, combining the county’s…
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$80K Grant to Fund Facade Improvements in Downtown State College
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Property and business owners in downtown State College will soon have the chance to access new funding aimed at improving appearances of commercial buildings and storefronts. The Downtown State College Improvement District has received an $80,000 grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development to support facade improvement projects throughout the district. The…
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Runaway Pleasant Gap Teen Located
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Update 7:28 p.m. June 2: The teen has been located and is safe, according to Spring Township police. Earlier story Spring Township police are asking for the public’s help locating a 14-year-old Pleasant Gap boy who the department described as a “missing/runaway juvenile.” He had last been seen at about midnight on Monday night at…
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Who Were Penn State’s Highest Paid Employees Last Year? New Filing Reveals Top Earners
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A recently filed public disclosure reveals how much two now-former Penn State football assistant coaches made during the Nittany Lions’ College Football Championship run in 2024-25, along with the university’s other top earners for the year. Penn State is required by the state’s Right to Know Law to publish annually total compensation for officers and…
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State College School Board Approves 2026-27 Budget With Tax Increase
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The State College Area School Board on Monday adopted a final 2026-27 budget that includes a real estate tax increase. Representing a 1.85 mills increase, the 3.5% tax hike — which is the maximum allowable this year under the state’s Act 1 index — will bring the district’s millage rate to 52.9597, effective July 1.…
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Shaver’s Creek Reopens Following Parking Lot Improvement Project
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Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center has reopened for daily public access following a monthslong project to expand parking, improve accessibility and upgrade stormwater management. The Penn State center in Petersburg resumed regular daily hours of 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. this week after being intermittently closed since late October. “We’re thrilled to welcome the public back…
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Digital Publishers Launch Pennsylvania Independent News Association to Advocate for Local News Organizations
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The coalition of two dozen local news brands across Pennsylvania, including StateCollege.com, targets public notice reform and sustainable models for independent newsrooms across the commonwealth.
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State Police: Man Found With a Pound of Meth After Centre County Traffic Stop
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A Huntingdon County man was arrested after state police said he was found to be in possession of 1 pound of methamphetamine following a traffic stop on Saturday in Centre County. A state trooper pulled over Maximillian A. Musser, 36, of Warriors Mark, for driving a Mercedes Benz sedan 63 mph in a 55 mph…