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Former Centre County Daycare Worker Indicted on Federal Child Pornography Charges
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A former Centre County daycare worker arrested in 2025 for allegedly taking sexually explicit photos of children at the facility where she worked is now facing federal charges. A federal grand jury on Tuesday indicted Shannon M. Ishler, 45, of Bellefonte, on charges of production and possession of child pornography. The indictment accuses Ishler of…
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Centre County Changes Several Polling Places After First Phase of Accessibility Audit
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Polling places for six precincts in Centre County will move to different locations for the Nov. 3 election following the completion of the first phase of an accessibility compliance audit. Counties are required to survey voting locations to ensure they comply with Americans with Disabilities Act standards. In October 2025, the Board of Commissioners approved…
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Classrooms Can Help Name Discovery Space’s New Baby Bamboo Shark
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Discovery Space in State College is inviting K–12 classrooms across Pennsylvania to help name the newest resident of its Marine Life Center: a juvenile whitespotted bamboo shark. The community-wide naming contest will give students the opportunity to help shape the next chapter of Discovery Space’s Marine Life Center. The bamboo shark is expected to arrive…
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Boil Water Advisory Issued for Rock Spring Customers in Ferguson Township
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A boil water advisory was issued on Tuesday for the approximately 480 properties served by Rock Spring Water Company in rural Ferguson Township. Pennsylvania American Water, which was appointed emergency operator of the privately-owned utility last year, said in a notice that a loss of positive water pressure in the system left some customers without…
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21 Community Projects in Centre County Awarded More Than $3.2M in State Grants
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More than 20 community projects in Centre County — ranging from a Centre County PAWS facility expansion to electric vehicle charging hubs to a rural wastewater treatment system — will receive a combined $3.22 million in state grants, local lawmakers announced on Tuesday. The funding comes from the Statewide Local Share Account program administered by…
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Mount Nittany Medical Center Union Ratifies New 3-Year Contract
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Mount Nittany Medical Center’s unionized employees on Monday ratified a new three-year contract, bringing to an end more than four months of negotiations that included the hospital’s first labor strike in 22 years. The contract includes wage increases of 3% each of the first two years and 2% in the third. It also includes a…
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Bellefonte Wine and Spirits Walk Back for Another Round
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The second annual event will also include guided ghost tours from Local Historia.
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Anti-ICE Protesters March Through Penn State Campus
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Penn State students and community members marched across the University Park campus Monday evening, chanting in opposition to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and calling for “an end to admin cooperating with ICE.” The latest local anti-ICE demonstration began around 7 p.m. on the Old Main lawn, where protesters gathered with signs and banners as…
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Bellefonte Teachers and Staff Union Votes in Favor of Strike Authorization if Contract Agreement Isn’t Reached
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Unionized teachers and staff in the Bellefonte Area School District on Monday voted overwhelmingly in favor of authorizing a strike if contract negotiations continue to falter. About 94% of the Bellefonte Area Education Association’s 230 members participated in the vote, with 99.5% of those voting yes on strike authorization, according to a release from the…
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Motorcyclist Dies After Crash in Ferguson Township
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A 20-year-old man is dead after a two-vehicle crash Friday night at the intersection of Blue Course Drive and Westerly Parkway, according to Ferguson Township police. A preliminary investigation indicated that Rashid Alnuwaymi was stopped on a motorcycle in the middle of the northbound travel lane along the 1200 block of Blue Course Drive at…