April 2023
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Penn State Football: 49ers Select Ji’Ayir Brown in Third Round of NFL Draft
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Penn State safety Ji’Ayir Brown heard his name called on Friday night by the San Francisco 49ers in third round of the 2023 NFL Draft as the No. 87 overall pick. He is the Nittany Lions’ fourth player selected so far during this year’s draft – all on Friday night – following the trio of…
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Penn State With Three Selections in Second Round as Houston Texans Draft Juice Scruggs
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Former Penn State center Juice Scruggs was selected No. 62 overall by the Houston Texans in the second round of the NFL Draft on Friday night. Scruggs heard his name called just one pick following Penn State tight end Brenton Strange who landed with the Jacksonville Jaguars at No. 61 moments earlier. Scruggs marked the…
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Penn State Football: Jaguars Select Brenton Strange in Second Round of NFL Draft
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Penn State tight end Brenton was selected No. 61 overall on Friday night in the second round of the 2023 NFL Draft by the Jacksonville Jaguars giving Penn State a second player selected so far this year following cornerback Joey Porter Jr. who was selected as the first pick in the second round by the…
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Penn State Football: Steelers Select Joey Porter Jr. No. 32 Overall in NFL Draft
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Joey Porter Jr. will follow in his father’s footsteps as he was selected No. 32 overall on Friday night by the Pittsburgh Steelers with the first selection of the second round. Porter Jr. will start his professional career with the same franchise his father played linebacker for over the course of eight seasons including one…
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Two People Injured in Spring Township Crash
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Two people were injured and taken to a hospital in critical condition after a vehicle crash that shut down a Spring Township road on Friday afternoon, according to township police. Emergency responders were dispatched at about noon to the 1000 block of Blanchard Street, near the intersection with Meredith Lane, for a reported crash with…
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Penn State Football: Nittany Lions Add Running Back to 2024 Class
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Penn State’s backfield picked up a boost on Friday afternoon as four-star running back Corey Smith verbally committed to the Nittany Lions over Boston College and Central Michigan, among others. Smith is the first true running back to commit to the Nittany Lions’ Class of 2024, though, listed athlete Quinton Martin is also expected to star in…
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All Pennsylvania Counties Remain at Low COVID-19 Community Level
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All 67 Pennsylvania counties remained at the low community level for COVID-19 for the second consecutive week as a months-long decline in new cases and hospitalizations linked to the virus continued statewide, according to the Centers for Disease Control’s update on Thursday night. For Centre County, it marks the ninth consecutive week at the low…
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Spring Township Road Reopens After Vehicle Crash
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A Spring Township road was closed for nearly three hours following a multi-vehicle crash on Friday afternoon, according to township police. Emergency responders were were dispatched at about noon on Friday to Blanchard Street near the intersection with Meredith Lane for a reported crash with injuries involving at least two vehicles. Spring Township police, Bellefonte…
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Walker Hayes Gets Audience Feeling ‘Fancy’ in Bryce Jordan Center Performance
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Country artist Walker Hayes serenaded a packed Bryce Jordan Center on Thursday as part of his “Duck Buck” tour alongside guests Ingrid Andress and Ray Fulcher. Hayes is an Alabama-born singer-songwriter and is currently based in Nashville, Tennessee. He began songwriting after moving to Tennessee in 2005 and released his own songs in 2010, beginning…
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Road Closure Planned for Park Avenue Utility Work in May
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Update: Work was completed early and the detour has been lifted as of Friday, May 12, according to PennDOT. Original story: A section of Park Avenue in State College will be closed for up to 12 days in May for PennDOT and the borough to perform utility work. Beginning May 8 and continuing as late…