Geoff Rushton
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Section of I-80 in Centre County Reopens After Tractor-Trailer Crash
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Updated 4:37 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 15. A section of Interstate 80 in Centre County was closed for more than 10 hours Friday night into Saturday morning after a tractor-trailer rollover crash. I-80 westbound between exit 158 at Milesburg and exit 147 at Snow Shoe reopened at about 4 a.m. Saturday, according to emergency response agencies…
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Grand Opening Set for 7 Brew’s First State College Area Location
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A drive-thru-only coffee shop chain’s first State College area location will soon begin welcoming customers. 7 Brew will hold a ribbon cutting for its store at 1923 S. Atherton St. in College Township at 10 a.m. on Dec. 2. The 540-square-foot prefabricated building is located near Ollie’s Bargain Outlet and between Kish and First National…
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Honeygrow Ready to Open in Downtown State College
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A Penn State alum’s chain of fast-casual restaurants specializing in customizable stir-fry, salads and dessert bowls is ready to open its downtown State College location. Honeygrow will hold a grand opening at 10 a.m. Monday at 160 E. Beaver Ave., on the ground floor of the Pugh Centre. The event will begin with a ribbon…
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Ferguson Township Names State College Police Veteran as Next Chief
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A longtime State College police officer has been selected to lead the Ferguson Township Police Department. Matthew Wilson, the borough’s assistant chief since 2017, was unanimously approved by the Board of Supervisors on Wednesday as Ferguson Township’s next chief of police. He is expected to begin his command of the township police department in January,…
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Penn State Graduate Students Vote in Favor of Union
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Penn State graduate students have voted overwhelmingly in favor of unionization. During an election held in October, 1,882, or about 90% voted yes to forming a union affiliated with the United Auto Workers International Region 9 and 198 voted no, according to a social media post on Thursday by the Coalition of Graduate Employees at…
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‘Structural Issue’ Suspected in Damage That Caused Evacuation of Penn State Liberal Arts Building
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A preliminary assessment determined that a “localized structural issue” caused damage that forced the evacuation of Penn State’s Susan Welch Liberal Arts Building, according to a university update on Thursday. No foul play is suspected in the Wednesday afternoon incident. The building, which opened earlier this year, was evacuated at about 1:30 p.m. after what…
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Coroner Identifies Woman Killed in Crash Near I-80 Bellefonte Interchange
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The Centre County Coroner’s Office on Thursday identified the woman killed in a two-vehicle crash last week near the Bellefonte interchange of Interstate 80. Mary Edwards, a 74-year-old resident of Saxton, Bedford County, died of blunt force chest trauma in the crash late Friday afternoon on the 1400 block of Jacksonville Road in Spring Township,…
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If Rockview Land Is Sold, Conklin Bill Would Set Aside Portion for Workforce Housing
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A new legislative proposal would require the state to reserve a portion of any Rockview prison land it plans to sell and make it available to Centre County for workforce housing. The bill by state Rep. Scott Conklin, D-Rush Township, unveiled at a press conference at his State College office on Thursday, would allow for…
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Centre County Woman Accused of Stealing More Than $1M From Employer
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A Spring Township woman was charged on Wednesday with stealing more than $1 million from her employer over the course of five years. Carri A. Roan, 46, admitted to the thefts from Nittany Learning Services, saying that she had fallen into deep debt following a breast cancer diagnosis, according to an affidavit of probable cause…
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Investigation Underway After Penn State Campus Building Evacuated
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Updated 5:52 p.m. Nov. 12. Police, fire officials and engineers are investigating an incident on Wednesday afternoon that forced the evacuation of a building on Penn State’s University Park campus, according to the university. Alpha Fire Company was called to the scene at 1:35 p.m. for inside investigation of “a sound of an explosion,” at…