Bellefonte News

The county will identify a nine-member community board of directors and transfer management of the facility to that board, the commissioners agreed.

A Bellefonte man will spend at least 30 years behind bars for sexually abusing two young girls between 2001 and 2011.

A Bellefonte woman has been found guilty of DUI and possession of bath salts. The Centre County district attorney's office said 30-year-old Cody Alterio was convicted Monday.

Providing special state aid to distressed school districts for a second year in a row is an issue facing senators as the House-approved state budget bill lands in their lap.

The state is expected to sell the 7.8-acre Bellefonte armory site and a dozen out-of-use armories across the state by a sealed bidding process soon after lawmakers in the General Assembly pass special legislation to authorize the process.

In this Oct. 9, 2012 file photo, former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky is taken from the Centre County Courthouse after being sentenced to at least 30 years in prison in the child sexual abuse scandal that brought shame to Penn State and led to coach Joe Paterno's downfall, in Bellefonte, Pa.

Thousands of people jammed into the Centre region Saturday for the 25th annual Bellefonte Cruise.

Kieran Sherry and Jack Chalkley are walking across the United States to raise money for charity.

A Boggs Township man was behind bars Friday after police charged him with a series of brutal assaults on a woman that culminated with three days of alleged bath salts-fueled violence last week.

The Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs will hold a public information meeting to discuss the future sale of the Bellefonte armory from 6:30 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. on Monday, at the Bellefonte Municipal Building, 236 W. Lamb St., Bellefonte.

Suspended prison guard sentenced for sexual assaults Marlin E. Freeman, a suspended Pennsylvania state-prison guard, will spend time behind bars after pleading no contest to sexually assaulting a male inmate.

Tears, laughs and high-fives filled the gym as each senior's name was announced.

Jeanne Newlin, who said she loves the Garman and put her "heart and soul" into Bellefonte by restoring two homes, wants to see the historic theater spared from the wrecking ball.

Both county and borough officials have shown interest in the 1081 Zion Road land in the past, and the county is in the early stages of considering making a play.

Weathered the storm? More than 4 inches of rain fell in one area of the Poconos Monday, with other areas registering more than 2 inches in a 24-hour period.

Centre Crest nursing facility in Bellefonte has been at the center of debate for months now, as county commissioners decided whether or not to transition it to a nonprofit organization or find the funds for it to continue operating as is.

Former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, center, arrives at the Centre County Courthouse for a post-sentence motion in Bellefonte, Pa., Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013.

Authorities say a man has been arrested after trying to sell five pythons stolen from a home in central Pennsylvania.

On July 7, Bob Hazleton will present a "History of Spring Creek Canyon" at the Bellefonte Art Museum for Centre County at 1:30 p.m. His lecture is part of the "Waterways - An Artistic Exploration of the Streams and Rivers of Central Pennsylvania."

Alyssa Sinclair and Michael Trowbridge were the recipients of the James Snyder Award at Bellefonte High School on Monday night.