State College News

Sports writer Ken Rappoport will hold two signings in State College for his new book about the Nittany Lions, "Penn State Football: The Complete Illustrated History," 5-7 p.m. Friday at the Student Book Store, 330 E. College Ave., 814-237-7616; and 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday at the Penn State Bookstore, 118 Findlay Commons, 814-863-0205. Recommend ...

Carl Wilkens, a witness to the Rwanda genocide who stayed in Rwanda when other Americans fled, here with wife Teresa, spoke Wednesday to State High students and at Penn State.

Virsky Ukrainian National Dance Company, a folk dance ensemble based in Kiev, Ukraine, and founded in 1937 by ballet master Pavlo Virsky, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov.

A civil liberties group says a central Pennsylvania college town's plan to hold party hosts responsible for any illegal activities of guests would be unconstitutional.

Elk can be observed roaming free in popular spots in the northern tier of Pennsylvania, a sight that wouldn't have been possible in the early 1900s.

Two Penn State students from Western Pennsylvania were chaged yesterday with misdemeanors in connection with the death of an 18-year-old freshman who fell onto a concrete stairwell after a night of drinking.

A 1990 graduate of State College Area High School was one of 14 Americans killed in two separate crashes involving three helicopters in Afghanistan Monday.

HFL Corp.'s Plan for a Comfort Inn & Suites in State College, PA Slated to be First Project in Pennsylvania to Benefit from Federal Recovery Zone Facility Bond Money October 28, 2009 --BELLEFONTE -- A future hotel and restaurant on East College Avenue in College Township is slated to be the first project in Pennsylvania to benefit from federal ...

Bob Heisse, executive editor of the Centre Daily Times in State College, Pa., was elected Wednesday to the leadership ladder of the Associated Press Managing Editors Association.

Ben Rogers, 3, left, and his sister, Genevieve Rogers, 4, ride in a wagon made to look like a zoo cage during the State College Halloween parade Monday, Oct.

Kansas State University is one of the top ag schools in the country. I can safely say that because I ran an annual survey listing the top 10 schools when I was publishing MEAT&POULTRY magazine.

Two of the three men who police say pushed their way into Penn State students' downtown apartment with a semiautomatic gun turned themselves into authorities Sunday morning, but the third is still on the loose.

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State College police are looking for three men caught on camera robbing a multi-story student apartment complex around 4:40 p.m. Friday.

First Thursday State College will celebrate the arts on Nov. 5, with a variety of exhibits, performances, demonstrations, and activities.

Share + Oct 19, 2009 5:19 pm US/Eastern GENARO C. ARMAS, Associated Press Writer STATE COLLEGE, Pa.

The State College Borough Council approved the Allen Street/Waupelani Drive Bike Route at its meeting Monday but not without disagreement amongst its members.

A local amateur boxer accused of setting up a hit on a police drug informant is asking a judge to throw out the case on grounds he was trapped by police.

U.S. winter heating fuel stockpiles remain well above year-ago levels, but the early arrival of cold temperatures in some regions of the United States have pushed oil prices higher this week.

U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter, D-Pa., has canceled several scheduled appearances in the State College area today because of the weather conditions.