Tyrone News

Two local radio stations will change hands in about a month, if no objections are filed with the Federal Communications Commission. via Centre Daily Times

“A 400-foot apparatus would interfere with that.”

Submitted by voicesweb on Wed, 2008-04-23 14:51. article & photo by Anthony Spaulding The winds of change are blowing energy alternatives into central Pennsylvania and stirring up debate along the way. via Voices Online

“Everybody wants to know what the next sign's going to be”

PORT MATILDA -- After years of delay and two recent weeks of false starts, the state opened a big and sweeping section of Interstate 99 on Monday, easing the drive back and forth to work for thousands and giving long-haul truckers reason avoid this tiny borough.

The move pushed I-99 into Centre County from the southwest for the first time, extending the four-lane limited access highway 14 miles from Bald Eagle village in Blair County to Skytop Mountain in Centre County's Patton Township.

That section is part of the 30 miles and more than $800 million worth of I-99 in Centre County that links the turnpike at Bedford with Interstate 80 in Bellefonte. But a 1.4-mile section at an acid-rock drainage cleanup site at Skytop remains a broken link whose completion date is still a year off. Read more

“The dog was not hers. She deprived the owners of the dog”

An animal rights activist who said she took a dog from an East Freedom couple's property to get medical care for the animal was convicted of theft and receiving stolen property. via The York Daily Record

The opening of Interstate 99 lanes between Bald Eagle and Skytop Mountain in Centre County, scheduled to take place today, has been delayed by the weather, according the state Department of Transportation. via Centre Daily Times

“The defendant is capable of and has exhibited extreme violence toward women, children and those in authority”

A Blair County man serving a life sentence for the stabbing death of a 6-year-old boy will spend an additional 27 to 54 months in prison for assaulting a prison guard. via The Tribune-Democrat

“The public will be able to see displays and demonstrations of military equipment, including several variants of the new Stryker vehicles used by the Pennsylvania Army National Guard”

The public is invited to attend an open house event this weekend to honor veterans and learn more about the mission of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard. via The Sentinel

A 13-year-old girl reported that a man in his early 20s grabbed her while she was walking home from school Thursday in Tyrone and attempted to assault her, Tyrone police report.

The man -- described as 5 foot 2 inches tall, white with a deep voice, wearing an orange hooded sweatshirt and blue jeans at the time of the incident -- walked up behind the girl on Wertz Alley near Bressler's market, grabbed her and held her arms to her side, police said. She told police he repeatedly told her she was pretty while attempting to remove her sweatshirt, police report. Read more

“We're just trying to exercise a little caution here and make certain we feel comfortable with some of these quarantined areas before we rescind it”

Pennsylvania fruit growers escaped finding new cases of the plum pox virus in their orchards this year, but parts of four Adams County townships remain under quarantine. via The Evening Sun

“I think this will be historic.”

Almost 4,000 Pennsylvania National Guard members are being notified that they could be sent to Iraq within a year. via Centre Daily Times

“You can feel your heart just pounding away.”

John Lukas is not a demon, but he plays one on horseback. The joust director and equine program manager for the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire will don the persona of the Demon Knight during the Trial by Ordeal ... via LancasterOnline