Penn State Mobile Clinic Bringing Free Flu Shots, COVID-19 Boosters to State College

Centre County remained at the low community level for COVID-19 for the third consecutive week and none of Pennsylvania’s 67 counties were at the high level, according to the Centers for Disease Control’s update on Thursday night. Statewide, 37 counties were at low, three fewer than last week,...

Efforts to build a long-planned public skatepark in State College are getting another boost, this time from a renowned nearby action sports camp. Woodward PA will donate proceeds from its monthly open ride night to the High Point Skatepark project. The event will be held 4-9 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 24 in two indoor, heated spaces at the camp, 134 Sports Camp Drive in Woodward.

No. 1 Penn State wrestling (13-0, 6-0 Big Ten) rested two top-ranked starters but still had little trouble Sunday on the road at No. 22 Indiana (7-3, 3-3), pounding the Hoosiers 35-8. The Nittany Lions won eight of 10 bouts, scoring bonus points in six. Beau Bartlett and Max Dean...

Penn State men’s basketball couldn’t find its offense on the road Sunday afternoon, falling 72-63 to Nebraska as the Nittany Lions failed to pick up a potentially crucial Big Ten victory with just eight games left on the regular season slate. The Nittany Lions are now 14-9 overall and 5-7 in Big Ten play.

Another Friday night, another top-five win for Penn State wrestling. After knocking off then-No. 4 Michigan and No. 2 Iowa the past two weeks at home, the top-ranked Nittany Lions (12-0, 5-0 Big Ten) traveled to Columbus on Friday and handled No. 5 Ohio State (11-2, 5-1) 29-9 for their 40th consecutive dual meet victory.

UNIVERSITY PARK — As news headlines can often feel like a daily barrage of angry voices, flashing lights, and intrusive sound, many audiences report an escalation in their own anger, changing the channel or tuning-out altogether. WPSU is hoping to help listeners who are seeking the day’s news to cut through the chaos with “News Over Noise,” a podcast produced as part of Penn State’s News Literacy Initiative.

A former Penn State employee has pleaded guilty to defrauding the university of more than $267,000 over the course of 12 years, federal prosecutors said on Thursday. Daniel P. Sickels, 48, of Lewistown, pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. He was indicted in December 2020.

A former Bellefonte Area School Board member and township auditor is running for Benner Township supervisor. Republican Kathy Evey will be seeking the one six-year term on the three-member Board of Supervisors that is up for election this year, she announced this week. She said in a statement that her...