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PSP searching for missing toddler in Huntingdon County
HUNTINGDON COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — Pennsylvania State Police are currently searching for a missing child. Details about the child are limited, but a firefighter with the Three Springs Volunteer Fire Company confirmed that an active search is ongoing now. They believe the child is a 3-year-old boy. The name and description of the child is […]
Penn State weighs in on avian flu spreading to cattle
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (WTAJ) — The H5N1 bird flu has been a problem plaguing poultry since 2022, but now it has spread to some herds of cattle and even one human. As of May 7, 2024, the CDC reported that over 90 million poultry have been affected by the virus. In the same report, they […]
Penn State offers to pay Commonwealth Campus employees to resign amid budget cuts
This story was produced by the State College regional bureau of Spotlight PA, an independent, nonpartisan newsroom dedicated to investigative and public-service journalism for Pennsylvania. Sign up for our north-central Pa. newsletter, Talk of the Town, at spotlightpa.org/newsletters/talkofthetown. State College, Pa. — Penn State is offering buyouts to Commonwealth Campus employees to reduce its multimillion-dollar budget deficit, a dramatic step for Pennsylvania’s flagship university. Tenured faculty, tenure-line faculty, academic administrators,...
Man accused of recording women in State College bathroom
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (WTAJ) – A 23-year-old man was charged after allegedly secretly recording women using the bathroom by hiding his cellphone in a trash can. In July 2022, a woman reported to the State College Police Department that she was in the bathroom of an apartment when she discovered a cell phone in the […]
Penn State getting official visit from elite defensive lineman Iose Epenesa
Official visit season for Penn State will start later this month and it will start with one of the top recruits in the 2025 class making it to campus. Edwardsville (Ill.) defensive lineman Iose Epenesa announced his official visit schedule Friday and Penn State is leading the slate off. Epenesa...
Okie State Shocks the Wrestling World
It’s the offseason. Spring games are over and the transfer portal is closed. It’s time for the news that you all have been clamoring for....Wrestling Drama!!!!!. Cael Sanderson’s stranglehold on the NCAA wrestling championships started in 2011. That team featured two oustanding freshman that would be multiple time champions in the chronically underrated Ed Ruth and the future Olympic Gold Medalist David Taylor.
State High Senior Named U.S. Presidential Scholar
A State College Area High School senior has been awarded one of the nation's most distinguished student honors. Prithvi Narayanan is one of just 161 high school seniors nationwide to be named a 2024 U.S. Presidential Scholar. The White House Commission on Presidential Scholars selects students annually for the recognition based on academic success and excellence in the arts and in technical education. He is one of two Pennsylvania students selected this year, joining Aneri Shethji, of North Allegheny High School in Wexford. State High classmate Lydia Shen was a semifinalist for the honor. Narayanan is the eighth State High student to be...
Blood taken from 2009 burglary scene linked to DNA from incarcerated Adams County man nearly 15 years later
NEW OXFORD, Pa. — An Adams County man already in prison in Huntingdon County is facing additional charges after investigators matched his DNA with blood left behind at the scene of a 2009 burglary, according to State Police. Daniel L. Knouse, 50, of New Oxford, is charged with burglary,...
Riko’s Pizza set to open first PA location in State College
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (WTAJ) — A northeastern-based pizza place is coming to Happy Valley. Riko’s Pizza, which is based around the Connecticut and New York areas is opening its first restaurant in Pennsylvania in downtown State College. The new pizza joint will take over the space near Doggies Pub at the corner of Pugh Street […]
Update: Be prepared for strong thunderstorms in Huntingdon County early Wednesday morning
An updated weather alert was issued by the National Weather Service on Wednesday at 3:53 a.m. for strong thunderstorms until 4:15 a.m. for Huntingdon County. Residents can expect wind gusts of up to 50 mph. "At 3:53 a.m., Doppler radar tracked a strong thunderstorm 17 miles south of Huntingdon, moving...
State College Area Encouraged to Consolidate to Improve Economy Almost 3 Decades After Failed Attempt
This story first appeared in The Investigator, a weekly newsletter by Spotlight PA featuring the best investigative and accountability journalism from across Pennsylvania. Sign up for free here. STATE COLLEGE — As DuBois and Sandy Township work through the yearslong process of consolidating into a new city, about 65 miles southeast a consulting firm commissioned by State College recommended it also explore the idea of fusing with neighboring municipalities. Municipal mergers and consolidations can help to increase government efficiency and reduce costs. Pennsylvania established a uniform system for how local government boundaries could change in 1994. Since then, 17 mergers have been proposed in...
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