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So Far Nothing Found For Foul Smell Around The Johnstown Area
If you’re in or around the Johnstown area you may have caught a wiff of something Tonight and it isn’t pleasant. Viewers in the area reached out to us tonight about a manure like stench we even smelled it outside of our studio. So we reached out to...
2025 Penn State RB commit Jabree Coleman talks offseason, recruiting others
One of Penn State Football's top ranked commitments this recruiting cycle, Four-Star running back Jabree Coleman committed to the Nittany Lions back on June 22nd and has been out recruiting others to join him ever since. "In the end, Penn State always been my number one option," Coleman told HVI....
CCRRA Offering Recycling Mini-Grants
The Centre County Recycling and Refuse Authority (CCRRA) is offering a mini-grant opportunity to local municipalities, businesses, recycling collection haulers, schools,healthcare institutions and nonprofits. The mini-grant program will provide reimbursement funds for Centre County-based projects that improve recycling education and collection of materials to be processed by CCRRA. Grant funds are made available based upon the market performance of recycling commodities processed by CCRRA for the prior calendar year with funding levels subject to change each year. The total amount available for this mini-grant round is $91,000 and mini-grant awards can range from $1,000 - $15,000 depending on the project. Grant applications will be accepted online from Aug. 12 to Oct. 4, 2024. Potential applicants should check the CCRRA website beginning Aug. 12 for instructions. Questions regarding the mini-grant program should be directed to Mimi Cooper, CCRRA Recycling Coordinator, at mcooper@centrecountyrecycles.org or by phone at 814-238-7005. The post CCRRA Offering Recycling Mini-Grants appeared first on StateCollege.com.
Penn State alumni aim for regional title against Pitt alumni as Happy Valley Hoopers in The Tournament
How much longer can Happy Valley Hoopers make its stay in The Basketball Tournament last? The group of Penn State alumni has already pulled off a pair of notable victories, including an upset of the top-seeded team in its region. On Wednesday night, the No. 5-seed Hoopers are aiming to...
Updated Visitor List: More than 60 prospects now confirmed for Penn State’s Lasch Bash
Blue White Illustrated has no confirmed over 50 prospects who are expected to be on campus this upcoming Friday and Saturday for Penn State’s Lasch Bash Barbecue. On Monday, we added a handful of key in-state prospects to the list, including On300 recruits like offensive lineman Kevin Brown and running back David Davis. There have […] The post Updated Visitor List: More than 60 prospects now confirmed for Penn State’s Lasch Bash appeared first on On3.
Photo appears to show concrete blocks holding up part of Kennywood roller coaster
WEST MIFFLIN, Pa. (KDKA) — A photo of the Racer roller coaster at Kennywood circulating on social media has park-goers concerned for their safety. The photo appears to show two concrete blocks holding up a part of the roller coaster's track. When KDKA-TV showed the photo to people going into the park on Tuesday, they were stunned."People's safety is at risk, and I'm definitely going to be letting my family members know not to ride the Racer," Dorian Pirl of West Mifflin said. The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture's Division of Amusement Rides and Attractions is responsible for ensuring all rides in the...
Somerset’s Uptown Chalk The Block Festival brings a gallery of art to the streets
Somerset welcomes back the bright and colorful Uptown Chalk the Block Festival this weekend. It’s all about live art with 21 professional chalk artists, emerging and youth artist...
Q&A: If you’re seeing this, is it meant for you?
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Thanks to algorithms, social media platforms can generate content that feels like it’s made just for you. And while you may acknowledge that technology is what delivers the content, you may sometimes feel that a higher power is involved. Conspirituality is a belief system...
State College Police looking to identify suspect in multiple retail thefts
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (WTAJ) — The State College Police Department is looking for the public’s help to identify a retail theft suspect. Police said that the suspect was involved in four retail thefts at a downtown business between June 16 and July 7. If you have any information you are asked to contact the State […]
Spotlight PA Event: What Pennsylvania’s New $47.6 Billion Budget Means for You
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Lawmakers have finalized Pennsylvania’s new $47.6 billion budget — and no one is completely happy. Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro didn’t get recreational marijuana or a tax on skill games; legislative Democrats didn’t get a minimum wage increase; and legislative Republicans didn’t get tax cuts.
The One Vice Presidential Pick Who Could Ruin Democratic Unity
When President Joe Biden announced on Sunday that he was no longer running for reelection and was endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris to take his place, an immediate wave of euphoria swept across the broad spectrum of the Democratic coalition. In an instant, an 81-year-old white man who frequently struggled to form complete sentences was out and a 59-year-old multiracial woman who communicates in the crisp language of an experienced prosecutor was in. Harris raked in a record $81 million in just 24 hours, and Republicans started openly panicking. Across Blue America, everyone is coconut-pilled.That includes the left, or, more...
Here’s Where Bucks County Ranks in Purchasing Power
Bucks County ranks second in Pennsylvania for purchasing power, according to SmartAsset’s annual “Cost of Living Calculator." Bucks County ranks second in Pennsylvania for purchasing power, just behind Delaware County, according to SmartAsset’s annual “Cost of Living Calculator,” writes Claudia Dimuro for Penn Live. This...
Ranking best PA high school football wide receivers and tight ends in Bucks County area
Not an easy task, but we're ranking the top returning Pennsylvania high school football players in the Bucks County area by position as we gear up for the 2024-25 season with the PIAA kicking off games on opening night Aug. 23. Today, we look at wide receivers and tight ends. All players listed...
‘Roadspreading’ returns: How Pennsylvania’s oil industry quietly dumped waste across the state
Siri Lawson and her husband live on a stamp of wooded, hilly land in Warren County, Pennsylvania, nestled in the state’s rural northwest corner. During the summer heat, cars traveling on the county’s dirt roads cast plumes of dust in their wake. Winter’s chill can cause a hazardous film of ice to spawn on paved roads. To protect motorists from both slippery ice and vision-impairing dust, communities across Pennsylvania coat these roads with large, cheap volumes of de-icing and dust-suppressing fluids. In Lawson’s case, her township had been using oil and gas wastewater as a dust suppressant, believing the material was effective.
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