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Centre County township attempting to go solar, finds it a lengthy process
CENTRE COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) – Centre County is slowly transitioning to solar power, but some municipalities have experienced growing pains with the process. Going solar is not as easy as putting panels on the ground. Municipalities have to update their ordinances to allow for solar, an often lengthy process. Walker Township has been attempting to […]
Mountain Top Fire Company announces dates for annual Sandy Ridge homecoming
CENTRE COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — The Mountain Top Fire Company is celebrating its annual Sandy Ridge Homecoming this August. One of the fire company’s biggest fundraisers of the year is scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 8 through Saturday, Aug. 10, and will take place at the fire station grounds at 392 State Street, in Sandy Ridge. […]
Centre County names 2023 officer of the year
BELLEFONTE, Pa. (WTAJ) – Every year Centre County’s police force picks one special person to be the officer of the year for going beyond the line of duty. On July 25 the force picked Luke Nelson, a detective for Spring Township, as 2023’s officer of the year. He is known throughout the force as a […]
New Michael Pilato Mural to Be Installed in Downtown Bellefonte
A new mural by artist and Centre County native Michael Pilato will soon adorn the exterior of the Waffle Shop in downtown Bellefonte. Pilato will install the mural celebrating several aspects of the borough's history beginning Aug. 2 during the Bellefonte Arts & Crafts Fair, according to an announcement from the Waffle Shop. It will be located near the new "Air Mail" mural installed in May on Perry Lane by artists Key Detail. It will be the latest in the series of "Inspiration" murals created by Pilato and his longtime artistic partner Yuriy Karabash, which includes "Inspiration State College" on Hiester Street...
Duckstock returns to benefit food bank, man battling cancer
CENTRE COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — Duckstock is back for another weekend in the outdoors in Bellefonte. Starting Friday, July 26 at 8 a.m., the public is invited to pitch a tent, park their camper or just stop by for the day for the annual Duckstock event. The event, which takes place at Sickle Community Park […]
Centre Co. sewer authority claims State College Boro. owes over $4M in unpaid bills, fees
CENTRE COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — An ongoing dispute between the State College Borough and the Centre region's primary wastewater treatment authority has intensified as the authority now says the borough's unpaid bills total more than 4-million dollars. According to a recent court order, which was filed last week in...
Study: These Three Factors Make Chester County the State’s Best Place to Live
Chester County is the best county to live in Pennsylvania, according to recently published rankings by 24/7 Wall Street that use data from the Human Development Index (HDI). The HDI is a composite of life expectancy, education, and per-capita-income indicators, which are used to rank countries into four tiers of human development.
In swing state Pennsylvania, middle class struggles to get by
The giant steelworks that greets visitors to Allentown, Pennsylvania once symbolized the city's success as an industrial hub. - More visitors at food pantries - On Friday, all eyes will be on new inflation figures from the US government.
Dairy financial and risk management conference set in Pennsylvania
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Center for Dairy Excellence will host its 15th annual Dairy Financial and Risk Management Conference “Future-Proofing Our Farms” on Sept. 11 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Sheraton Harrisburg Hershey Hotel, 4650 Lindle Road, Harrisburg. The conference will feature presentations on dairy supply, annual dairy performance indicators, succession planning and business continuity and more.
Vending machine outside of local hospital offers condoms, pregnancy tests & more; First of its kind in Pennsylvania
The Health To Go vending machine is outside of the emergency department of UPMC Harrisburg, and it's one of the first in the state. Among the items in the machine are pregnancy tests, male and female condoms, naloxone, and fentanyl test strips. All of them, free.
PA Senate hearing on combating antisemitism on college campuses
DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa. — Today in Harrisburg, the Pennsylvania Senate Education Committee held a public hearing on antisemitism on Pennsylvania college campuses. The committee is reviewing its own policies regarding harassment and hate-speech, after large protests broke out at universities across the state. Most notably, investigations into campus conduct have been sparked at Penn State University, University of Pittsburgh, and University of Pennsylvania.
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