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Five Pa. girls wrestlers garner gold medals at USA Junior Nationals
Five Pennsylvania girls wrestlers took home gold medals Sunday night at the USA Wrestling Junior Nationals in Fargo. N.D. Haylie Jaffe, a Kennett High School graduate and McKendree University commit, outscored her opponents 62-0 en route to the top prize at 140 pounds in the Junior Women’s freestyle bracket. Jaffe was the lone Pennsylvania gold medalist in the Junior Women’s Bracket after defeating Aleksandra Bastaic of Indiana by a 100 count.
Target’s New Store Openings in July
Locations in California, Missouri and Pennsylvania are part of retailer’s plan to build 300+ new stores in next decade. Mass retailer Target Corp. is adding to its nearly 2,000-store network with the opening of three new locations in California, Missouri and Pennsylvania on July 21. Target will open a...
Severe thunderstorm watch placed in parts of Pennsylvania
EYEWITNESS WEATHER (WBRE/WYOU) — A portion of Central Pennsylvania and the Northern Tier have been placed under a severe thunderstorm watch. While most of Monday and Tuesday is dry, afternoon and evening showers and storms are likely. A shower or storm is possible even in the mornings but it would be rather isolated. The severe thunderstorm […]
Several arrested after 50+ victims from Pennsylvania, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Virginia allegedly drugged and robbed
SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania has announced that Amanda Marie Correa, 29, Robert Andrew Barnes, 24, Christine Deann DiCarlo, 50, Shaqare Jaymont Blackwell, 23, Shakur Serafin Brownstein, 27, Dylan Wilson Small, 35, and Samual Jordan, 42, were charged by a federal grand jury in a Superseding Indictment which includes conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance resulting in death and serious bodily injury; two counts of distributing fentanyl resulting in death and serious bodily injury; two counts of brandishing firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime; kidnapping; and aggravated identity theft.
James Franklin, Penn State football facing the most pressure in the Big Ten, according to analyst
It’s no secret that 2024 is the year that the Penn State football team has to come through with on-field results. Why 2024 is so different than the past few seasons, is due to the expanded College Football Playoff that will be in effect for the first time this fall. The Nittany Lions have to get into the twelve-team playoff this season or the season as a whole will feel disappointing. Now, an On3 analyst has ranked James Franklin as facing the third most pressure in the Big Ten in 2024.
FILM ROOM: Breaking down the tape of 2024 DT Randy Adirika
Penn State Football's newest addition to the 2025 class came recently when defensive tackle Randy Adirika announced his decision to verbally commit to the Nittany Lions. Now everyone knows his offers and background, but what does he bring to the football field? Happy Valley Insider film analyst Chris Gorki watched Adirika's film and highlighted some of his best traits.
Pittsburgh hearing on property taxes puts focus on 'broken' system
Regular state-mandated property reassessments would provide school districts with more predictable revenue streams from property taxes and ensure all property owners pay no more than their fair share, experts and local officials said Monday. During a Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Policy Committee hearing in the Allegheny County Courthouse, officials urged lawmakers...
Gov. Shapiro to tout $500M Pa. development program with visit to old Bethlehem Steel HQ
BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Gov. Josh Shapiro will promote the new 2024-25 state budget with a visit to Southside Bethlehem on Tuesday morning, highlighting his new $500 million site development program. Shapiro is due to appear at the former Bethlehem Steel Headquarters, also known as the Steel General Office Building,...
Household hazardous waste and electronics collection event planned for July 20
Noble Environmental and Somerset County Recycling are sponsoring a household hazardous waste and electronics collection event starting at 9 a.m. July 20 at 6022 Glades Pike Somerset, in the Penn Highlands College parking lot. Do you have old paint, household chemicals, pool chemicals, insecticides, or other household chemicals, or any...
Coroner: Altoona man killed in Hollidaysburg rollover crash
BLAIR COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — Authorities in Blair County say an Altoona man was killed over the weekend in a single-vehicle crash in Hollidaysburg. The Blair County coroner's office has identified the crash victim as 61-year-old David Reed. Investigators say Reed was pronounced dead at the scene just before...
PA school cell phone ban makes it into state budget
Pennsylvania School Districts can now choose to ban cell phones in classrooms. Any bans would take time to go into effect. Senate Bill 700 which was incorporated in the now passed state budget has turned into Act 55 of 2024. That means starting this upcoming school year districts will decide whether to implement lockable cell […]
Penn State Football Positional Previews: Wide Receivers
Penn State football has a tall order ahead of it in 2024 between the expanding Big Ten and the growing College Football Playoffs. With trips to USC and Wisconsin on the schedule and plenty of other challenges along the way there will be a lot of things that play into how the season unfolds. One of them will be a wide receiver group that underperformed in 2023 and is looking to bounce back in 2024. A lot of factors will go into how far Penn State can go this upcoming season, but the receivers will certainly be a big part...
Former Penn State WR KeAndre Lambert-Smith Says PSU Offense Lacked Leadership
Former Penn State WR KeAndre Lambert-Smith plays for Auburn now. Whenever a receiver transfers from one school to another, he’s going to compliment his new QB. That’s what Lambert-Smith did in a recent interview with ”Everything Auburn” on the “BLEV” YouTube channel. Auburn’s projected...
Another up-and-coming Ohio prospect locks in Lasch Bash visit
Penn State and every Division I program is just 10 days out from the start of a one-week period in July when on-campus visits are allowed. Beginning July 25, James Franklin and his staff will be able to host prospects on campus until July 31. It’s likely we’ll see a few players pop up for […] The post Another up-and-coming Ohio prospect locks in Lasch Bash visit appeared first on On3.
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