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Final plans for new Patton Township hotel approved
PATTON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (WTAJ) – Patton Township approved the final land development plan from PennTerra at its May 22 meeting, meaning that a new hotel is on its way. The 96-room long-stay hotel is set to be located along Fox Hill Road, which is notably close to the State College Regional Airport. It will also […]
State College Regional Airport to hold full-scale emergency training
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (WTAJ) — Community members may see smoke or an increased police and emergency response presence in the area of the State College Regional Airport next week, but should not be alarmed. Emergency response personnel from Penn State University and municipalities throughout Centre County will participate in a full-scale emergency response exercise from […]
South Hills announces free summer concert series lineup
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (WTAJ) — Dinner and a show is exactly how South Hills is trying to bring the community together again this summer for some family-friendly fun. The school has announced the lineup for its 35th annual Summer Music Picnic Series taking place Sundays from the first week in June until the end of […]
Now is your chance to have your name placed outside Beaver Stadium at Penn State
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (WHTM) – Penn State Athletics is giving Nittany Lions fans the opportunity to purchase a personalized brick to be placed in Legacy Plaza outside of the iconic Beaver Stadium. Bricks are available to purchase in three sizes with a starting price of $350. The size and design options are as follows: The […]
Annual Rhoneymeade Fest returns to State College next weekend
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (WTAJ) — The fourth annual Rhoneymeade Fest is back with more than 45 local and national musical artists coming to Centre County. A range of experimental and multicultural generals and styles will take the stage from May 30 through June 2. Tickets are on sale online now. Kids under 17 are free. […]
Pa. state government refuses to pay local stormwater fees. This bill would force it to.
Story by Marley Parish of Spotlight PA State College. 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. If you purchase...
Penn State Planning $40M Renovation of Former Palmer Museum, New Classroom Building
Penn State is in the planning stages for two projects aimed at increasing its number of general purpose classrooms as the university gets ready to grow undergraduate enrollment at the University Park campus. A $40.4 million renovation of the Palmer Museum of Art's former home on Curtin Road would create "as many general purpose classrooms as possible," and potentially, storage for art that hasn't been moved to the museum's new building at The Arboretum, according to request for proposal documents on the Office of Physical Plant's website. The university is also in the early stages of planning for a new general purpose...
Clearfield County resident catches ‘once in a lifetime fish’
CLEARFIELD COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — With the warmth of early summer here more and more fishermen are out on the water and one angler caught quite the surprise. One Clearfield County resident caught a fish so big that he thinks it may be a record catch. Ryan Charles was fishing along the West Branch Susquehanna […]
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