HARRISBURG — Representatives from multiple unions within Commonwealth University’s three campuses traveled to Harrisburg this week to urge state lawmakers to step in and prevent the loss of faculty across the institution. The event, held…
Woodward supers to consider aiding Dunnstown Cemetery
LOCKPORT — Woodward Township supervisors discussed a request for financial assistance from the Dunnstown Cemetery Association and potential zoning ordinance…
Lawmakers send Shapiro bill to close meeting notice loophole in Pa. transparency law
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania lawmakers on Wednesday sent a bill to Gov. Josh Shapiro’s desk that closes a loophole in a…
House Dems say GOP discord dashed deal on a skill games bill
A deal between state lawmakers to legalize and tax skill games is dead, leaders in the Democratic-controlled House said Wednesday.…
Deportations climb under Trump but fall short of White House target, new report finds
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration is on track to deport about 660,000 people over the past year, a…
Bizarre Bazaar: More than 80 local makers coming to Talleyrand Park on Oct. 24 for annual event
BELLEFONTE — The Bizarre Bazaar, Smith + Front’s annual Halloween market, returns to Bellefonte on Saturday, Oct. 24, from 10…
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Wildcats travel to Mount Carmel for tough matchup
Central Mountain (0-8) played its best defensive game last week but now has the…
Obituaries
Ruth N. Nice
Ruth N. Nice, 88, of Pottstown, passed away peacefully on Oct. 19, 2026. An RN and BSN, she spent more than 20 years educating nurses, including at Pennsylvania College of Technology. Ruth’s faith guided her devotion to family, church and community. She chaired the prayer chain at St. Luke Lutheran Church in Gilbertsville and…
TIMBLIN — Orvis R. “Roy” Timblin, 81, of Lock Haven, died Oct. 17, 2026. A graveside…
Funerals
Eugene W. Sellers, Jr.
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Police, court and fires
Judge rejects former PSU student’s deportation offer in nationwide computer hacking scheme
WILLIAMSPORT — A federal judge has chosen to send a former Penn State student to jail for her role in a nationwide computer hacking scheme rather than accept her offer of immediate deportation to her native China. U.S. Middle District Judge Matthew W. Brann on Tuesday sentenced Lei Bao, 24, to 30 months in…
A Tioga County man is charged with sending death threats to the office of a state…
Tioga County man charged with sending death threat to state lawmaker
LOCKPORT — A 65-year-old Lock Haven Woodward Township woman was arrested after she allegedly threatened to…
Woodward Twp. woman arrested for threatening to shoot victim
LOCK HAVEN — The following court proceedings were held before district judges — Sunanya Hailey Cintron,…
Proceedings from district judges
Our View
Another reminder that now is the time to build resilience
If your social media feed is anything like ours, odds are you have seen pictures and accounts of the floodwaters which surged through much of the Williamsport area on Sunday. Here’s a shocking fact that you might not have seen: according to the National Weather Service in State College, Sunday’s deluge was Williamsport’s 5th…
Another round of smoke reminds us all: Nature does not respect man’s opinions
The Golden Rule
America, Land of Hope, at 250
Health
UPMC’s Pretty in Pink event connects women with health resources
What is Narcan and how does it save lives?
The hidden role hormones play in breast and ovarian cancer
Could a vaccine help prevent breast cancer?
Community
CU-Lock Haven student explores connection between art and ecology through research project
Celebrate Fall at the Talleyrand Fall Festival on Oct. 31; hosted by the Bellefonte Area Rotary Club
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