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Two Centre County warming shelters offered during cold snap

BELLEFONTE— Given the extreme cold temperatures and wind chills in the forecast for Centre County, some spaces have been converted to warming shelters. They are: J.K. Yearick Center, 341 Walnut Street, Howard, PA 16841 Howard Fire Company has opened its banquet hall as a space for people to keep warm. The company can be contacted on their Facebook page or their non-emergency phone line 800- 479-0050. Trinity Bellefonte, 128 W. Howard Street, Bellefonte, PA 16823 A church in Bellefonte has opened its doors for people who need a place to stay warm. The church will remain open ...

PennDOT reduces speed limit on Interstate 80

Due to winter weather conditions PennDOT is temporarily reducing the speed limit to 45 miles per hour on Interstate 80 Between exit 97 and exit 133 in District 2. There is also currently a commercial vehicle right lane only restriction for the same area. On roadways with speed restrictions, commercial vehicles not affected by restrictions on these or other roadways must move to the right lane. PennDOT urges motorists to avoid unnecessary travel. Although PennDOT crews have been treating roadways, the department’s primary goal is to keep roads passable, not completely free of ice and ...

Meteorologists: Central PA likely to skirt storm’s brunt

LOCK HAVEN — Following a severe winter storm that paralyzed central Pennsylvania on Friday, forecasters say residents should prepare for up to three inches of snow Sunday night into Monday, which could make Monday morning travel hazardous. AccuWeather's latest projections indicate that ...

Jimmy Carter, 39th US president, Nobel winner, dies at 100

ATLANTA (AP) — Jimmy Carter, the peanut farmer who tried to restore virtue to the White House after the Watergate scandal and Vietnam War, then rebounded from a landslide defeat to become a global advocate of human rights and democracy, has died. He was 100 years old. The Carter Center said ...