Sydney Roach
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Penn State students enrolled during the spring 2020 semester could be eligible for payment as part of a $17 million lawsuit settlement. Students who filed the lawsuit argued Penn State did not reimburse any tuition or the mandated “Student Initiated Fee.”
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The Pennsylvania Game Commission is expanding Sunday hunting for the next three weeks. Sunday hunting is normally illegal in Pennsylvania, but thanks to state legislation passed in 2019, Sunday hunting is allowed for three consecutive weekends in mid-November and early December.
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New color-correcting viewfinders are in place at nine state parks to help colorblind visitors see the spectrum of fall foliage.
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A bill recently passed by the Pennsylvania Senate would provide funding to create safe exchange zones for custody exchanges and online marketplace sales. These zones will have video surveillance and be near a law enforcement office or in a public area.
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Two leaders of the now dissolved Beta Theta Pi fraternity at Penn State will serve two to four months of jail time in the Centre County Correctional Facility. Tuesday's sentencing comes seven years after the death of Timothy Piazza, who died after a hazing initiation with alcohol.
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Huntingdon Area School District visitors will have to check in at the new visitor kiosk system, which is inside each building lobby, for a security check.
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Homeowners and renters facing housing discrimination in Pennsylvania now have more clarity on how monetary damages are calculated for emotional distress. The state’s Human Relations Commission, which is responsible for enforcing state laws prohibiting discrimination, approved new guidelines last week.
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New research from a Penn State education researcher shows more teachers are leaving the field after the COVID-19 pandemic. The study looks back at school data from the past decade. The 2022-23 academic year saw the biggest drop.
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Two former Penn State students have pleaded guilty in a deadly 2017 hazing incident. It happened at a fraternity house in State College.
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Three years after a deadly gas explosion in Tyrone, state utility regulators are now filing a complaint against People’s Natural Gas Company.