When the news broke of the devastating earthquake in China’s Sichuan province, Penn State graduate student Puhui Li couldn’t feel the shaking of the earth, but what she saw on the news literally rocked her world.

This weekend, Penn State will award baccalaureate degrees to 6,670 students at its University Park campus, with another 955 students expected to receive master’s and doctoral degrees.

Joe Paterno was taken by ambulance to Mount Nittany Medical Center at 10:30 a.m. Thursday where he was treated for dehydration, said Guido D'Elia, spokesman for Penn State Football.

LIFEGUARDS at state parks?

Replacing lifeguards with "open swim" on lake beaches at all but one state park — including two in Centre County — is not a wise decision, the Pennsylvania Auditor General said in a report release Wednesday.

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DON'T leave food outside.

STATE COLLEGE — As gasoline prices shot up to $3.75.9 a gallon Monday, nearing a new threshold of $4, Centre County residents were driving less and turning more to public transit, fuel-efficient cars and bicycles.

POLL: Have you cut back on driving?

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STATE COLLEGE — A Penn State student upset with a B- was arrested Tuesday for threatening to put his professor in a wheelchair unless he got a better grade, according to the criminal complaint.

HAVE you changed your driving habits yet?

MOUNTOURSVILLE, Pa. Authorities say a Lycoming County woman was injured and her dog was killed when a bear attacked them about 50 feet from their home.

SNOW in May?

Room by room, Shelly Brugel and Faith Lucchesi are breathing new life into the Philips Hotel.

Today, we present more works by artists 12 and younger, who, when asked to draw sketches of their moms for Mother’s Day, rose to the occasion.

We asked children up to age 12, to pay tribute to their mom’s by drawing a sketch of them for Mother’s Day. Dozens responded, drawing mom with varying degrees of accuracy — lots of stick figures out there — and an abundance of love.

The AAUW used book sale draws readers from all over central Pennsylvania, and many look forward to it each year.

CALIFORNIA, Pa. The Washington County Coroner says acute alcohol intoxication killed a California University of Pennsylvania student found dead in an off-campus apartment.

With the NHL eastern conference finals starting tonight and featuring a Keystone state Pens-Flyers showdown, our front page Friday highlights Pittsburgh and Philadelphia.

HOCKEY fans and book lovers are in for a big weekend, and you've come to the right place to prepare.

One of life’s most enjoyable and inexpensive escapes is sneaking away to a tropical island. Of course, saddling up and heading off into the sunset is also an option.

MATTHEW Allison calls his new device "Facebook meets Nike."