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County votes to begin to turn Centre Crest into nonprofit nursing home

The Centre County Board of Commissioners voted 2-1 on Tuesday to begin the transfer of Centre Crest Nursing Home in Bellefonte to a nonprofit facility. 2 hours ago

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CRIME

Bellefonte man sentenced to 30 years in prison for child sex abuse

A Bellefonte man will spend at least 30 years behind bars for sexually abusing two young girls between 2001 and 2011.

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STATE COLLEGE SPIKES

Spikes baseball: State College falls in season opener

Tension is the enemy of production in most sports. For some State College Spikes, opening day was their first time playing in front of a substantial crowd and the jitters were noticeable.
NEWS

Shaner Hotel Group takes partner to invest new capital

Shaner Hotel Group has formed a hospitality finance company primarily targeting small- to mid-sized hotels.
NEWS

Colyer Lake activists seeking volunteers

The group that has taken on trying to save Colyer Lake in Potter Township from being drained is making plans to remove the tires that sit at the bottom of the lake.
PENN STATE

Former Penn State players, coaches announce endorsement of lawsuit against NCAA

More than 325 former Penn State football players and coaches spanning six decades are voicing their support for a May 30 lawsuit aimed at ending the NCAA sanctions against the university in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child abuse scandal.
STATE

AP: PennDOT withholds funding plan from public

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has built a website that compares competing plans to spend billions of dollars in new transportation money, but it's refusing to release similar information to the public, which will pay for chosen projects.
STATE

Auditor: Payments take heavy toll on Pa. turnpike

The state auditor general says any statewide transportation funding plan should phase out the massive contributions that the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission is currently required to make.
STATE

Fugitive returning — eventually — to W. Pa. jail

A warden says a man who was arrested in New Jersey after escaping from western Pennsylvania county jail in 2005 will be returned to the lockup - eventually.
CRIME

Former Pa. teacher charged for classroom piercings

A former teacher in central Pennsylvania is facing charges after police say she allowed a student to perform body piercings in class.
STATE

Authorities work to ID 2 bodies found in Pa. fire

Authorities were working to confirm the identities of two bodies found after a house fire in western Pennsylvania.