News outlets sue Penn State trustees, State College skate park opens: Top stories

From a lawsuit filed against Penn State’s board of trustees to a long-awaited skate park opening in State College, Centre County saw a busy news day on May 28. Here’s a quick look at the stories making headlines.

Here are key takeaways:

• Discussions continue between Penn State and Teamsters Local 8, which represents more than 2,000 technical workers, after the union rejected a November proposal on job protections as the university prepares to close seven commonwealth campuses by the end of the spring 2027 semester.
• Jeffrey Stormer, 64, of State College, was sentenced to eight years and one month in federal prison for possessing and distributing thousands of sexually explicit photos and videos of children, and must register as a sex offender after a decade of supervised release.
• A federal judge ruled he lacks jurisdiction to reconsider an immigration judge’s mandatory detention order, meaning exoneree Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam will remain detained at Moshannon Valley Processing Center while the government appeals a decision allowing him to stay in the U.S.
• State College’s High Point Skate Park opens Friday, with the 20,000-square-foot, $2 million facility designed for skateboards, BMX bikes, inline skates and scooters.
• The Centre Daily Times, StateCollege.com and Spotlight PA filed a federal lawsuit against Penn State’s board of trustees over bylaws requiring trustees to support majority decisions and pre-clear media interactions, arguing the policies violate the First Amendment.

The summary points above were compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists. The source reporting referenced above was written and edited entirely by journalists.