[ Updated Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2007 ]
Patton Township police were waiting for former Penn State football player LaVon Chisley in the Bellefonte courthouse this morning and immediately handcuffed him after he voluntarily turned himself in.
New evidence pointing to former Penn State football player LaVon Chisley in the murder of a Penn State senior in June was revealed today through the criminal complaint filed by the Commonwealth Sunday.
Senior Nathan Galloway left the Penn State wrestling team earlier today, according to a press release from the Penn State Athletic Department. No reason was given by the press release for Galloway's departure.
[ Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2007 ]
Downtown State College's shops and restaurants, heavily dependent on student revenue, were forced to cope with a dramatic decline in business during the past three weeks.
The day after the Penn State football team's victory over Michigan State, Ryan Progin and his dad booked tickets to the Outback Bowl, more than three weeks before Penn State was officially chosen to play in the bowl.
With Martin Luther King Jr. Day falling at the end of winter break, some commemorative activities will be pushed back a week to boost participation.
The State College High School cafeteria was operating for a crowd of nearly 400 diners yesterday afternoon, but the typical fare of pizza, tater tots and chicken patties wasn't on the menu.
The prosecutor in the case of a State College woman accused of striking a freshman while driving drunk will soon decide whether to refile a previously dismissed felony charge.
All state charges against alleged drug ringleader Michael "Beanie" Wright were dismissed by the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania Jan. 10 but will be refiled in federal court, Wright's attorney said yesterday.
After months of investigation and no official suspect, police intend to arrest a former Penn State football player today who authorities believe fatally stabbed a Penn State student 93 times in June.
More than 50 people marched together through campus yesterday, some with handmade signs calling for equality, in a demonstration reminiscent of the many civil rights protests organized decades ago by Martin Luther King, Jr.
For Robert "Bear" Koehler, 70, education was a way of life.
Bar flies beware--the cost of a drink in State College could increase sometime in the future.
Eight DUI arrests marked the second weekend of the new year, according to the State College Police Department.
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The Penn State men's track and field team needed little time to display how succesful its winter training has been going.
The Penn State women's track and field team opened up its 2007 indoor season by serving as host for the Penn State Relays at the Horace Ashenfelter III Indoor Track.
In many ways, it was a typical Rene Portland win.
There was no real celebration after the Lady Lions' 65-51 win against Michigan on Sunday at the Bryce Jordan Center. No special presentation. Nothing.
Instead of using four, five or six passes to get the ball to big man D.J. White, Indiana coach Kelvin Sampson directed his players to take what was being given to them.
Jamelle Cornley admits playing football has been a "thought."
With forwards Mike McMullen, Luke DeLorenzo, Frank Berry and defenseman Keith Jordan inactive for six of seven games to start the spring semester, the No. 2 Penn State ACHA Division I Icers needed some new faces to grab the headlines.
On the surface, the Penn State men's basketball team's 3-2 record during winter break may seem rather ordinary. But, in the annals of Nittany Lion hoops, this past break was one of the most impressive in school history.
On Sunday, the No. 10 Nittany Lions fell short in their bid to defeat Edinboro in the finals of the Virginia Duals.
It was a familiar sight for most members of the No. 8 Penn State men's volleyball team as it began the 2007 regular season in the same place where the 2006 regular season ended.
Now that his career at Penn State is over, Tim Shaw finally has a chance to catch up with an old acquaintance.
Penn State wideout Jordan Norwood sat in his seat at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis last April watching his older brother Gabe play in the Final Four for the George Mason men's basketball team, and thought of what could be.
The Nittany Lions didn't waste any time letting everybody know what their Outback Bowl win meant.
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For women who use birth control pills but aren't fond of swallowing them, a new chewable form of contraceptive may provide a convenient alternative. A chewable birth control pill was made available Dec. 7 by pharmaceutical company Warner Chilcott, said Rochelle Fuhrmann, director of Investor Relations at the company.
When it comes to consoles, 2007 rang in the year of the Wii, ending the reign of the Playstation gaming systems.
In an effort to drop extra pounds put on over break, returning students typically flood campus gyms and fitness centers across the country to battle the post-holiday bulge.
According to a recent Louisiana Tech study, only 11 percent of college students reported receiving quality sleep. The majority of college students practice unhealthy sleep patterns, according to the study.
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