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Lady Lions Outlast Mississippi State to Advance to WBIT Semifinals

March 28, 2024

No. 1 seed Penn State women’s basketball (22-12, 9-9 Big Ten) beat No. 2 seed Mississippi State (23-12, 8-8 SEC) 92-87 in a back-and-forth battle in the quarterfinal round of the WBIT Thursday night at the Bryce Jordan Center. Ashley Owusu dropped a team-high 24 points in 26 minutes of action, while Makenna Marisa scored […]

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EPA Official Tours Centre County Conservation Sites

EPA Official Tours Centre County Conservation Sites

CommunityA U.S. Environmental Protection Agency official visited with local conservation leaders this week to see efforts to preserve land and protect water quality in Centre County. EPA Regional Administrator Adam Ortiz joined ClearWater Conservancy staff on Wednesday to tour several conservation sites in the Halfmoon Creek Watershed. They discussed how ClearWater identifies opportunities, how it is […]
Women Veterans Honored at Military Museum

Women Veterans Honored at Military Museum

Centre County GazetteBOALSBURG — In celebration of Women’s History Month, on Saturday, March 23, at the Pennsylvania Military Museum in Boalsburg, “A Walk in Her Boots” was hosted by Her Boots, a new nonprofit founded to provide support to female veterans. Founded by Amanda Strandburg and Elizabeth Maines, who both have served in the Pennsylvania Army National […]
Recount Petitions Could Impede Pa.’s Efforts to Certify 2024 Election by New Federal Deadline

Recount Petitions Could Impede Pa.’s Efforts to Certify 2024 Election by New Federal Deadline

ElectionsThis article is made possible through Spotlight PA’s collaboration with Votebeat, a nonpartisan news organization covering local election administration and voting. Sign up for Votebeat’s free newsletters here. After the 2022 elections, a flurry of precinct-level recount petitions prevented Pennsylvania from certifying its election results until Dec. 22 — weeks later than usual. This year presents an even more […]
‘Dark Money’ Groups Would Be Forced to Disclose How They Spend on Pa.’s Elections Under Advancing Bill

‘Dark Money’ Groups Would Be Forced to Disclose How They Spend on Pa.’s Elections Under Advancing Bill

ElectionsSpotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania House is advancing modest campaign finance reforms during an election year that will likely see a torrent of hard-to-trace political spending flood […]