From the Lock Haven Express MILL HALL — Millbrook Playhouse continues its 63rd season with the Tony-nominated, Broadway-revived hit “Gutenberg! The Musical!,” running July 31 through Aug. 9, in the intimate Poorman Cabaret. Written by Scott Brown and Anthony King, this uproarious ...
LOCK HAVEN – Convicted drug dealer Donta Fremon Wells was arrested and is back in jail after he fired gunshots into a group of women outside of 325 High St. about 6 p.m. Wednesday, city police alleged in an affidavit. No one was injured in the shooting, police said. While en route to the scene, officers were told by a dispatcher that the gunman, along with five acquaintances, fled in a red Ford Edge that an officer spotted moments later near High and Hepburn streets, it was stated in the court document. Several officers stopped the car at West Edwin and Campbell streets. As all six ...
STATE COLLEGE — PennTAP will host a free virtual office hours session from 11 a.m. to noon on Thursday, Aug. 27, for manufacturers and economic development professionals serving Central and Northcentral Pennsylvania. The session, led by PennTAP Technical Advisor Jenn Jones, will highlight PennTAP’s no-cost technical assistance services, including support for reducing energy costs, improving sustainability, accessing funding opportunities and increasing competitiveness. Participants will also learn about the Reducing Industrial Sector Emissions in Pennsylvania (RISE PA) grant ...
UNIVERSITY PARK — The Penn State Center for the Performing Arts has announced its 2026-27 season, featuring Broadway productions, dance, classical music, jazz and community engagement programs. The season includes performances by artists from six continents and features productions such as ...
HARRISBURG — A broadband grant program that the Trump administration abruptly canceled last year can be restored without language that allowed race to be used as a factor in awarding funding, a federal judge has ruled. In a case challenging the program’s termination, U.S. District Judge John Bates agreed with federal officials that the underlying law is unconstitutional, because it allowed grants to be awarded based on “explicit racial classification.” But he also said the program was “perfectly capable” of functioning without this element. “Common sense,” Bates ...
HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania General Assembly has missed the deadline set for it by the state Supreme Court without passing a legislative solution to the commonwealth’s unconstitutional sentencing scheme for second-degree murder. A killing is considered second-degree murder if it occurs during the course of a violent felony, including robbery, rape, or arson. Someone can be found guilty of the crime if they participated in the underlying felony, even if their actions didn’t lead directly to another person’s death. The court ruled in March that mandatory life without parole ...
