Juniata College opens Center to support transfer, commuter students

March 20, 2026

HUNTINGDON — Juniata College has opened a new campus space aimed at supporting transfer and commuter students. The Aspire Center, located in Ellis Hall, is designed as a multipurpose hub for connection, engagement and academic support, college officials said. “The Aspire Center serves to centralize and accelerate support for transfer students, fostering critical connections that students make at Juniata — with one another and with faculty and administrators that are fundamental to their success,” said Matthew Damschroder, vice president for student life and dean of ...

Chuck Norris, martial arts master and actor whose toughness became internet lore, dies at 86

March 20, 2026

(AP) Chuck Norris, the martial arts grandmaster and action star whose roles in "Walker, Texas Ranger" and other television shows and movies made him an iconic tough guy — sparking internet parodies and adoration from presidents — has died at 86. Norris died Thursday, in what his family ...

Proposed bill targets repeat Turnpike toll evaders

March 20, 2026

From staff reports HARRISBURG — Two state senators plan to introduce legislation aimed at strengthening penalties for repeat toll evaders on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Senate President Pro Tempore Kim Ward, R-39, and Sen. Judy Ward, R-30, chair of the Senate Transportation Committee, said the proposal targets drivers who accumulate thousands of dollars in unpaid tolls. “The Pennsylvania Turnpike is a critical part of our Commonwealth’s transportation infrastructure system, and the revenue generated through the automation of toll services is one way to maintain it,” Kim Ward ...

Poll: Kamala Harris still Democratic favorite for 2028

March 20, 2026

By Morgan Sweeney | The Center Square (The Center Square) – Former vice president and 2024 presidential candidate Kamala Harris remains the clear Democratic favorite for the next presidential primary two years before the first votes are cast, according to the latest The Center Square Voters’ Voice Poll. A national sampling of 1,152 Democrats and left-leaning independents were asked which of 13 prominent names in the Democratic Party they would support in the 2028 presidential primary, and 31% chose Harris. Harris’ numbers generally remain little changed from a similar ...

Robert Raymond Cowan Jr.

March 17, 2026

Robert Raymond Cowan Jr., 93, passed away Friday, March 13, 2026. Born on Oct. 13, 1932, in Lewistown, he was the son of the late Robert R. Cowan Sr. and Margaret L. (Heffner) Cowan. In addition to his parents, he was preceded by his siblings, Viola Danko, Myron Cowan, Ruth Smith, James ...

I didn’t sign up to host spring breakers

March 16, 2026

Dear Annie: I adore my cousins, I really do. We grew up together, and when they suggested coming to stay with us for a long weekend, I was genuinely excited. I pictured late-night laughs, good meals, maybe a hike, maybe some time catching up without phones buzzing every two seconds. Instead, it turned into “Spring Break: Middle-Aged Edition.” By 3 p.m. on the first day, one of them popped open a drink and announced, “It’s 5 o’clock somewhere!” Then another. Then another. Pretty soon they were camped out on my patio like it was an all-inclusive resort, and I felt like the ...