The best laid plans for a city and center

Having lived and worked in Rohnert Park for a half century, I finally have some time to consider the development of this small city. Last month I attended and wrote about the second annual Downtown Car Show spread out on the old State Farm grounds...

Bentworth boys and girls soccer teams both win WPIAL championships

Updated on: October 31, 2025 / 2:16 AM EDT / CBS Pittsburgh It was a big night for the Bentworth High School boys and girls soccer programs at Highmark Stadium as both teams won WPIAL championship titles just hours apart. The Bentworth girls...

9 of the best Christmas markets in the USA

Nothing feels more like Christmas than wandering through a festive European-style market filled with artist booths, delicious treats and holiday cheer. But a few things can kill the holiday spirit, like flight delays, messy winter storms and jet...

Powell cultivates a career of curiosity, chemistry

Those who study English and want to study Edgar Allen Poe, will read his works, Dr. Cynthia Powell said, and those who study art and want to study Picasso, will look at what he painted. “In my class, you get to study what God has made,” Powell...

2025 Historic Hotels of America® Annual Awards of Excellence Winners Announced

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 31, 2025-- Historic Hotels of America® is pleased to announce the winners of the 2025 Historic Hotels of America Annual Awards of Excellence. Historic Hotels of America is the official program of the National Trust...

Men's soccer falls short to UPenn 2-0

The men’s soccer team faced the University of Pennsylvania at home on Oct. 18, seeking a third consecutive Ivy League win. Despite a lively first 45 minutes from the Big Green, neither team managed to pull ahead. However, two second-half goals...

Valley Forge Military College Becomes First to Join Trump’s Compact for Academic Excellence

Valley Forge Military College in Pennsylvania has become the first institution to volunteer to join President Donald Trump’s Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education, a decision that comes as several prominent universities have declined...

Four Ways to Enjoy the Culture War

Never has the algorithm so disappointed me. Usually Big Brother recognizes what I want: news about friends, highlights from the American League playoff race, and the follies of my envied academic rivals. But one afternoon it went haywire. I saw...

Cards best Eagles, 2-0

HUNTINGDON — The Juniata field hockey team lost to Catholic, 2-0, in their season finale at Knox Stadium Wednesday evening. Kara Stringfellow made two saves in goal for the Eagles. In the sixth minute, the Cardinals scored on a pass from the right...

Wills for Heroes Event to Serve Clearfield County’s Veterans and First Responders on December 6

CLEARFIELD- The Clearfield County Bar Association, in partnership with the Pennsylvania Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, is proud to announce a Wills for Heroes event to be held on Friday, December 6, at the Copper Cork Event Center,...

Media outlets unite, challenge secrecy in Zachary Cole-Borghi drug case as election nears

A legal services group that promotes First Amendment rights filed an emergency motion in Lehigh County Court on behalf of three Lehigh Valley news organizations Thursday, requesting the release of documents related to at least 22 criminal cases...

Best college hoops team in each state entering 2025-26: Any surprises?

There are a mere few days left of waiting before we can finally, again, hit the road. The road of uncertainty but a path paved with promises to untold, outstanding surprises that await. The road that spans from California to Connecticut, from...

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Society needs to make space for complicated grief

There is some news that no one wants to hear. But as renowned writer Joan Didion observed in her 2005 memoir, The Year of Magical Thinking (Knopf Doubleday), not one of us—no matter how charmed our lives may seem—escapes bad news. On a bright,...

Owlett Sponsors Bill to Ban Transgender Student Athletes in Women’s Sports

Republican state representatives in Pennsylvania introduced a bill banning transgender student athletes competing in women’s sports. HB 1849, titled “Dad’s defending daughters”, mirrors legislation that passed the senate earlier this year. Both...

One dead, six injured in shooting at Pennsylvania university

UNITED STATES A man is dead and six others were injured in a shooting during a homecoming celebration at Lincoln University in Pennsylvania, on Saturday night (25 October). District Attorney Christopher de Barrena-Sarobe said one person who had a...

College sports legend Harry Donahue dies at 77 after long battle with cancer

College sports legend Harry Donahue dies at 77 after long battle with cancer (Image Via Getty) Harry Donahue, a well-known sports broadcaster from Philadelphia, passed away on Wednesday, October 29, 2025, at the age of 77. He had been fighting...

U.S. News & World Report names Danville Area schools among best in PA

DANVILLE — Two Danville Area schools were recently named among the best in Pennsylvania by U.S. News and World Report. Liberty Valley Elementary and Danville Middle School were each named among the best in the elementary school and middle school...

Best and worst Halloween candy? The Collegian weighs in

Catherine Maxwell | Senior Editor Best Whatever candy you buy, buy it big: full-sized Twizlers, standard Reeses’s Cups, sharing-size Snickers. If you’re not experiencing a sugar rush (or a sugar crash) by the end of the night, you’re doing it...

Pennsylvania criminal case highlights problems with third-party voter registration drives

This 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. HARRISBURG — In the lead-up to the...