
A Penn State student is facing felony and misdemeanor charges after he allegedly vandalized and caused the evacuation of a University Park residence hall.

The property owner would continue to pay taxes on the assessed value of the building before rehabilitation, but would have a phased implementation of taxes on the increased value created by the improvements.

The family of a State College man who was shot and killed by borough police in March has established a scholarship in his name at Penn State to assist students dealing with mental health issues.

All four pleading guilty on Tuesday were accused of playing a role in the alcohol-fueled bid acceptance night on Feb. 2, 2017 that precipitated the death of Timothy Piazza, a 19-year-old sophomore from Lebanon, N.J..

"We really need to be reaching back and reaching out and drawing upon those resources. We started that process; we’ve got to see it through to its conclusion."

With his options at the state level exhausted, former Penn State President Graham Spanier has filed an appeal in federal court to vacate his 2017 conviction on a child endangerment charge.