State College Police reported an increase in essentially all crime statistics for State Patty's Day 2016, which were practically double the 2015 numbers.
State Patty's Day came and went, but a few unlucky students were left with some hefty fines after hosting a weekend daylong. They started a GoFundMe to help foot the bill, and we want to help spread the message.
While perhaps not a return to its most destructive peak, State Patty's Day returned to Penn State with a level of raucousness not seen since at least 2012. Crime numbers won't be out until Tuesday, but it's safe to say the massive sea of green shirts downtown on Saturday exceeded the pseudo-holiday's depleted prominence from the past several years.
James Franklin landed his first commitment of the 2018 class, and its a big one: five-star defensive end Micah Parsons.
While you're getting dressed in green and tattooing yourself with shamrocks, university administrators and police officers are preparing for their least favorite "holiday" -- State Patty's Day.
A 66 year old man was killed while crossing the street on Wednesday night on East Park Ave. The State College Police are investigating the fatal pedestrian crash, which occurred at 6:50 p.m. at the intersection with McKee St.