
For the second straight year, Penn State is offering to pay downtown bars to close on State Patty's Day. A university paying a private, off-campus drinking establishment to close its doors to students of legal age is likely unprecedented, but it has been part of Student Affairs VP Damon Sims' plan to curtain the holiday since last year.

Bad news could be coming for students who commute to campus from a few miles away -- CATA is expected to increase its bus fare by 25 cents.

Local authorities decided late last year it was time to hand the cold-case of Centre County's missing district attorney over to the Pennsylvania State Police.

The Shandygaff is the only bar in downtown State College that allows smoking. We found out why.