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Marijuana-alcohol combo linked to riskier behavior in Penn State study

Penn State football, basketball games get new radio home in Philly area

Could a national gun buyback program reduce the 393 million guns on America's streets?

Hershey Medical center reveals expanded emergency department

Hershey Medical Center ER

New moms need sleep, dads need exercise to thrive, Penn State study finds

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Local woman riding bicycle from Thailand to Spain to help street children

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Penn State police investigate indecent assault allegations at football building

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Penn State isn’t allowed to trademark the term ‘Happy Valley’

Pennsylvania will have 150 researchers trying to eradicate the spotted lanternfly in 2019

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Parents of PSU student who died during hazing sue former fraternity brothers

State College hotel bar closing for 'foreseeable future' after deadly shooting

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Jay Paterno wrote a very strange op-ed for the Saudi Arabian government

Researchers study an all-natural, grain-based food preservative

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Incoming Penn State athlete shot to death in North Philadelphia

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FBI investigating threat against Penn State football game at Beaver Stadium

You may need to get more sleep due to social media, smartphones

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Former Penn State fraternity brother first to plead guilty in Timothy Piazza's death

Beloved bar in State College to close doors for good

Dark horse Tavern

Penn State student found dead at off-campus residence

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Penn State's THON raises $10.2 million for pediatric cancer research

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Backlash follows impending closure of Pennsylvania's longest running bar

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Initiative aims to fight stigma of opioid addiction with stories of recovery

IBC Foundation opioid crisis event

Two more Penn State frats disciplined over alcohol violations

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Another Penn State fraternity faces discipline after student found unconscious

Answers sought in suspicious wildlife killings on Penn State campus

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Report: Joe Paterno admitted he heard an earlier Sandusky sexual abuse claim

PSU police: Two incidents of students photographed in the shower

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Penn State: Avoid Blue-White Game if you have symptoms of mumps

PSU president: 'Incomprehensible' frat death, new rules drive Greek life underground

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After trivializing Sandusky victims, Penn State trustee drops re-election bid

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Penn State trustee 'running out of sympathy for so-called' Sandusky victims

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Budding meteorologist shares forecasts with thousands on Facebook

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Mumps cases reported at Penn State as campus readies for THON this weekend

Penn State suspends frat parties in wake of student's 'preventable' death

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Penn State joins Open Textbook Network to cut students' textbook costs

Former Penn State running back charged in alleged bar altercation

How Beyoncé sparked career of talented violinist from Philly

Defiant Penn State fans riot after Big Ten Championship

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Beer drinking for a healthy heart?

GoFundMe account created to pay for Penn State riot; damage estimate raised to $30,000

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Police: Two men trespassed at Penn State football stadium before security threat

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Throngs of Penn State students wage massive 'clown hunt' on campus

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Four Pa. schools ranked among world's top 100 universities

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