Entries by Brad Christman

Governor Tom Corbett Proposes $27.139 Billion Budget

    Governor Tom Corbett has unveiled his budget proposal for the 2012-13 fiscal year. The $27.1 billion spending plan comes in $10 million under the current year’s actual budget and represents what the governor calls a realistic budget in difficult times.     Prior to the Governor’s speech to a joint session of the General Assembly, […]

“A Memorial for Joe”

    Thousands of mourners and fans will pack into the Bryce Jordan Center at Penn State today to say their final goodbyes to Joe Paterno, who passed away Sunday at age 85.     “A Memorial for Joe” is scheduled to begin at 2:00pm. More than 10,000 free tickets for the event were snatched up in […]

Joe Paterno Funeral Today

    There will be another 4 hours of visitation today, giving fans and mourners a chance to pass by Joe Paterno’s coffin in State College. On Tuesday, tens of thousands of people filed past the closed casket, paying their respects to the man who gave 61 years of his life to Penn State University. The […]

Joseph Vincent Paterno: 1926-2012

    He spent 61 years serving the university he loved, and today millions of fans are mourning the death of former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno.     “JoePa” spent 46 of his years at Penn State as Head Coach, guiding his teams to five undefeated seasons and two national championships in 1982 and 1986. His […]

Congressman Todd Platts Term Limiting Himself

    Pennsylvania Congressman Todd Platts says he will not run for a 7th term in the U.S. House of Representatives. The south-central PA Republican cites his strong belief in term limits as his reason for calling it quits at the end of his term this year.       Platts says he has sponsored 12-year term […]

Pennsylvania Farm Show Butter Sculpture Honors Fairs & 4-H

    Every year, it marks the unofficial kickoff of the Pennsylvania Farm Show, and during the 8-day celebration of agriculture, it remains a centerpiece of the activities at the Farm Show Complex. As any loyal Pennsylvanian knows, it is known simply as “The Butter Sculpture.”     State officials have unveiled this year’s creation, a work of […]

Rick Santorum Finishes a Strong 2nd in Iowa

    Rick Santorum proved on Tuesday night that you don’t have to finish in first place to score a victory. His strong and surprising 2nd-place finish in the Iowa caucuses has earned him new respect and the attention of talking heads throughout the political world. In a near photo-finish, Santorum finished just 8 votes behind […]

Jerry Sandusky Waives Preliminary Hearing

In a shocking twist, Jerry Sandusky and his attorney decided to waive his preliminary hearing on child sex abuse charges. As such, a hearing that was expected to take an entire day and include testimony from several alleged victims was instead over in minutes. This was the first indication that the defense was prepared to […]

Sandusky Hearing About to Begin

    The key players in the Jerry Sandusky case have been arriving at the Centre County Courthouse in Bellefonte this morning for a preliminary hearing that will determine if there is enough evidence for the case to go to trial. Sandusky arrived just before 8am and did not answer reporters’ questions as he walked into the […]