As the sun rose over the small town of Bellefonte this morning, all eyes (and cameras) were focused on the Centre County Courthouse. News helicopters patrolled the pre-dawn skies and the courthouse, decorated for the holidays, was fully lit. This is where Jerry Sandusky will today face some of his accusers for the first time […]
(Brad Christman is the News Director for Radio PA and Co-Host of our monthly “Ask the Governor” series on PAMatters.com. He can be reached at brad_christman@radiopa.com) Ask any journalist and they’ll tell you that one of the fascinating aspects of our business involves the letters and comments we receive from people who are certain that they know […]
Disgraced former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky spoke by telephone with NBC’s Bob Costas for a segment that aired last night on the television news magazine “Rock Center with Brian Williams.” Sandusky denied having inappropriate sexual contact with any of the 8 victims included in the graphic grand jury report released the […]
The Penn State athletic department has announced that Assistant Coach Mike McQueary will not be on hand for Saturday’s final home game against Nebraska. The announcement was made late Thursday night after interim Head Coach Tom Bradley had indicated earlier in the day that McQueary would be tending to his regular duties as wide receivers coach. […]
Former longtime Penn State Defensive Coordinator Jerry Sandusky is free on $100,000 bail after his weekend arrest on charges that he sexually abused young boys over a 15-year period from 1994-2009. The state Attorney General’s office says Sandusky is a sexual predator who used his “Second Mile” charity and his position at the university […]
In what Pennsylvania Game Commission officials are calling a very rare occurrence, a black bear crashed into a Perry County home and attacked a couple early Monday morning. It happened around 4am, as the couple was letting their dog back inside the home. The bear was in pursuit of the canine, which is […]
The field where United Flight 93’s journey came to an end on September 11th, 2001 is now an official national memorial site. The dedication of the memorial over the weekend was attended by two former presidents, Vice-President Joe Biden and numerous other dignitaries, including family members of the 40 passengers and crew. Former President […]
As the high winds associated with Hurricane Irene picked up velocity in Pennsylvania during the early morning hours, the state’s utilities were scrambling to keep the lights on. As of 10:45am Sunday, PPL was reporting more than 191,000 customers out of service in 29 counties, with more reports of additional outages coming in. The most […]
Hurricane Irene continues its slow, lumbering journey up the east coast bringing heavy rains and powerful winds to the eastern half of the Commonwealth. Some of the heaviest rainfall has been recorded in south-central Pennsylvania, where totals in York and Lancaster counties have topped a half-foot according to the National Weather Service. The Philadelphia region […]
Governor Tom Corbett’s next appearance on “Ask the Governor” has been moved up two days to Tuesday, August 9th. Watch for video clips on Marcellus Shale issues, transportation funding and a host of other topics as we continue our monthly series with the governor. Submit your question today right here at PAMatters.com.