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Dozens of hospital workers and community members lined both sides of the road leading to the Mount Nittany Medical Center Monday in State College. Unionized workers are looking for higher wage increases across the board.
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Five-day strike begins at Mount Nittany Medical Center as workers seek bigger pay raises
Sydney Roach
More than 950 unionized workers at the Mount Nittany Medical Center in State College went on strike Monday, after the two sides failed to agree on a new contract, including pay increases.
Old Main sits at the heart of Penn State's campus on Friday, Oct. 25, 2025 in University Park, Pa.
Alex Fischer
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Penn State head of research alerts faculty to increased federal scrutiny of international research
Anne Danahy
The Pennsylvania attorney general announced March 20, 2023, that Herm Suplizio, the city manager of DuBois, had been arrested on charges of theft and fraud. He is accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from public accounts.
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Former DuBois city manager pleads guilty to money laundering in federal court
Sydney Roach
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro speaks during a news conference in Philadelphia, Tuesday, July 30, 2024.
Matt Rourke
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Shapiro joins suit that says Trump uses homeland security funds to 'coerce' election changes
Chris Potter | WESA, Tom Riese | WESA
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WPSU wins national and regional prizes for ‘bold and dogged’ reporting
WPSU-FM won two reporting awards for its news coverage in 2025: a national prize for covering the impacts of President Donald Trump’s travel bans and restrictions on Pennsylvania colleges and universities, and a regional award for continuing coverage of Penn State’s split from WPSU.
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Geisinger Healthplex State College finished expansions in early 2025. Since then, the Pennsylvania Department of Health designated the location a "hospital outpatient clinic" of the Geisinger Lewistown hospital, meaning patients could get facility fees.
Facility Fees: Listen to our three-part series
WPSU explores what a facility fee is, why hospital outpatient clinics charge them and what’s being done at the state level to protect people against surprise bills from facility fees.
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Cars marked for the government's "cash-for-clunkers" program sit at the Darrell Waltrip Honda dealership in Franklin, Tenn., Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2009. The dealership is waiting for governmental approval to have the cars accepted by the program and removed. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
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