radioNovo News for State College: April 21, 2026

RNN STATE COLLEGE 04/21/26          STATE COLLEGE IS GETTING A MAJOR BOOST FOR CYCLISTS AND PEDESTRIANS. BOROUGH COUNCIL HAS APPROVED A 3.37 MILLION DOLLAR BID TO BUILD NEARLY 2 MILES OF NEW SHARED-USE PATHS ALONG EASTERLY AND WESTERLY PARKWAYS AND BLUE COURSE DRIVE. FUNDED LARGELY BY A STATE GRANT, THE PROJECT WILL CONNECT LOCAL NEIGHBORHOODS TO PARKS AND SCHOOLS. CONSTRUCTION IS SET TO BEGIN IN LATE MAY, WITH THE GOAL OF HAVING THE PATHS OPEN BY DECEMBER 2ND.            BELLEFONTE POLICE ARE ASKING FOR YOUR HELP IN LOCATING TWO RUNAWAY BROTHERS. 17-YEAR-OLD RYAN SHAFFER AND 13-YEAR-OLD WYATT SHAFFER WERE LAST SEEN MONDAY AFTERNOON ON THE 100 BLOCK OF EAST HIGH STREET. THEY ARE BELIEVED TO BE TRAVELING IN A BLACK MERCEDES SEDAN WITH PENNSYLVANIA LICENSE PLATE M-X-N-1-7-0-8. ANYONE WITH INFORMATION ON THE WHEREABOUTS OF THE SHAFFER BROTHERS IS URGED TO CALL BELLEFONTE POLICE.            A MAJOR TENANT HAS BEEN REVEALED FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE FORMER AUTOPORT PROPERTY IN STATE COLLEGE. A 2,000-SQUARE-FOOT STARBUCKS WITH A DRIVE-THRU WILL ANCHOR A NEW RETAIL CLUSTER ON SOUTH ATHERTON STREET. THE COFFEE CHAIN IS PART OF A MULTI-PHASE PROJECT THAT ALSO INCLUDES A GAS STATION AND CONVENIENCE STORE. DEVELOPERS ARE CURRENTLY PRE-LEASING THE REMAINING RETAIL SPACES.