Penn State issues partial refunds for online pandemic classes; Native Pa. tree is facing extinction


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Dec 02 2024 10 mins   2

Universities across the country are paying students back after the shift to online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. In Pennsylvania, that includes the University of Pennsylvania, Susquehanna University, Temple University and now Penn State. From our friends at WPSU in State College, Sydney Roach reports PSU students enrolled during the spring 2020 semester could be eligible for payment as part of a $17 million lawsuit settlement.

A native Pennsylvania hardwood tree is facing extinction.
Kat Bolus from WVIA reports beech trees are being attacked by two separate diseases - one moves very slowly while the other is rapidly deteriorating the tree’s population.

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