Today in PA | A PennLive daily news briefing with Claudia Dimuro

Roughly 116,000 households across Pennsylvania have had their utilities disconnected ever since the state lifted its moratorium on shutoffs back in April. Residents of York County are getting knocks on the door from members of an “election integrity committee” asking about their votes during the 2020 presidential election. This one area has seen the largest amount of 18- to 34-year-olds move in when compared to others. And a woman in Harrisburg fell—quite literally—into a piece of history.

 

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Fatal drug overdoses spiked in Pennsylvania throughout 2020, increasing by roughly 14 percent when compared to 2019’s numbers. One university has changed its mind and announced that both vaccinated and unvaccinated students won’t be required to wear masks indoors when classes begin this fall. The coach of a Pennsylvania NHL franchise will lead the 2022 men’s Olympic hockey team. Plus, one tearjerker of a story will end today’s segment, as a soldier from York County will soon be reunited with the dog he found while he was deployed overseas.

 

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Police in Philadelphia are investigating the fatal shooting of a man who opened fire on a crowd by two undercover cops. After over three decades, a man in Adams County has been arrested in the rape and murder of an 85-year-old woman. The state’s Transportation Revenue Options Commission is expected to release a report on ways to best replace Pennsylvania’s gas tax. Also, a quick reminder to look to the skies tonight, as the International Space Station will be visible over the Keystone State.

 

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The trial for a district judge who’s accused of tampering with evidence during a traffic stop involving her son has begun in Harrisburg. State lawmakers are looking to revisit the idea of reforming compassionate release for inmates who are sick or elderly. An impressive two-sport athlete has decided to choose baseball with the Pittsburgh Pirates over college football with the Nittany Lions. And speaking of athletes, one York County local recently made the Keystone State proud at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

 

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A Pa. court upheld closing a restaurant for violating the mask mandate. The Justice Department won't investigate how Pa. handled nursing homes during the pandemic. Find out how baby corn snakes hatch. Vintage video games sell in an auction for $30K.

 

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The Gingerbread Man founder is planning a restaurant comeback in Mechanicsburg. Pa. may be getting up to $1 billion from a national opioid settlement. Pa.’s COVID-19 cases are on the rise again. After 123 years, the Bishop Bridge has closed for good.

 

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A deal that was recently inked between the Pennsylvania Northeast Regional Railroad Authority and Amtrak will study a potential passenger rail service to Scranton and New York City. The suspension of a contractor that is accused of stealing millions in employees’ fringe benefits has been lifted early after it was deemed unconstitutional. A man who ran a tropical fish store in Pittsburgh has pled guilty to trafficking invasive and endangered species. Plus, this week’s Full Thunder Moon is expected to appear super, super orange.

 

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Police in West Hanover Township confirmed that they shot and killed a man who had opened fire on his neighbors’ houses. Furthermore, authorities have revealed that the man who had crashed through a fence at Lehigh Valley International Airport on Friday nearly hit a plane full of people. Governor Tom Wolf has flip-flopped on his previous statements regarding new voter ID laws, now claiming that he’s open to some stricter measures. And not even a week after the federal government releases a report on UFOs, a man spots—and records—orbs flying over Philly.

 

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The state won big with regards to gambling revenue as casinos and the like racked up billions of dollars during the last fiscal year. As employers continue to struggle to find employees, the workforce has found a new hope in teenagers. Recently released FBI records have revealed that notorious gangster, Whitey Bulger, fixed plenty of horse races—including those at the Pocono Downs—prior to becoming an informant. Plus, Harrisburg-native-turned-Dallas-Cowboy, Micah Parsons, gives his mom a big surprise.

 

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The unemployment rate in Pennsylvania dropped slightly in June with payrolls inching their way upwards. Governor Tom Wolf’s office has denied having full knowledge of the state’s multimillion-dollar unemployment error prior to a recent announcement made by the state Department of Labor and Industry. The Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex will at last be hosting big events as more and more PPE equipment makes its way out. And those monster goldfish that are causing problems in Minnesota are also, unfortunately, in Lehigh Valley, too.

 

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