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

A woman was shot in her car yesterday on Pittsburgh’s North Side. A newly introduced Senate bill would allow for the state Game Commission to decide for itself which Sundays would be open to hunting. One Pennsylvania forest gained some new acreage. Plus, if you got nothing going on in mid-June, you could always go to the Bigfoot Festival.

 

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A serial killer has confessed to unsolved murders that took place in Beaver County during the 1970s. Meanwhile, state tax collections continue to bounce back as the pandemic eases away. Only one county in the entire state is showing a substantial spread of COVID-19. And a local high school gets an early dismissal after what looks like a bobcat invades the premises.

 

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The U.S. Justice Department ruled that the Hazelton Police Department must take the steps to cater to those who do not speak English. State lawmakers are looking to begin to chip away at Governor Tom Wolf’s COVID-19 disaster declaration. The first few days of June continues on its rainy track. Finally, three dogs from Pennsylvania are semifinalists in the 2021 American Humane Hero Dog Awards.

 

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A hiker that went missing in the Pennsylvania portion of the Appalachian Trail was found safe and sound. The state Department of Agriculture announced that it is using insecticide to beat back invasive spotted lanternflies. The Pennsylvania unemployment benefits system is currently in transition until next week. And this one farm will let you play with goats at no charge.

 

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Restaurants throughout the state and across the country are being forced to drop certain menu items and to raise prices as food rises in cost. The Peach Bottom Power Station will hold an emergency siren test this week. The WWE will return to the PPG Paints Arena this summer. And the lucky individual who catches Bigfoot could get a $3 million bounty, courtesy of Oklahoma.

 

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A Plains Township man is claiming self-defense after assaulting a woman and stabbing a man with a box cutter. Unfortunately for drivers, traffic for Memorial Day Weekend is expected be twice as high as last year. The National Guard will soon take over COVID-19 contact tracing responsibilities after the previous vendor was fired over a massive data breach. Plus, a historic park is officially saved from becoming a housing development.

 

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The Pennsylvania Department of Health has dropped legal action against the 40 restaurants which defied COVID-19 mitigation orders during the pandemic. The state Senate Finance Committee has passed two tax credit bills which seek to help businesses recover from the coronavirus outbreak. Cocktails-to-go may become a permanent option at restaurants and bars throughout the state. And seriously—why are these turtles crossing roads?

 

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Two bills restricting abortion rights have advanced through the Pennsylvania House Health Committee. The Tarentum Bridge will be closed next month for renovations. Police are urging residents in a Pittsburgh suburb to not take selfies with any of the bears roaming the neighborhood. And according to one study, Pennsylvania is one of the grossest states in the nation.

 

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A Pennsylvania House committee voted to permanently pass medical marijuana law changes that were brought about by the coronavirus pandemic. Meanwhile, the Wolf administration announced that the work search requirement will be reinstated for those receiving unemployment compensation. UPMC renames its hospitals located within the Harrisburg region. And May’s blood supermoon is on the rise.

 

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The state Department of Labor and Industry has found that Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate and payroll saw very little change in April. A Bethlehem man who punched his girlfriend told the police to shoot him so he wouldn’t have to go back to jail. The Water Sports Foundation predicts this upcoming Memorial Day weekend could be busy and accident-prone with concerns to boats. Plus, nature lovers are in a tizzy over green drake mayflies.

 

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