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

Pennsylvania breaks voter registration records, with more than 9 million registered to vote. A new federal lawsuit aims to force Pennsylvania to lower the age restrictions for legally carrying a firearm to 18. The state House of Representatives passes a bill to allow delivery robots. Pennsylvania bakery claims its cookie sales can predict the winner of the presidential election.

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Pennsylvania reported 1,857 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, the second-highest daily coronavirus cases total since the pandemic’s start. Police are looking for a York City man accused of assaulting his fourteen-year-old daughter and the eight-year-old son of his girlfriend. An Allegheny County bridge will be closed through December 2021 as it is being replaced with a new one. Adam Sandler is set to film a new basketball comedy at Coatesville High School.

 

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A Pittsburgh professor resigns after using a racial slur in class. Meanwhile,Comcast agrees to pay $295,000 to 45 of its workers after a pay discrimination lawsuit. $1.7 million-worth of unauthorized e-cigarette products seized by federal officials. That giant mosquito you're seeing all around? It’s a crane fly and it just wants to make love. 

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Nearly 29K voters received incorrect mail-in ballots. Police officer who killed Lancaster man cleared of criminal wrongdoing. State colleges plan to merge 6 schools. Eastern State Penitentiary is one of the creepiest places in America.

 

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3 schools temporarily close as coronavirus cases rise. Coronavirus rent and mortgage relief program deadline extended. Philadelphia Eagles to welcome fans for Ravens game. Comcast announces $10,000 grants for minority-owned small businesses.

 

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Moratorium for shutting off utilities to end this November. Thomas Jefferson University to eliminate 500 jobs. South Philadelphia neighborhood to change controversial Native American logo. Pittsburgh's Oyster House celebrates 150 years.

 

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Skeletal remains are found in a park near Pittsburgh. Pennsylvania reports its highest number of new COVID-19 cases in months. County jails see an increase in prisoners as the pandemic keeps state prisons from taking on new inmates. Mussels found in the Kiski River for the first time in more than 100 years.

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Mass shooting leaves 1 dead, 6 injured in Philadelphia. School district halts bus rides after staff goes into quarantine. Lawmaker urged to resign over Snapchat videos. Street reopens nearly a year after a giant sinkhole swallows bus.

 

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Pittsburgh man shot and killed outside mall. Philadelphia sues state for right to make its own gun control ordinances. More than 1,000 birds die after flying into skyscrapers. College to use leftover food, cow manure to power two farms.

 

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Pa. has new gathering restrictions. Steelers to host fans for Eagles game. COVID-19 business shutdown waiver program being audited. Pa. Senate passes bill increasing penalties for child porn. Bethlehem appoints first-ever female police chief.

 

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