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

A new lawsuit claims that UPMC won’t give kids medical exemptions for the statewide school mask mandate. A member of the County Cares Commission in Luzerne County plans to present a proposed “bill of rights” for the homeless. Salmonella has broken out in 37 states, Pennsylvania included. And a volunteer organization in Pittsburgh was all treat and no tricks when it gave out free Halloween costumes to hundreds of kids.

 

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A man who attempted to rob a Brinks truck driver had the tables quickly turned on him. Brewers in York City are worried the proposed sale of the city’s wastewater system may affect their beer. Pennsylvania casinos hit big last month, revenue-wise. Plus, there are some pretty weird laws that still exist in each state, Pennsylvania included.

 

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SEPTA passengers pulled out phones during woman’s rape. Port Authority’s rebrand remains paused. Cold weather is coming. Full Blood Moon to rise.

 

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No one intervened as a woman repeatedly pushed away the man who raped her on the SEPTA Market-Frankford line last week. Doctors informed a woman that she can’t get a kidney transplant because she won’t get the COVID-19 vaccine, a hesitancy which stems from health concerns. Pennsylvania is now focusing on stimulant and polysubstance abuse along with opioids in the battle to end its drug epidemic. Finally, it turns out people really have a tough time spelling “Pennsylvania.”

 

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A man from Philadelphia was busted for dealing drugs after the cops pulled him over during a traffic stop. Pittsburgh will expand upon its affordable housing after receiving several low-income housing tax credits. Vulgar graffiti directed at President Joe Biden was removed from I-81 in Scranton the other day. Lastly, Bucks County voters accidentally cast their mail-in ballots into a drop box that was, in fact, a costume.

 

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Philadelphia has become the first large city in the U.S. to adopt legislation that will prevent cops from pulling people over for low-level traffic offenses. The former head of a child welfare agency who cleared a backlog of cases pleaded guilty to child endangerment. An inmate uprising broke out at a Philadelphia prison. Also, guess how much Pennsylvanians spent on liquor last year?

 

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Whether or not to make disease data publicly accessible has become a hot point of contention for state lawmakers. A murder suspect asked a York County judge to preside over something else other than his trial. Federal funding will go towards training Pittsburgh police on how to use the National Crime Database. And those weren’t birds or planes—those were people parachuting from a skyscraper in Philly.

 

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The trucker who was fatally shot by state troopers at an I-80 rest stop last week had reportedly fired at multiple vehicles beforehand. Defense attorneys have argued that the anti-Semitic comments made by the man who shot and killed 11 people at the Tree of Life synagogue building should be suppressed in court. The Wells Fargo Center has updated its code of conduct as the NBA and NHL season gets underway, emphasizing the inappropriateness of some of the rowdier behavior exhibited by fans. Lastly, a group of bobcats got recognized for being particularly photogenic.

 

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Pennsylvania’s state-owned universities are experiencing the lowest enrollment they’ve seen in decades. Somebody spread the ashes of somebody else at Heinz Field after the Steelers game on Sunday. Wawa is continuing to roll out self-checkouts at certain locations, a number of which are in Pennsylvania. Plus, the majority of Keystone State residents are apparently pretty pleased by what they see in the mirror.

 

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Pennsylvania still technically recognizes Columbus Day although many of its cities are today observing Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Philly is thinking of making a 15 percent cap on food delivery fees for services like Grubhub permanent. This is the 4-1-1 on where to see the best fall foliage in the state. Finally, this pumpkin in Allentown grew to be so big, Cinderella could use it as an SUV.

 

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