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

Former Gov. Tom Ridge reflects on 9/11. A conservative group aided in a lawsuit against the mask mandate in Pa. schools. Pa. scientists win a $3 million prize for helping with the COVID-19 vaccines. Penn National Gaming will open a casino.

 

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Harrisburg’s mayor has made a decision on a write-in campaign to keep the position. COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to rise in Pa. Stevie’s Bistro’s owner is "heartbroken" over its closure. Is the Harvest Moon falling in summer unusual?

 

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More students and parents across Pennsylvania are protesting Governor Tom Wolf’s statewide mask mandate in K-12 schools. SEPTA is looking to rename Philly’s rail lines to make things a bit easier for straphangers. Keep your eyes peeled for some big groups of spotted lanternflies in your area. Finally, one town really wants its residents’ livestock to quit horsing around on its streets.

 

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Governor Tom Wolf’s statewide mask mandate in K-12 schools and daycares is going to court. The Port Authority has once again gone back to two-car trains on its Red and Blue light rail lines. Pennsylvanians could be seeing some rain later on in the week. And nervous fliers at Philadelphia International Airport may be soothed by man’s best friend.

 

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Pittsburgh has begun to crack down on those recklessly driving ATVs and dirt bikes throughout the city’s streets. York County officials reveal that they have discovered more mosquitoes that have tested positive for West Nile. Pittsburgh’s “Lights Out” program is lending migratory birds a helping wing. Plus, Penn State’s Nittany Lion isn’t exactly as popular a college mascot as previously assumed.

 

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A Uniontown man has been accused of improperly representing U.S. Capitol riot defendants and reportedly has some outstanding legal issues of his own. In even more law news, UPMC has been sued by the feds over allegations of healthcare fraud. Hurricane Ida spurred the closure of hundreds of roads and thousands of water rescues throughout the state. And if you love beer, this Pennsylvania city’s the place for you.

 

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The Wolf administration’s statewide mandate requiring those in schools K-12 as well as daycares to wear masks has received backlash with some senators predicting future legal action. The Pennsylvania Air National Guard has been activated to help refugees from Afghanistan. Live! Hotel & Casino is currently engaged in a battle (casino) royale with Ocean Casino Resort over a slogan. Lastly, a goat caused a traffic jam on the Pennsylvania Turnpike.

 

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Governor Tom Wolf has reinstated a statewide mask mandate in K-12 schools as well as daycare centers. A shirtless man wearing a Halloween monster mask as well as others have been terrorizing residents around York Township. Hurricane Ida will be hitting Pennsylvania, drenching some areas with a predicted seven inches of rain. And someone in Aspinwall abandoned a taxidermy rhinoceros head over the weekend, leaving cops absolutely bamboozled.

 

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A judge has deemed audio cellphone evidence as inadmissible in a case against a man charged with raping an unconscious teenager. Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto is looking for approval in using $2.5 million of federal pandemic relief money in order to start a basic universal income program. A Holocaust denier who was caught with his pants down (literally) can’t seem to drop his convictions. Finally, an Allegheny City Civil War vet’s battle paraphernalia sells for quite a bit of cash.

 

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A state lawmaker is looking to introduce a bill that would allow for teens aged 14 and older to get vaccinated without their parents’ consent. PECO’s request to get a larger gas rate increase has been unanimously denied by the Pennsylvania Utility Commission. A missing 4-year-old from Franklin County was found safe. And a man traveling from Oregon to New York via canoe made a stop in Pittsburgh.

 

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