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

A police union in Philadelphia has filed a lawsuit which seeks to invalidate the city’s recent ban on officers pulling drivers over for low-level infractions. Allentown’s mostly century-old stormwater system is finally getting a modern update. Sorry, but the weather’s going back to its winter-like conditions for the rest of the week. And this DeSales student sure knows how to kick axe.

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An investigation found that some cannabis companies in Pennsylvania are making misleading and potentially dangerous claims about their products. One state senator believes suspending the sales tax would help consumers struggling with inflation. The majority of parks in Pittsburgh are now dropping their speed limit to 15 mph. Finally, Hersheypark’s got a couple of new rides opening this summer.

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A district attorney wants the death penalty for a couple whose baby was found dead inside a wall last year. Pedestrian fatalities have spiked across the country, with cities like Philadelphia struggling to combat the issue. Philadelphia may be the first city in the U.S. to run its own bank. And here are some early signs of spring you can keep an eye out for.

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Today’s the day the wife of a former Pittsburgh-area nuclear engineer will admit to her role in trying to sell Navy secrets to a foreign power. Penn State revealed its looking to increase the cost of room and board not even two weeks after Governor Tom Wolf proposed an increase in funding for the university. Did you know there’s currently $4 billion worth of unclaimed property sitting in a vault in Harrisburg? Plus, here’s when—and how—to catch NASA’s Northrop Grumman Antares rocket launch this weekend.

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The head of Pennsylvania’s Department of Aging is staying mum about the fate of three elderly people whose cases were being handled by an agency in Philadelphia. The number of state wildfires were down last year, but they’re still well above the average number seen between 2000 and 2019. Pennsylvanians sure bet a lot on this year’s Super Bowl. And a woman got to meet the man her kidney now belongs to.

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State lawmakers are considering launching a disability-inclusive education pilot program in at least eight schools next year in the hopes that it’ll become more widespread. J-Lo once said love don’t cost a thing, but romance scams cost a lot of people a lot of money in 2021. Drivers, beware: thawing ice is currently creating more and more potholes. Finally, one company is celebrating its 100th birthday by giving someone else a gift…of $100,000.

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A family who sued their children’s school over lessons on things such as white privilege and police brutality may get $45,000 by the time the lawsuit is settled. An Amish farmer was in possession of about 600 guns, but it’s not entirely clear whether he did anything illegal yet. Some lawmakers want the state to approve hospital deals. Plus, these high school students are over the moon working with NASA.

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Employees of a Starbucks in Pennsylvania have joined a nationwide effort to unionize. A residential center in Berks County has confirmed it has once again opened its doors to asylum seekers Philadelphia has extended its freeze on residential water shutoffs. And love is in the air, particularly in this one city in Pennsylvania.

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Pennsylvania is eligible to get fed money in order to build a network of electric vehicle charging stations along its interstates. Parents in Philadelphia are expressing their frustration with the school district’s new lottery system. The snow geese have landed. Plus, guess which city was named the number one spot for football fans in the country?

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There’s an Instagram account alerting women in Philadelphia to “potentially harmful people” around the city. The proposed alternatives to Pennsylvania’s gas tax could be even more expensive for residents. E-scooters may become more widespread throughout the state. Lastly, someone somehow managed to steal 60,000 bees from Giant.

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