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

The state’s due to get hundreds of millions of dollars in fed money to clean up lands and waterways damaged by abandoned coal mines. If you’re a private landowner that’s willing to let the public fish on your property, the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission would love to talk. This South Philly pizza has its own pizzazz. And, just to keep things rolling in honor of National Pizza Day 2022, we’ll tell you which is Pennsylvania’s favorite pizza.

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A Temple University professor who was once charged with sharing scientific technology with China wants his lawsuit against the U.S. government reinstated. A group of teens absolutely wreaked havoc at a SEPTA station over the weekend, pushing one woman onto the train tracks. A bill that would allow for doctors to prescribe “off-label” treatments such as ivermectin for COVID has been approved by a state House committee. Finally, a Pittsburgh man is honored by the French city whose history during WWII he captured in his work.

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As an example of an escalating national trend, a group of thieves very brazenly stole thousands of dollars’ worth of cologne from a Macy’s in Chester County. A doctor pled guilty to running a “pill mill.” A man stole a bobcat from an animal farm in the Poconos. Lastly, a pizza joint somehow managed to print the image of a naked man on its menu without realizing it.

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A doctor who has been accused of prescribing ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 has been fired. Rental scams are on the rise in areas such as Lehigh Valley. Thousands of drivers were falsely fined by PennDOT due to wonky speed cameras. And there’s Godzilla versus Kong, then there’s owl versus eagle.

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The state Department of Labor and Industry has released a list of employers that have violated state labor and workplace safety laws. Philadelphia intends to launch a universal basic income pilot program sometime in the near future. The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission will accept new walk-up volunteers during trout stockings this year. Finally, a bald eagle crashed into—and broke—the window of one family’s home.

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An 11-member task force was created this week with the purpose of helping and protecting the kids of those struggling with addiction. One member of the Philadelphia City Council wants to get rid of the city’s soda tax. If you’re an unemployed state resident, you could get free credit-monitoring. Lastly, Pennsylvania ranks among the states with the most reported UFO sightings.

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The Pennsylvania Senate has passed a bill allowing for gun owners and gun-rights advocacy groups to sue cities whose firearms laws they feel are more restrictive than the state’s. A school board member is receiving backlash for his now-viral York Dispatch op-ed piece titled, “With all due respect…no, I don’t work for you.” Two invasive species of crayfish are breeding together, giving rise to worries over the Juniata River basin’s ecosystem. Finally, Gritty gets his own game.

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