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

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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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One state representative’s newly proposed bill has sparked quite the conversation about reproductive rights, specifically because it requires all men to get a vasectomy when they hit 40. Nursing homes throughout Pennsylvania are accepting less residents due to staffing shortages. The price of bacon is noticeably going up. Finally, don’t forget, the Draconid meteor shower will be visible right on through Sunday.

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“If there are such things as ghosts, now I know why.”

These are the words of Carrie Donaldson, a genealogy enthusiast who accidentally stumbled upon a 106-year-old cold case involving a young girl whose bones were found in the basement of a Harrisburg home.

Donaldson’s story—as well as the media sensationalism, conspiracy theories and paranoia that took a city by storm—is now being told in several parts by PennLive investigative reporter, John Luciew, who worked together with Donaldson through over a century’s worth of material in order to try to give a girl in a grave back her name.

During this special “Today in Pa.” bonus episode, Luciew talks with host Claudia Dimuro and dives deep into the details of the case; how and why it blew up in the press the way it did; and maybe, just maybe, how it may have once again risen from the grave due to a little push from Fate.

You can check out the currently published parts of “The Murder House of Harrisburg” below:

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A missing bulldog led to the discovery of an illegal dog kennel in Monroe County. A rise in natural gas prices could mean higher heat bills for many residents throughout the state this winter. Health insurance may go up a teensy bit in 2022. And after no food staff showed up, a principal in Philadelphia treated her 400 students to pizza.

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