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

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September 03, 2021 September 3, 2021
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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September 02, 2021 September 2, 2021
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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September 01, 2021 September 1, 2021
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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August 31, 2021 Aug. 31, 2021
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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August 30, 2021 August 30, 2021
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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August 27, 2021 August 27, 2021
Legislators have turned down Governor Tom Wolf’s request to create a bill that would instill mask mandates for schools and childcare facilities. A group of students at North Allegheny Senior High School walked out in protest of such a mask mandate. Center Sean Couturier has just signed an eight-year, $62 million contract extension with the Flyers. Plus, one man decided to use a scoreboard at a Rubber Ducks-Harrisburg Senators game to break up with his girlfriend.

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August 26, 2021 August 26, 2021
After three years, Pennsylvania’s opioid disaster declaration has ended. Governor Tom Wolf has asked the state legislature to create a bill requiring masks in classrooms. The Hanover Township woman who spat in a supermarket while claiming she had COVID-19 has landed a two-year prison sentence. And a 4-year-old from Butler County makes a strange—and beyond ancient—discovery in a forest.

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6 min
August 25, 2021 August 25, 2021
A police officer in Butler was stabbed multiple times before he managed to fatally shoot his assailant. The Bryn Mawr company that’s been buying up public utilities throughout suburbs in Philadelphia is looking to increase water and sewer bills by a lot. Deer hunters in the state will face new regulations that look to mitigate the spread of a chronic wasting disease reported in deer, elk, and other related species. Finally, dogs rescued from South Korea that were almost eaten are finding new homes in Pennsylvania.
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August 24, 2021 August 24, 2021
Allegheny County-based Shuman Juvenile Detention Center has had its license revoked by the state Department of Human Services. An arrest has been made in the vicious beating of a delivery driver in Philadelphia that has left the victim in a coma. Amtrak has estimated that the proposed route between Scranton and New York would bring in millions of dollars per year. And, ironically enough, this stop sign in Cheltenham is inspiring people to keep going.

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August 23, 2021 August 23, 2021
A Philadelphia man severely wounded a “Good Samaritan” who was protecting the girlfriend he was chasing before getting fatally shot by police. U.S. Senator Bob Casey has estimated that Pennsylvania will receive over $11 billion from the pending bipartisan infrastructure bill. Individuals and organizations alike continue to help refugees from Afghanistan find places to live in the state. And 100-year-old linden trees are saved in Bethlehem.
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