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

The U.S. Supreme Court rejects efforts to block Joe Biden’s election victory in Pennsylvania. Poor school districts received less coronavirus relief money than their richer counterparts. The butter sculpture has been canceled for the 2021 Farm Show. Pennsylvania bike company donates electric trikes to kids with spinal muscular atrophy.

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Grand juries are suspended in western Pennsylvania because of COVID-19. Pittsburgh’s Mt. Washington receives $10 million to help it recover from 10 years' worth of landslides. Pennsylvania accidentally double charges roughly 800 taxpayers. Comcast extends its free internet offer through June.

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A coronavirus outbreak leads Philadelphia prisons to shelter in place. Pennsylvania Democratic State Senators introduce a $4 billion coronavirus relief plan. Temple University pays $700,000 to settle claims over falsifying business school rankings. Prepare for the double planet phenomenon as Jupiter and Saturn get the closest they’ve been in nearly 800 years. 

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The aunt of a 9-year-old boy has been charged in his death. Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh pays more than $19 million to sexual abuse survivors. Hospitals in two key Pennsylvania regions face imminent staffing shortages. Nurses in Pittsburgh are the stars of a new Marvel comic.

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Police in two states are looking for a would-be abductor. Pennsylvania reports its highest number of COVID-19 deaths yet. More than half the population at a prison for the elderly have tested positive for the coronavirus. Anonymous do-gooder drops real gold into a Salvation Army red kettle.

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A charity that helps feed the hungry loses nearly $1 million in a cyberattack. Pennsylvania creates mobile coronavirus testing units to help rural areas without health departments. Former Penn State President Graham Spanier’s conviction over the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse case is reinstated. Pittsburgh Promise reaches a milestone after giving scholarships to more than 10,000 students.

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All but one county in Pennsylvania is now facing substantial community spread of COVID-19. PennDot will receive the money it needs for construction projects after all. Philadelphia’s largest parks enact winter curfew to kill deer. A county’s property sales auction goes virtual for the first time ever. 

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A Pennsylvania lawmaker allegedly tests positive for COVID-19 in the middle of a meeting with President Trump. The state Supreme Court dismisses a case about the election and mail-in ballots. The Philadelphia Phillies reportedly lost $145 million this season. Cat reunites with owner after 8.5 years.

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The coronavirus has killed more than 10,000 people in Pennsylvania. Certifying the rest of the election votes is on hold for now, pending a court decision. Governor Wolf is using the emergency alert system to warn people about COVID-19. The nation’s oldest Thanksgiving Day parade goes virtual. And in a repeat from last year, a reminder that the first official day of Thanksgiving was held right here in Pennsylvania.

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