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

Those lead-tainted applesauce pouches that sickened over 280 kids across the United States may have contained another toxic substance. A bill, should it come to pass, would ban sanctuary cities and counties in Pennsylvania. The real estate market is looking up in 2024 (finally). Plus, this is a “next generation” donut shop.

A heart monitor supplier must pay nearly $15 million to settle accusations that it signed patients up for unnecessary care. Now that Audacy is planning to file for bankruptcy, the future of its stations in Philadelphia are in question. TGI Fridays is closing almost 40 of its locations. Lastly, the D.B. Cooper case may have a connection to Pennsylvania.

State officials are taking precautionary steps against potential future threats of deepfakes in politics. State police made over 320 DUI arrests over New Year’s weekend, down from last year. A Pittsburgh-based space robotics company is attempting to make the first U.S. moon landing since the Apollo missions. Finally, this year’s butter sculpture has been unveiled ahead of the Farm Show this weekend.

“Hitters” are being paid by drug addicts in Philadelphia to shoot them up when they can’t find their own veins anymore. A city has banned the sale of dogs — along with cats and rabbits — from “pet mills.” The avian flu is influencing this year’s stock of pheasants. And a teen caught a “ghost.”

Pennsylvania saw a rise in older adult deaths following abuse and neglect complaints during the COVID-19 pandemic. Turnpike tolls will rise…again. It may actually snow this weekend. Plus, meet 2024’s first arrivals.

With a new year comes a solar eclipse, and Pennsylvania’s primed to be a “totality” state for it.

If your New Year’s plans are up in the air, maybe you want to drop by either of these cities in Pennsylvania, which are apparently two of the best to ring in the new year.

Here’s a friendly reminder to buy that new dog license soon before the end of the year (if you haven’t already, of course).

This is a compliment one doesn’t expect to receive but is nice nonetheless: Pennsylvanians are apparently some of the “most efficient” travelers at the airport around.

A report has found how two cities in Pennsylvania are among the “hottest” rental markets in the United States, although there’s another two that have fallen among the most competitive.