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

A woman went to a Pennsylvania-based fertility center to undergo what should have been a routine procedure but ended up becoming an “unthinkable” medical foul-up. A major trucking company has ceased operations and will therefore lay off thousands of workers across the U.S., including those at its locations in Pennsylvania. A zoo mourns the loss of a beloved red panda. Plus, a “Spider-Man” comic made quite the pretty penny during an auction the other day.

A woman who made and striated pornography including a 2- and 4-year-old has been sentenced to federal prison. State employees could see a pay bump over 20.25 percent over the next four years. You might be able to ee a NASA rocket blasting off today. Lastly, a man survived a bear attack.

Pennsylvanian towns and cities could foot an estimated $15 billion bill for climate adaptation measures. SEPTA workers are getting extra safety training following several recent crashes. There’s a reason you may be seeing more spotted lanternflies than usual. And two locations in Pennsylvania were crowned among the “Best Places to Live.”

A student at Penn State University’s Abington campus has been charged with lying to the FBI about contacting ISIS sympathizers. Farmers across the state will get $14.3 million in grant money to clean up the Chesapeake Bay. Mayflies are hatching along the Susquehanna. Finally, patients at a children’s hospital get a super visit.

A number of Verizon Wireless customers in Pennsylvania were hit by a nationwide outage that occurred yesterday. Meanwhile, the two public hearings over the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority’s proposed rate hikes drew not a little negative feedback. Yet another mall could go to sheriff’s sale if it doesn’t pay its bills. Lastly, a raccoon was caught hanging out in baggage claim.

Philadelphia’s second largest employer will lay off hundreds of workers this week. Mosquito samples in two separate townships have tested positive for West Nile. “The best meteor shower of the year” is currently underway (although it won’t peak until mid-August). And this year’s Picklesburgh extravaganza featured a special “dill-ivery.”

A state policy on historical reenactments is “moving in the right direction” with its latest draft. A number of Starbucks in Philadelphia have gone on strike as of Sunday. State police are keeping a sharp eye out for any drivers who violate work zone safety speed limits on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. And fairgoers will get to feast their eyes on the world’s largest bologna sandwich.

Good news — a city in Pennsylvania is one of the top five best places to be if you wanna avoid an alien invasion.

Within the barbed wire perimeter of the largest National Guard training base in the country is the only sanctuary of a rare butterfly in the eastern part of the U.S.

There’s a city in the Keystone State that’s one of the most featured in song.