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

UPMC, one of its renowned surgeons, and a physicians group will pay the feds $8.5 million to settle a lawsuit accusing them of knowingly putting patients at risk, among other things. Unsupervised teenagers under the age of 16 are no longer welcome to eat at this one Chick-fil-A. State lawmakers are currently about making burial and cremation methods greener. Lastly, divers make a howling good discovery.

Traces of fentanyl and heroin were found in CBD gummy products sold at several Montgomery County stores. An After School Satan Club that will operate at a middle school next month is the very lively talk of Hellertown. A new report found how Pennsylvanians have a higher tax burden than most other state residents. Also, where’d The Tinker go?

A man stole $1,850 worth of Yeti coolers from a Dick’s Sporting Goods in Berks County. A school district’s board president expressed how he was “ashamed” after hearing about the vandalism and disciplinary concerns going on at a middle school. Heinz is looking for the “ketchup boat guy.” Finally, these, according to one list, are the best movies shot in Pennsylvania.

NBC10 Investigators have found that shootings around Temple University’s campus in Philadelphia have almost tripled over the past four years. Volunteers in Columbia are pouncing on the area’s feral cat problem. After four years, York’s Saint Patrick’s Day Parade will at last return. And a historic cannonball is “either missing or stolen.”

Butler County has dropped its status as a “sanctuary county.” There were dozens of SEPTA delays yesterday morning thanks to operator unavailability. Multiple places around the state have been deemed as “food deserts.” Also, is Pennsylvania prepared, at all, for a zombie apocalypse?

Lehigh Valley Health Network revealed it has been the target of a ransomware attack. There’s a reward being offered to anyone who has information about who shot two dogs in Lancaster County. It’s egg-laying season for Pittsburgh-area bald eagles. Plus, a pizza joint in Pennsylvania was recently named one of America’s best.

A man got so bent out of shape over the cost of fuel he tried running over the manager of a gas station in Allegheny County. After that disastrous train derailment in Ohio, the state DEP will independently test water. The Great Backyard Bird Count has begun. Also, sorry, ladies, but nowhere in Pennsylvania was ranked among the best spots for a bachelorette party.

There’s a proposal out there that wants to lower the legal driving age from 16 to 15. The Pennsylvania Milk Marketing Board wants to explore the possibility of getting rid of the state’s minimum milk pricing system. The state Game Commission revealed how hunters bagged some seriously “tremendous” bears during last year’s harvest. And a gas station gets operatic.

A number of politicians are embroiled in a battle over a conference room in the state Capitol building. A pilot program is offering Allegheny County landlords an incentive to provide homes for individuals and families leaving homeless shelters. Dorney Park is making plans for a new, 160-plus-foot attraction that’ll replace the Stinger roller coaster. Finally, this is the question on everyone’s mind about Pennsylvania.

OSHA has cited a Lehigh Valley company over a wood-chipper accident that killed a teenager. A Harrisburg charter school was evacuated yesterday due to a bomb threat. A rebuilding project at a popular lake is halfway done (and on schedule for completion). And a new bibliography has documented over 1,500 works of fiction that mention Pennsylvania locations in them.