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

If you’re looking to get into the Christmas spirit, a travel website has listed a small town in Pennsylvania as one of the best to visit during the Yuletide season.

Consequences will be dealt to the students who staged a walkout at a high school last week. Penn College has dropped a test requirement previously needed for applicants to its nursing program. You can now vote for Pennsylvania’s 2023 “River of the Year.” Plus, over a quarter of Pennsylvanians’ fluid intake is alcohol and caffeine.

Consequences will be dealt to the students who staged a walkout at a high school last week. Penn College has dropped a test requirement previously needed for applicants to its nursing program. You can now vote for Pennsylvania’s 2023 “River of the Year.” Plus, over a quarter of Pennsylvanians’ fluid intake is alcohol and caffeine.

Some representation in Pennsylvania is set to change as redistricting changes go into effect today. The residents of one town may see their garbage and recycling collection cost go up by as much as 116 percent. Outdoor activities brought in almost $14 billion to the state’s economy. Lastly, this Christmas movie is the most popular in Pennsylvania.

Recent data from the state Department of Education shows how standardized test scores remain lower than they were before the pandemic. Dozens of people were displaced after a “careless worker” managed to flood their apartment building. Firearm deer season is expected to draw hundreds of thousands of people. Finally, this airport is among the country’s “most stressful.”

Analysts are saying Pennsylvania’s state gas tax is the reason why pump prices remain so high. Speaking of gas, a man was charged with stealing over $100,000’s worth of fuel from Lancaster County. Seems like there’s some stormy weather on the way. And if you’re looking for someone special to cozy up to this winter, your chances of that are pretty high, if you’re in this one Keystone State location.

One thing that a lot of people seem to agree on is how early Christmas decorations go up each year, with one study finding that Pennsylvania is among the states that put up Yuletide baubles the earliest.

Pittsburgh officials worry as the number of the city’s police dwindle. Eligible individuals can get up to $50,000 in home repairs under a new state program. Low-cost carrier services are expanding at one airport. Finally, a Pennsylvania sports venue is the third “dirtiest” in the U.S.

Some Pennsylvanian gun dealers are questioning a recent report about the source of firearms linked to crimes in the state. Inflation has caused the dollar amount of pretty much everything to go up, including, evidently, state officials’ salaries. It’s the return of the Heinz. Plus, the PLCB found that Keystone State residents prefer this spirit the most.

Temple University students were once again the victims of an off-campus home invasion. Reports of counterfeit Adderall have been popping up in over 25 states, Pennsylvania among them. The state has reached a settlement with Grubhub over price transparency. And the votes are in: a Pennsylvania brewery’s tour is the best in the nation.