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

SEPTA customers double-charged thanks to bug. Best time to travel during July 4. High mosquito activity in some areas. Haines Shoe House to become Airbnb.

Bill seeks to criminalize running away from cops. Reading mountaintop, riverfront rec area parties draw complaints. Rail service to be added between Harrisburg, Pittsburgh. Best, worst U.S. cities for July 4.

Drone used to find suspect. Bill seeks to allow 17-year-olds to complete firefighter training. 30,000 deer hunting permits available at state parks, forests. Pittsburgh hosts POGO world championships.

Philly police prepare for summer violence uptick. Man sues over misread COVID test result. Kennywood, others go cashless. Winning covered bridge photo chosen.

Reading Regional Airport may yet get commercial flights to Florida. 2023 Philadelphia Flower Show to return indoors. Pennsylvania town fundraiser helps to provide service dogs to veterans.

Officials are trying to figure out why and how a bunch of groundhogs turned up dead in Harrisburg’s Riverfront Park. A beer distributor strike may leave the Philly region drier than usual ahead of Fourth of July festivities. State lawmakers are considering a bill that would help Pennsylvania’s teacher shortage. Plus, this soda supposedly tastes out of this world.

Back when Harrisburg was the region’s retail center, someone started killing store owners one by one.

The media dubbed it a "retail rampage," the "merchant murders," and to this day, the identity of the killer has never been revealed.

PennLive reporter John Luciew joins us here, now, for a special interview episode of “Today in Pa.” as we dive deep into his five-part cold case investigation series into the Shopkeeper Killer.

Democrats in Lehigh County dismissed party rules regarding gender that left many confused after the May 17 primary. Giant has replaced the tens of thousands of bees that were stolen earlier this year. Plus, the “Queen of Walt Whitman Boulevard” steps down from her throne.

Philly city employees charged with PUA fraud. Proposal bars for-profits from owning, managing hospitals. Million-dollar lotto ticket sold. Pennsylvania listed among “most fun” states.

A group of 13-year-olds have been charged for a vandalism spree that resulted in almost $30,000 in damage. Meanwhile, a recent poll shows Pennsylvania voters are more concerned about the economy over other issues such as abortion. A new complex in Gettysburg will house over a million historical items. Finally, these Navy vets said “I do”—45 years after they first met.