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

The Delaware River Basin Commission has permanently banned natural gas drilling and fracking near a crucial waterway in the Delaware River. Schools in Pennsylvania may delay their state exams until the fall. A former administrator at a Mt. Lebanon nursing home has been indicted on charges of health care fraud. Plus, one local creamery in all its cheesy glory is featured on an episode of “Modern Ma...

Pennsylvania salmonella outbreak traced to small pet turtles. 4 more restaurants ordered to close for defying state COVID mitigation orders. The state has some of the top truck bottleneck spots in the nation. The Mars rover had a secret message. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Several hospitals in western Pennsylvania are being fined for high rates of potentially avoidable medical complications in patients such as infections and injuries. An attorney in Chester County admitted to stealing his ex-wife’s and former mother-in-law’s identities to financially support his mistress, buy pornography, and fund strip club visits. After all this snow, Pennsylvania will at last be...

U.S. Supreme Court rejects court cases regarding the presidential election in Pennsylvania. Two men face firearms charges after last week’s shooting near a SEPTA station in Pennsylvania. Betting on interest rates has left two public school systems and a hospital paying millions of dollars to Wall Street. Plus, one Carnegie Mellon Student undergoes—and participates in—her own brain surgery. See aca...

Federal officials announced Friday how shipments to Pennsylvania of both the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines have been delayed due to the weather. Students at Lehigh University are facing expulsion after throwing a “COVID party.” In Allegheny County, a man drives his SUV across a frozen lake because “he thought it would be fun.” And the two injured seals that were rescued at the Jersey Shore are makin...

Eight people were confirmed to have been shot in Philadelphia near a SEPTA station, one of whom is in critical condition. A man in Allentown thought he was hiring a hit man to kill his ex-girlfriend on Valentine’s Day when he was, in fact, actually speaking to an undercover state trooper. A prisoner who claims he accidentally drank blood in his jail’s cafeteria is having his original lawsuit conce...

State officials announced that thousands of people have been administered what were meant to be second doses of the COVID-19 vaccine as first doses. Police reported that seven people were shot by a SEPTA station in Philadelphia. The Attorney General’s Office and the Department of Industry & Labor revealed that the state paid at least $2.5 million in fraudulent jobless benefits claims. And, just to...

A couple from Hanover faces charges after shaking their baby so hard, the infant suffered multiple skull fractures. Another couple, this time in Allegheny County, is arrested after the woman passed out in a parked car, causing police to realize she was in possession of more than $13,000 worth of stolen merchandise. Two former college football players are suing the University of Pittsburgh and the...

Doctors are criticizing the DOH’s plans to remove PCPs from the COVID-19 vaccine distributor list. State Republicans will discuss potentially censuring Sen. Toomey. Gas prices increase. Pirate skeletons found in Cape Cod shipwreck. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Man in Pittsburgh intentionally crashes his truck into a gas station to steal an ATM. Maurkice Pouncey retires from the Steelers. Historic Harrisburg church to be sold to veterans’ ministry. Texas mom tackles Peeping Tom. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Public education advocacy groups ask for Governor Tom Wolf to prioritize getting the COVID-19 vaccine to school staff. Over in Harrisburg, a nonprofit group wants to build a tiny home community for homeless veterans in the area. A flower shop in Butler County sent Valentine’s Day bouquets to seniors at a nursing home. And if you’re single, then Pennsylvania’s the state to be! See acast.com/privacy...

American Airlines to furlough over 1,000 Pennsylvanian employees. Lt. Gov. John Fetterman defends 2013 gun incident. DOL to launch text system to help with unemployment claims. People throughout the state drink more the colder it gets. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A hunter from Lancaster who named his quarry after Democratic party leaders is charged with assaulting police officers during the events at the Capitol. Governor Tom Wolf reveals a new bipartisan task force that will seek to make the state’s COVID-19 vaccination rollout more effective. A flight student and their instructor were forced to make an emergency landing on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. And...

Teachers in Philadelphia protest the planned reopening of schools due to worries over COVID-19 exposure. Even more snow is expected to fall as temperatures continue to drop. In political news, the state’s lieutenant governor, John Fetterman, officially announces his 2022 Senate run. Plus, a couple of bald eagles in Codorus State Park are soon-to-be parents.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and o...

Pa. National Guard may be involved in COVID-19 vaccinations. McKinsey to give almost $26 million in opioid settlement. 17 dogs and puppies were rescued from a Lancaster County kennel. $1 million lotto ticket sold in Adams County. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A man from Burgettstown is charged with beating his girlfriend’s three-year-old son to death. The number of COVID-19 hospitalizations continues to drop across the state. Plus, one Pittsburgh veteran will serve as an honorary team captain during Super Bowl LV. And, speaking of football, guess which Pennsylvanian city was named the number one spot for football fans in the nation? See acast.com/priva...

Critics of Governor Tom Wolf’s budget proposal are calling it “irresponsible.” Acting Health Secretary, Alison Beam, says the limited supply of coronavirus vaccines goes to “efficient providers” first. Local restaurants in Pennsylvania openly voice their concerns about their future, claiming they are on the “brink of extinction.” Plus, Bethlehem names its official city bird. See acast.com/privacy...

The man suspected of killing a couple in Luzerne County over snow removal has been found dead in his home. An MLB great, Grant Jackson, passes away Tuesday morning due to complications from the coronavirus. Over in Penn Hills, a high school football coach cancels his team’s lifting session and instead encourages them to shovel snow for their neighbors. And finally—do you know what Pennsylvania’s f...

The state’s positive test rate for the coronavirus has dropped for the seventh week straight, although state officials have announced there is still substantial transmission of the disease in 63 counties. Kathy Boockvar resigns as the Secretary of State after failing to advertise a proposed state constitutional amendment which seeks to aid victims of child sexual abuse. Gov. Wolf is scheduled to d...

A high-speed car chase in Kentucky ends in the arrest of a Pennsylvania homicide suspect. A new casino with a hotel and over a dozen restaurants will open this month in Philadelphia. One auction attendee got the surprise of his life when his winnings ended up containing about $300,000 in pot. And move over, Hollywood—Pittsburgh is now one of the top movie industry hot spots.  See acast.com/privacy...

The legalization of recreational marijuana; increasing the minimum wage; and implementing a severance tax on natural gas drilling are all items listed on Gov. Tom Wolf’s 2021 agenda. State lawmakers pass legislation that would minimize governors’ powers in emergency situations. In Philadelphia, SEPTA rolls out “Mask Force Philly,” an initiative which seeks to increase passengers’ compliance of cor...

Jim Rutherford steps down as the general manager of the Pittsburgh Penguins. Allegations pile up against a group of self-proclaimed “college kids” after they greatly mismanage distributing the COVID-19 vaccine at a site in Philadelphia. One man reconstructs Easton out of Legos. And another man hits two deer with his new car, then hits $2 million in the lottery. See acast.com/privacy for privacy an...

Governor Tom Wolf stressed Tuesday the state’s need for more of the coronavirus vaccine. The Harrisburg woman who has been accused of helping to steal Nancy Pelosi’s laptop is ordered to stay off of the Internet. In the world of football, linebacker T.J. Watt supposedly refused to do an exit interview with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Plus, the Hershey-owned Whatchamacallit brand releases its first ne...

Investigators suspect the deaths of four family members found in their Chester County home to be a murder-suicide. The death of a Philadelphia man found alongside an Indiana County road has been ruled as a homicide. In Pittsburgh, police are searching for a 25-year-old Beechview man that has gone missing. And luckily, just in time for Valentine’s Day, you can now buy a personalized video message f...

Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro warns some Pennsylvania residents that their second stimulus checks may be delayed due to an IRS glitch. A man was arrested in Bucks County after posting threats against Democratic party leaders on Facebook. After remaining unnamed for 44 years, the bodies of a man and a woman were at last identified in a Lancaster County cold case. Plus, one pooch in Cum...