Elections/Politics
Wolf’s office responds to Trump jabs at Lehigh Valley rally: ‘What the president said is inaccurate’
https://triblive.com/news/politics-election/wolfs-office-responds-to-trump-jabs-at-lehigh-valley-rally-what-the-president-said-is-inaccurate/
Biden pays surprise visit to Chester supporters
https://www.delcotimes.com/news/biden-pays-surprise-visit-to-chester-supporters/article_0a3aad68-17dd-11eb-b136-d378a46cae05.html
Black women see Trump as an existential threat: ‘This election is to save our lives’
https://www.inquirer.com/politics/election/black-women-biden-trump-pennsylvania-election-20201026.html
Trump, Biden hit battleground Pennsylvania with 8 days until election
https://www.post-gazette.com/news/nation/2020/10/26/election-2020-polls-news-Donald-Trump-Joe-Biden-rallies-campaign-early-voting-Pennsylvania-Lancaster-County/stories/202010260099
Trump blitzes Pennsylvania with 3 rallies as coronavirus spikes lead to calls for him to stop
https://www.inquirer.com/news/trump-pennsylvania-rallies-20201026.html
Trump tells Pa. supporters to uphold election integrity
https://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-nation/2020/10/26/Trump-Pennsylvania-rally-Allentown-Lehigh-Blair-Lancaster-campaign-2020-election/stories/202010260121
Democrats still hold the edge, but Pennsylvania voter registration gains favor GOP
https://triblive.com/local/westmoreland/democrats-still-hold-the-edge-but-pennsylvania-voter-registration-gains-favor-gop/
African Americans must ‘want to be successful’ for Trump’s policies to work: Jared Kushner
https://www.pennlive.com/politics/2020/10/african-americans-must-want-to-be-successful-for-trumps-policies-to-work-jared-kushner.html
Millions pour into Pa. House, Senate races as Democrats vie for control
https://www.inquirer.com/politics/election/spl/pa-election-campaign-finance-house-senate-tom-wolf-20201027.html
NW Allegheny voters will decide two hotly contested legislative races
https://www.timesonline.com/story/news/2020/10/27/northwest-allegheny-voters-settle-state-house-senate-races/6028120002/
I have done what I said I would do | John DiSanto
https://www.pennlive.com/opinion/2020/10/i-have-done-what-i-said-i-would-do-john-disanto.html
When the crop artists showed up in Centre County, the landowners let them turn a field into a campaign sign
https://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-nation/2020/10/27/Stan-Herd-crop-art-Biden-Kamala-Harris-pennsylvania-state-college-farm/stories/202010270063
Christina Finello seeks to flip seat to Dems, become first woman to represent 1st District
https://www.buckscountycouriertimes.com/story/news/2020/10/27/christina-finello-1st-district-congresss-bucks-county/3740052001/
GOP resurrects Facebook posts by Democrat running for Pa. House in Northeast Philly
https://www.inquirer.com/politics/election/mike-doyle-pa-house-philadelphia-facebook-posts-20201026.html
Trump faces an uphill effort courting the Amish vote in Pennsylvania
https://www.ydr.com/story/news/2020/10/26/trump-faces-uphill-effort-courting-amish-vote-pennsylvania-lancaster/6044235002/
What we will and won’t know on election night in Pennsylvania
https://www.inquirer.com/politics/election/election-2020-results-pennsylvania-20201027.html
What is ‘ballot harvesting,’ and who can and can’t deliver your mail ballot in Pa.
https://www.inquirer.com/politics/election/spl/pa-who-can-drop-off-mail-absentee-ballots-20201027.html
Nine discarded ballots will be counted, Luzerne County manager says
https://www.timesleader.com/news/807593/nine-discarded-ballots-will-be-counted-luzerne-county-manager-says
Hundreds wait hours to vote early in Luzerne County ahead of deadline
https://www.citizensvoice.com/news/election/hundreds-wait-hours-to-vote-early-in-luzerne-county-ahead-of-deadline/article_aa54d36e-eb4f-5570-90fb-65ec9bcb4488.html
Doctor-turned-U.S. Rep. enjoys police backing, as ex-FBI agent challenger hits the coronavirus: 13th Congressional race
https://www.pennlive.com/politics/2020/10/doctor-turned-us-rep-enjoys-police-backing-as-ex-fbi-agent-challenger-hits-the-coronavirus-13th-house-district-race.html
Four candidates vying to fill open seat to be Pa.’s next top fiscal watchdog
https://www.pennlive.com/elections/2020/10/four-candidates-vying-to-fill-open-seat-to-be-pas-next-top-fiscal-watchdog.html
Rep. Sue Helm battles challenger Patty Smith in Pa. House’s 104th District
https://www.pennlive.com/news/2020/10/rep-sue-helm-battles-challenger-patty-smith-in-pa-houses-104th-district.html
Super supporters: These voters go above and beyond in their adoration for Trump, Biden
https://triblive.com/local/regional/super-supporters-these-voters-go-above-and-beyond-in-their-adoration-for-trump-biden/
Corridor Counts series: She could lose her home. She can’t vote. But, she says, ‘I am an activist’ for this Reading community
https://www.witf.org/2020/10/26/corridor-counts-series-she-could-lose-her-home-she-cant-vote-but-she-says-i-am-an-activist-for-this-reading-community/
Corridor Counts series: In Allentown, two Latinos — one Republican, one Democrat — have a common foe: The Democratic establishment
https://www.witf.org/2020/10/26/corridor-counts-series-in-allentown-two-latinos-one-republican-one-democrat-have-a-common-foe-the-democratic-establishment/
Stand up on Election Day. Then keep standing up for the things that matter | Opinion
https://www.penncapital-star.com/commentary/stand-up-on-election-day-then-keep-standing-up-for-the-things-that-matter-opinion/
Slow election results don’t mean fraudulent results. Here’s why | Opinion
https://www.penncapital-star.com/commentary/slow-election-results-dont-mean-fraudulent-results-heres-why-opinion/
A conservative PAC is sending harmful and misleading texts about transgender children to voters
https://www.penncapital-star.com/civil-rights-social-justice/a-conservative-pac-is-sending-harmful-and-misleading-texts-about-transgender-children-to-voters/
Election 2020: Tuesday, Oct. 27 is the last day to request a mail-in ballot in Pa.
https://www.penncapital-star.com/election-2020/election-2020-tuesday-oct-27-is-the-last-day-to-request-a-mail-in-ballot-in-pa/
Supreme Court rejects request to extend Wisconsin’s deadline for counting mail-in ballots
https://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-nation/2020/10/26/Supreme-Court-Wisconsin-mail-in-ballots-wont-extend-absentee-ballot-deadline/stories/202010260134
Trump campaign sending out invitations for ‘EPIC’ election night party at his D.C. hotel
https://www.pennlive.com/politics/2020/10/trump-campaign-sending-out-invitations-for-epic-election-night-party-at-his-dc-hotel.html
Coronavirus – COVID-19
Pa. health secretary Levine says covid can be contained through masking and other efforts
https://triblive.com/news/pennsylvania/pa-health-secretary-levine-says-covid-can-be-contained-through-masking-and-other-efforts/
Levine: Avoid small gatherings for the holidays to stop spread of COVID-19
https://www.timesonline.com/story/news/2020/10/26/levine-avoid-small-gatherings-holidays-stop-spread-covid-19/6043266002/
COVID-19 Update: Pa. reports over 3,000 new cases, 19 deaths in past two days
https://www.post-gazette.com/news/health/2020/10/26/COVID-19-Update-pittsburgh-pennsylvania-data-cases-deaths/stories/202010260088
COVID-19 cases rise across the region, amid a ‘major’ outbreak at a Philly treatment center
https://www.inquirer.com/news/coronavirus-covid-19-pa-nj-philly-fall-surge-cases-rising-levine-20201026.html
Luzerne County has ‘substantial’ level of COVID-19 transmission
https://www.citizensvoice.com/news/luzerne-county-has-substantial-level-of-covid-19-transmission/article_5f71d426-fcf2-5ac9-bc8a-3ce9fe052dd5.html
Allegheny County adds 177 covid cases over past 2 days
https://triblive.com/local/allegheny-county-adds-177-covid-cases-over-past-2-days/
Westmoreland adds 125 covid cases over past 2 days, 3 new deaths
https://triblive.com/local/westmoreland/westmoreland-adds-125-covid-cases-over-past-2-days-3-new-deaths/
Risk of coronavirus community spread in Berks substantial for second straight week, state metrics show
https://www.readingeagle.com/coronavirus/risk-of-coronavirus-community-spread-in-berks-substantial-for-second-straight-week-state-metrics-show/article_21f6823e-17aa-11eb-926e-fffbba9ef519.html
Berks County passes 9,000 coronavirus cases as new daily infections top 100 for the third straight day
https://www.readingeagle.com/coronavirus/berks-county-passes-9-000-coronavirus-cases-as-new-daily-infections-top-100-for-the/article_c67eebca-17b4-11eb-b80e-2bb934bb7f9c.html
Kane Scott reports 19 deaths in senior living facility
https://www.post-gazette.com/news/health/2020/10/26/kane-scott-covid-19-deaths-senior-community-living-nursing-home-allegheny-county/stories/202010260100
Two workers on Wilkes-Barre Area High School project test positive for COVID-19
https://www.citizensvoice.com/news/two-workers-on-wilkes-barre-area-high-school-project-test-positive-for-covid-19/article_f0246f4a-3e43-50d3-b338-330512b52f73.html
Luzerne County Councilman describes his COVID-19 illness
https://www.timesleader.com/news/807653/luzerne-county-councilman-describes-his-covid-19-illness-2
Legislature
Phillips-Hill broadband regulation bill clears Senate despite Dem concerns
https://www.yorkdispatch.com/story/news/local/2020/10/26/phillips-hill-broadband-regulation-bill-clears-senate-despite-dem-concerns/3731716001/
Restaurants need state help
https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/opinion/editorial/restaurants-need-state-help/article_ad659d09-e895-5095-b7e5-7601d28d5552.html
Business
Sunoco wants to block order to reroute Mariner East pipeline away from Chester’s Marsh Creek Lake
https://www.inquirer.com/business/mariner-east-pipeline-sunoco-energy-transfer-pennsylvania-marsh-creek-leak-chester-county-20201026.html
Man loses injunction over Giant Eagle mask policy
https://triblive.com/local/regional/man-loses-injunction-over-giant-eagle-mask-policy/
Gov. Wolf: UK’s largest kitchen retailer bringing 360 jobs to Luzerne County
https://www.timesleader.com/news/807559/gov-wolf-uks-largest-kitchen-retailer-bringing-360-jobs-to-luzerne-county
New manufacturer in Hanover Industrial Estates to create 360 jobs
https://www.citizensvoice.com/news/business/new-manufacturer-in-hanover-industrial-estates-to-create-360-jobs/article_7212ab22-44a9-5b17-9e0f-ddea1265bd1f.html
ALDI grocery store to open in Tunkhannock area on Nov. 5
https://www.timesleader.com/news/807646/aldi-grocery-store-to-open-in-tunkhannock-area-on-nov-5
Crime/Punishment
Lackawanna County Prison locked down amid case of COVID-19
https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/coronavirus/lackawanna-county-prison-locked-down-amid-case-of-covid-19/article_d2fb3524-e985-5d2c-a068-ba19b70cdc6d.html
Education
School boards mull options for in-person lessons as COVID-19 cases rise regionally
https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/education/school-boards-mull-options-for-in-person-lessons-as-covid-19-cases-rise-regionally/article_98b34a3f-4661-5fed-9414-b769a5620292.html
Scranton School District plans new approach for lead in water
https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/education/scranton-school-district-plans-new-approach-for-lead-in-water/article_8aceab96-a859-5a0c-9809-afaafcd5fe48.html
Westmoreland County school officials scrambling after ‘substantial’ COVID-19 designation
https://www.post-gazette.com/business/healthcare-business/2020/10/26/Westmoreland-County-school-officials-scrambling-after-substantial-COVID-19-designation/stories/202010260116
As COVID cases climb, more schools opting for in-person learning
https://observer-reporter.com/series/coronavirus/as-covid-cases-climb-more-schools-opting-for-in-person-learning/article_33353b3a-152a-11eb-b7f9-bffb850bbc49.html
Mixed reactions for school districts after county risk dubbed ‘substantial’
https://www.timesleader.com/news/807639/mixed-reactions-for-school-districts-after-county-risk-dubbed-substantial
Pennsylvania’s Catholic schools face uncertainty in pandemic era | Opinion
https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/commentary/catholic-schools-funding-pandemic-philadelphia-pennsylvania-20201026.html
Allegheny County Health Department investigating tuberculosis case at Brentwood High School
https://triblive.com/local/south-hills/achd-investigating-tuberculosis-case-at-brentwood-high-school/
Wilson Southern Middle School closes this week because of coronavirus cases
https://www.readingeagle.com/coronavirus/wilson-southern-middle-school-closes-this-week-because-of-coronavirus-cases/article_97647eda-178d-11eb-abd3-3b0f3cf4f840.html
Local News
No tax breaks for Scranton residents, court sides with city
https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/no-tax-breaks-for-scranton-residents-court-sides-with-city/article_d26a00c0-829c-567c-94c5-cf87062055cf.html
West Deer approves $100 fine to combat false alarms
https://triblive.com/local/valley-news-dispatch/west-deer-approves-100-fine-to-combat-false-alarms/
Latrobe Council majority objects to members participating remotely after pandemic
https://triblive.com/local/westmoreland/latrobe-council-majority-objects-to-members-participating-remotely-after-pandemic/
$500K Chester County grant will help Phoenixville street upgrade
https://www.dailylocal.com/news/500k-chester-county-grant-will-help-phoenixville-street-upgrade/article_a10e0aee-e1a7-5318-8631-8e1cb685c456.html
Philly
Voters across Philly wait through rain, cold, and long lines as window to cast ballots early closes
https://www.inquirer.com/politics/election/philadelphia-early-voting-mail-ballots-satellite-elections-offices-20201026.html
Fatal police shooting of Walter Wallace Jr. prompts heated overnight protests in West Philly
https://www.inquirer.com/news/west-philadelphia-police-shooting-locust-20201026.html
Police officer run over, cop car set on fire during protests over police shooting in Philadelphia
https://www.pennlive.com/news/2020/10/police-officer-run-over-cop-car-set-on-fire-during-protests-over-police-shooting-in-philadelphia.html
Philadelphia is ‘fully stocked’ to handle Election Day security, mayor says
https://www.phillytrib.com/news/local_news/philadelphia-is-fully-stocked-to-handle-election-day-security-mayor-says/article_83663fe7-97e1-5518-847f-926b81715dbf.html#/questions
The Parkway homeless encampment is fenced and (nearly) clear
https://www.inquirer.com/news/homeless-encampment-benjamin-franklin-parkway-rodin-museum-black-lives-matter-20201026.html
Philly housing crisis looms as eviction moratorium legislation stalls in City Council
https://www.inquirer.com/news/philadelphia/covid19-coronavirus-philadelphia-eviction-moratorium-city-council-housing-committee-renter-tenant-landlord-20201027.html
Racial tensions and resentment persist in Philly courts, judge and civil rights attorney say
https://www.penncapital-star.com/civil-rights-social-justice/racial-tensions-and-resentment-persist-in-philly-courts-judge-and-civil-rights-attorney-say/
SEPTA’s new Wissahickon bus station promises better connections. But it could harm a beloved Philly landscape.
https://www.inquirer.com/transportation/wissahickon-transportation-center-septa-philadelphia-bicycle-trail-20201027.html
Jefferson University plans a pricey Philadelphia outpatient tower, but isn’t saying much on financing
https://www.inquirer.com/business/health/jefferson-health-klasko-continue-expansion-despite-covid-losses-20201023.html
David Brigham is leaving PAFA to run Historical Society of Pennsylvania
https://www.inquirer.com/news/david-brigham-pafa-historical-society-of-pennsylvania-20201027.html
Susan G. Komen’s Philadelphia chapter is closing as the once-iconic breast cancer charity shrinks
https://www.inquirer.com/health/coronavirus/breast-cancer-charity-susan-g-komen-closing-local-affiliates-including-philadelphia-20201026.html
Pitt
Tree of Life | 2 years later: Word spread quickly through Pittsburgh Jewish community on morning of massacre
https://www.post-gazette.com/news/faith-religion/2020/10/26/Tree-of-Life-shooting-Pittsburgh-rabbis-synagogues-Jewish-congregations-Sabbath/stories/202010250092
Rabbi Deborah Waxman and Seth Rosen: Mourning, recovering and rebuilding
https://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/Op-Ed/2020/10/27/Mourning-Recovering-Rebuilding-Tree-of-Life-Pittsburgh-community-Synagogue-Hate/stories/202010270039
Tree of Life | 2 years later: Book, oral history project give voice to Pittsburghers affected by 10/27
https://www.post-gazette.com/news/faith-religion/2020/10/26/Book-oral-history-project-give-voice-to-Pittsburghers-Tree-of-Life/stories/202010260101
Two years since Tree of Life shooting, anti-Semitism persists in politics | Opinion
https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/commentary/tree-of-life-synagogue-shooting-anniversary-anti-semitism-20201027.html
Two years after Tree of Life shooting, pandemic has ‘retraumatized people’
https://triblive.com/local/two-years-after-tree-of-life-shooting-pandemic-has-retraumatized-people/
Redemption of a relic: Restoration of old locomotive roundhouse in Hazelwood taking form
https://www.post-gazette.com/business/development/2020/10/27/Hazelwood-Green-roundhouse-almono-OneValley-RK-Mellon-LTV-works-Jones-Laughlin/stories/202010270075
More than 250,000 mail-in ballots returned so far in Allegheny County
https://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-state/2020/10/26/allegheny-county-pittsburgh-mail-ballots-trump-biden-election/stories/202010260079
PPS board could give Hamlet power to determine return to school
https://www.post-gazette.com/local/city/2020/10/26/PPS-board-could-give-Hamlet-power-to-determine-return-to-school/stories/202010260078
New bike lane Downtown finally connects GAP trail to other protected lanes
https://www.post-gazette.com/local/city/2020/10/26/New-bike-lane-Downtown-pittsburgh-connects-GAP-trail-protected-lanes/stories/202010260096
Ford to donate $200K in facemasks to Pittsburgh
https://triblive.com/local/ford-to-donate-200k-in-facemasks-to-pittsburgh/
New recycling bins to be distributed in East Liberty, Garfield and Highland Park
https://triblive.com/local/new-recycling-bins-to-be-distributed-to-in-east-liberty-garfield-and-highland-park/
Ivanka Trump to stump in Pittsburgh on Wednesday
https://triblive.com/local/ivanka-trump-to-stump-in-pittsburgh-on-wednesday/
The presidential candidates grab attention, but it’s the smaller Pa. races that touch local lives | John Baer
https://www.pennlive.com/elections/2020/10/the-presidential-candidates-grab-attention-but-its-the-smaller-pa-races-that-touch-local-lives-john-baer.html
State News
Bucks teen shot in Nockamixon State Park may have been killed by a hunter in a ‘terrible accident,’ DA says
https://www.inquirer.com/news/jacob-kutt-nockamixon-state-park-shooting-death-hunter-bucks-county-20201026.html
Teen shot at Nockamixon State Park dies; DA begs hunter seen near shooting site to come forward
https://www.mcall.com/news/police/mc-nws-bucks-county-nockamixon-park-hunting-shooting-update-20201026-427ccflanfe7zcjkljrvfg5xby-story.html
Pa. Liquor Control Board adding seasonal employees at stores
https://triblive.com/news/pennsylvania/pa-liquor-control-board-adding-seasonal-employees/
Washington
Barrett confirmed as Supreme Court justice in partisan vote, takes oath
https://www.post-gazette.com/news/crime-courts/2020/10/26/Senate-Supreme-Court-confirm-Barrett-highly-partisan-vote/stories/202010260073