Legislatura
Politicians, police discuss changes to state law in wake of Antwon Rose II shooting
http://www.post-gazette.com/news/crime-courts/2018/07/17/Politicians-police-panel-wilkinsburg-democrats-pennsylvana-legislature-Antwon-Rose-II-shooting/stories/201807170151
Training, funding discussed at hearing on improving relations between police, communities
https://triblive.com/local/allegheny/13875636-74/training-funding-discussed-at-hearing-on-improving-relations-between-police-communities
State, Local Lawmakers Hold Police-Community Relations Meeting
https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2018/07/17/wilkinsburg-police-community-relations-meeting/
Democratic State Lawmakers Consider How To Improve Police-Community Relations
http://wesa.fm/post/democratic-state-lawmakers-consider-how-improve-police-community-relations#stream/0
Local, state officials laud Act 89 transportation funding at hearing in Monroeville
https://triblive.com/local/allegheny/13876045-74/local-state-officials-laud-act-89-transportation-funding-at-hearing-in-monroeville
Bethlehem City Council urges Legislature to decriminalize marijuana
http://www.mcall.com/news/local/mc-nws-bethlehem-marijuana-resolution-20180717-story.html
Creativity needed to solve PA problems, local lawmakers say
http://www.tribdem.com/news/creativity-needed-to-solve-pa-problems-local-lawmakers-say/article_3cb72088-8a35-11e8-90a1-1385f0923345.html
Nice casino you’ve got
https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/opinion/nice-casino-you-ve-got-1.2363019
Bizzarro to celebrate anniversary of animal protection law
http://www.goerie.com/news/20180718/bizzarro-to-celebrate-anniversary-of-animal-protection-law
Rep. Steve Bloom reveals his plans for life after elected office
https://www.pennlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2018/07/rep_steve_bloom_reveals_his_pl.html#incart_2box_politics
Empresas
Air Products will move headquarters a mile away, near Uline
http://www.mcall.com/business/energy/mc-biz-air-products-new-headquarters-upper-macungie-jaindl-20180717-story.html
How tariffs are playing on the Erie homefront
http://www.goerie.com/news/20180718/how-tariffs-are-playing-on-erie-homefront
Delito/Castigo
Judge rejects bid to reinstate suspended Leechburg police Chief Michael Diebold’s bond
https://triblive.com/local/valleynewsdispatch/13876062-74/judge-rejects-bid-to-reinstate-diebolds-bond
Penn State frat hazing death trial scheduled for February 2019
https://www.pennlive.com/news/2018/07/penn_state_frat_hazing_death_t.html#incart_2box_news
Educación
Dallas School District appeals order
https://www.citizensvoice.com/news/dallas-school-district-appeals-order-1.2363109
Elecciones/Política
Wagner, Wolf volley back and forth on education
http://www.witf.org/state-house-sound-bites/2018/07/wagner-wolf-volley-back-and-forth-on-education.php
Candidate Chrissy Houlahan tours Teachers in the Parks in Reading
http://www.readingeagle.com/news/article/candidate-chrissy-houlahan-tours-teachers-in-the-parks-in-reading
Auditor general expands elections audit after reports of Russian involvement
http://www.timesonline.com/news/20180718/auditor-general-expands-elections-audit-after-reports-of-russian-involvement
Juegos
Pa. casinos won a record $3.3B from bettors in last year
http://www.philly.com/philly/business/energy/pgcb-casinos-pennsylvania-record-win-slots-table-games-parx-sands-rivers-sugarhouse-20180717.html
Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem wants to offer online gambling in Pennsylvania. But why?
http://www.mcall.com/business/mc-biz-pa-online-gambling-sands-bethlehem-wind-creek-20180716-story.html
Noticias locales
WB hopes delay minimal with switch to new contractor for Solomon Creek wall
https://www.timesleader.com/news/711828/wb-hopes-delay-minimal-with-switch-to-new-contractor-for-solomon-creek-wall
Officials bicker as contract for Solomon flood wall terminated
https://www.citizensvoice.com/news/officials-bicker-as-contract-for-solomon-flood-wall-terminated-1.2363098
Wilkes-Barre’s balance sheet shows $10M surplus at 2018 midpoint
https://www.timesleader.com/news/711804/wilkes-barres-balance-sheet-shows-10m-surplus-at-2018-midpoint
Harveys Lake hires assistant secretary, announces 50th anniversary time capsule
https://www.timesleader.com/news/711831/harveys-lake-hires-assistant-secretary-announces-50th-anniversary-time-capsule
Levee trail repair project to cost less than expected
https://www.citizensvoice.com/news/levee-trail-repair-project-to-cost-less-than-expected-1.2363009
Pedri: Luzerne County receives leftover TIF funds from redevelopment authority
https://www.timesleader.com/news/711788/pedri-luzerne-county-receives-leftover-tif-funds-from-redevelopment-authority
Free program provides money counseling to low-income people
https://www.citizensvoice.com/news/free-program-provides-money-counseling-to-low-income-people-1.2363016
Nonprofit seeks help finding new home
https://www.citizensvoice.com/news/nonprofit-seeks-help-finding-new-home-1.2363096
Lackawanna County to hold free panel discussion on becoming a performance artist
https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/lackawanna-county-to-hold-free-panel-discussion-on-becoming-a-performance-artist-1.2362800
Ex-Lackawanna chief of staff accused of indecent assault
https://www.citizensvoice.com/news/ex-lackawanna-chief-of-staff-accused-of-indecent-assault-1.2363111
Hazleton police patrols having effect
https://www.standardspeaker.com/news/hazleton-police-patrols-having-effect-1.2363075
Innovation Center welcomes 5 new clients
https://www.standardspeaker.com/news/innovation-center-welcomes-5-new-clients-1.2362994
East Pittsburgh residents demand answers from borough council
http://www.post-gazette.com/local/east/2018/07/17/East-Pittsburgh-residents-demand-answers-from-borough-council/stories/201807170178
East Pittsburgh mayor defends borough during tense council meeting
https://triblive.com/local/allegheny/13876330-74/first-east-pittsburgh-borough-council-meeting-since-rose-shooting-underway
Kiski Valley sewage board to vote on rate changes for 12,500 customers
https://triblive.com/local/valleynewsdispatch/13875989-74/kiski-valley-sewage-board-to-vote-on-rate-changes-for-12500-customers
Latrobe authority says storm water project should alleviate sewage woes
https://triblive.com/local/westmoreland/13876591-74/latrobe-authority-says-storm-water-project-should-alleviate-sewage-woes
Bern police get help from other departments at Berks Residential Center vigil
http://www.readingeagle.com/news/article/bern-police-get-help-from-other-departments-at-berks-residential-center-vigil
Reading Area Water Authority looks to harden security around water supplies
http://www.readingeagle.com/news/article/rawa-looks-to-harden-security-around-water-supplies&template=ourcityart
Allentown parks and rec director ousted as O’Connell shapes team
http://www.mcall.com/news/local/allentown/mc-nws-allentown-lindsay-taylor-resign-20180717-story.html
Harrisburg must find new revenue, cut costs to shed Act 47 status
http://www.witf.org/news/2018/07/harrisburg-must-find-new-revenue-cut-costs-to-shed-act-47-status.php
Noticias nacionales
U.S. Rep. Martha Roby, a onetime Trump critic, wins her Republican runoff in Alabama
http://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-nation/2018/07/17/U-S-Rep-Martha-Roby-a-onetime-Trump-critic-wins-her-Republican-runoff-in-Alabama/stories/201807170195
Comcast shuffling hundreds of Del. call-center employees
http://www.philly.com/philly/business/comcast/comcast-customer-service-delaware-center-employees-20180717.html
GAO: Less than half of school districts test water for lead
http://www.philly.com/philly/education/20180717_ap_adac76fecc0b4ce7a07357419e11c7a9.html
Ex-New York senator and son convicted of extortion, bribery
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/20180717_ap_7caeba0544e7422aa73ba2c396aca8f7.html
‘She was like a novelty’: How alleged Russian agent Maria Butina gained access to elite conservative circles
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/breaking/she-was-like-a-novelty-how-alleged-russian-agent-maria-butina-gained-access-to-elite-conservative-circles-20180717.html
Nelson Mandela
Mandela at 100: The lessons of the South African leader resonate
http://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2018/07/18/Mandela-at-100-The-lessons-of-the-South-African-leader-resonate/stories/201807180050
Filadelfia
Philadelphia’s rainbow crosswalks are falling apart. Will anyone fix them?
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/pennsylvania/philadelphia/philadelphia-rainbow-crosswalks-gayborhood-lgbt-repairs-20180718.html
14-year-old killed, 3 other boys, man wounded in North Philadelphia shooting
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/philadelphia-shooting-boys-killed-wounded-20180717.html
Made in America is moving off the Ben Franklin Parkway in 2019. Is it leaving Philadelphia for good?
http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/music/made-in-america-2019-festival-philadelphia-20180717.html
Carmella Rizzo, tiny force behind former Philly Mayor Frank Rizzo, dies at 101
http://www.philly.com/philly/obituaries/carmella-rizzo-tiny-force-behind-former-philly-mayor-frank-rizzo-dies-at-101-20180717.html
A 4-year-old Roxborough boy is a 1-in-170,000 child. His parents are racing against the clock to save him
http://www.philly.com/philly/living/hunter-syndrome-rare-disease-go-fund-me-christina-pascucci-meredith-school-20180718.html
3rd man in Mercedes speaks; Rittenhouse Square stabbing victim is remembered
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/crime/sean-schellenger-rittenhouse-square-michael-white-stabbing-memorial-radnor-high-school-20180717.html
Rittenhouse stabbing exposes how gig workers take safety into their own hands
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/sean-schellenger-michael-white-rittenhouse-stabbing-on-demand-workers-safety-ubereats-20180717.html
Philly’s agreement with ICE: What it is and how Mayor Kenney can show moral clarity by ending it | Opinion
http://www.philly.com/philly/opinion/commentary/kenney-arrest-data-pars-ice-immigration-deportation-sanctuary-20180717.html
North Philly’s ‘beach’ now closed for public events
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/north-phillys-beach-now-closed-for-public-events-20180718.html
Will a Philly woman lose her home because of Family Court delays?
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/family-court-philly-custody-delays-backlog-20180718.html
L.L. Bean, Industrious bring outdoor pop-up coworking with wi-fi, outlets, and stationary bikes to Navy Yard
http://www.philly.com/philly/business/retail/l-l-bean-industrious-outdoor-coworking-wifi-outlets-stationary-bikes-navy-yard-20180718.html
Local residents awarded $23,500 in college scholarships
http://www.phillytrib.com/metros/local-residents-awarded-in-college-scholarships/article_35319e41-9cd2-54a0-8b87-7d94b3e5fb35.html
Pitt
Speakers denounce UPMC, urge Pittsburgh City Council to withhold approval of master plan
http://www.post-gazette.com/local/city/2018/07/17/Pittsburgh-city-council-UPMC-master-plan-opponents-public-hearing-withhold-approval/stories/201807170149
Opponents of UPMC pack Pittsburgh City Council hearing on health system’s $2B expansion
https://triblive.com/local/allegheny/13876196-74/opponents-of-upmc-pack-pittsburgh-city-council-hearing-on-health-systems-2b
Planners tout Pittsburgh-to Chicago hyperloop to local officials
http://www.post-gazette.com/news/transportation/2018/07/17/Pittsburgh-Columbus-Chicago-Virgin-Hyperloop-One-studies-begin/stories/201807170173
Parents of drowned kayaker sue Army Corps over Dashields Dam signs
http://www.post-gazette.com/local/region/2018/07/17/Parents-of-drowned-kayaker-sue-Army-Corps-over-Dashields-Dam-signs/stories/201807170090
Noticias del Estado
State says 7 mosquitoes from Exeter Township test positive for West Nile
http://www.readingeagle.com/news/article/state-says-7-mosquitoes-from-exeter-township-test-positive-for-west-nile
State Office of Open Records grants appeal for expanded fatal overdose information
https://www.republicanherald.com/news/state-office-of-open-records-grants-appeal-for-expanded-fatal-overdose-information-1.2363169
Transporte
Hazleton streets projects to begin late summer
https://www.standardspeaker.com/news/hazleton-streets-projects-to-begin-late-summer-1.2363053
Pennsylvania pumps $35.5 million into Route 422 project around Berks
http://www.readingeagle.com/news/article/state-pumps-355-million-into-route-422-project
Route connections close for PennDOT work in Unity, Donegal Township
https://triblive.com/local/westmoreland/13876693-74/route-connections-close-for-penndot-work-in-unity-donegal-township
PennDOT seeks input on proposed noise barrier at I-78 in Hamburg area
http://www.readingeagle.com/news/article/penndot-seeks-input-on-proposed-noise-barrier-at-i-78-in-hamburg-area
Washington
Democrats see an opportunity to capitalize on Trump’s perceived embrace of Russia
http://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-nation/2018/07/17/Democrats-see-an-opportunity-to-capitalize-on-Trump-s-perceived-embrace-of-Russia/stories/201807170198
Pat Toomey used Senate tradition to block an Obama Pa. judicial pick. GOP leaders won’t give Bob Casey the same deference
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/pat-toomey-used-senate-tradition-to-block-an-obama-judicial-pick-from-pa-gop-leaders-wont-give-bob-casey-the-same-deference-20180717.html