Legislatura
Desperate for answers, suburban groups bankroll two-county study of Sunoco pipeline
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/pennsylvania/sunoco-pipeline-safety-environment-chester-delaware-20180718.html
Local lawmakers to hold clean energy forum at WCU
http://www.dailylocal.com/general-news/20180717/local-lawmakers-to-hold-clean-energy-forum-at-wcu
This is what happened with Senate Bill 22
http://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/letters/2018/07/19/This-is-what-happened-with-Senate-Bill-22/stories/201807180077
Empresas
Vanishing rural workforce: Fayette County employers struggle to fill jobs
http://www.post-gazette.com/business/career-workplace/2018/07/18/Vanishing-rural-workforce-Fayette-County-employers-struggle-to-fill-jobs/stories/201807150035
Delito/Castigo
Pa. Supreme Court exonerates Jordan Brown, found delinquent of murder at age 11
http://www.post-gazette.com/news/crime-courts/2018/07/18/Pa-Supreme-Court-exonerates-Jordan-Brown-homicide-juvenile-Kenzie-Houk-Lawrence-County/stories/201807180125
State official: 29 guns, drugs, cash confiscated at homes in Brentwood, Wilkinsburg
https://triblive.com/news/adminpage/13879755-74/state-official-29-guns-drugs-cash-confiscated-at-homes-in-brentwood-wilkinsburg
East Hills DUI Task Force to do roving patrols this weekend
https://triblive.com/local/allegheny/13879599-74/east-hills-dui-task-force-to-do-roving-patrols-this-weekend
Skinheads charged in attack at Avalon bar
https://triblive.com/local/allegheny/13878867-74/six-accused-of-racially-motivated-attack-at-avalon-bar
E-ZPass scofflaw targeted by Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission pleads guilty, must pay $10,000 fine
http://www.mcall.com/news/breaking/mc-nws-pennsylvania-turnpike-scofflaw-20180718-story.html
Educación
PIAA Executive Director Robert Lombardi sounds off on next week’s superintendent meeting
https://www.pennlive.com/sports/index.ssf/2018/07/piaa_executive_director_robert.html
What new PIAA transfer rule, competition formula means for 2018-2019 school year and beyond
https://www.pennlive.com/sports/index.ssf/2018/07/piaa_transfer_rules_and_compet.html
Transfer rules approved by PIAA
https://observer-reporter.com/sports/transfer-rules-approved-by-piaa/article_f496fe64-8ac4-11e8-a92d-67df4da2a1e9.html
New PIAA rules will alter postseason baseball pitch count, and the way it is tracked
https://www.pennlive.com/sports/index.ssf/2018/07/new_piaa_rules_will_alter_post.html#incart_river_index
PIAA changes transfer rule, adds competitive balance formula
https://www.ydr.com/story/sports/high-school/2018/07/18/piaa-sports-two-major-policies-competitive-balance-passed/797913002/
Dallas School District appeals court-ordered negotiations on teachers contract
https://www.timesleader.com/news/711963/dallas-school-district-appeals-court-ordered-negotiations-on-teachers-contract
Local NAACP critical of W-B Area’s Evans, Thomas
https://www.timesleader.com/news/711893/local-naacp-calls-for-resignation-of-w-b-area-school-board-member-ned-evans
W-B NAACP asks W-B Area school board member to resign
https://www.citizensvoice.com/news/w-b-naacp-asks-w-b-area-school-board-member-to-resign-1.2363499
Crestwood would accept Butler Twp. if petition passes
https://www.standardspeaker.com/news/crestwood-would-accept-butler-twp-if-petition-passes-1.2363475
Summer club gives students new perspective on math
http://www.readingeagle.com/news/article/summer-club-gives-students-new-perspective-on-math
After ‘inexcusable’ altercations, state audit finds Woodland Hills School District largely followed rules
http://www.post-gazette.com/news/education/2018/07/18/Pennsylvania-audit-report-results-Woodland-Hills-School-District-altercations-safety-finances/stories/201807180122
Woodland Hills School District faulted for ‘woefully outdated’ safety plans
https://triblive.com/news/adminpage/13879596-74/woodland-hills-school-district-faulted-for-woefully-outdated-safety-plans
Elecciones/Política
Congressional Dems pick Erie’s DiNicola for campaign program
http://www.goerie.com/news/20180719/congressional-dems-pick-eries-dinicola-for-campaign-program
Juegos
Clock is ticking on sports betting; will Pennsylvania be ready for opening kickoffs?
https://www.pennlive.com/news/2018/07/clock_is_ticking_on_sports_bet.html#incart_river_index
Sanidad
State Supreme Court rules seniors with Highmark Medicare plans will lose in-network access to UPMC in 2019
https://triblive.com/local/allegheny/13878469-74/state-supreme-court-rules-seniors-with-highmark-medicare-plans-will-lose-in-network
Allegheny Health Network outpatient center opens near Fox Chapel
https://triblive.com/local/valleynewsdispatch/13879002-74/allegheny-health-network-outpatient-center-opens-in-the-waterworks-near-fox-chapel
Noticias locales
County sues elevator companies over fatal fall
https://www.citizensvoice.com/news/county-sues-elevator-companies-over-fatal-fall-1.2363427
Terminated flood wall contractor faces criticism over previous project
https://www.citizensvoice.com/news/terminated-flood-wall-contractor-faces-criticism-over-previous-project-1.2363409
Luzerne County pension subsidy hike averted with longer repayment schedule
https://www.timesleader.com/news/711955/luzerne-county-pension-subsidy-hike-averted-with-longer-repayment-schedule
Historic tank will be on display at WWII event this weekend
https://www.timesleader.com/news/711961/historic-tank-will-be-on-display-at-wwii-event
State of W-B Golf Club criticized
https://www.citizensvoice.com/news/state-of-w-b-golf-club-criticized-1.2363484
Pittston council sets fines, fees for quality-of-life violations
https://www.timesleader.com/news/711968/pittston-lawmakers-ok-quality-of-life-fines-and-fees
Jury in defamation case finds 2004 newspaper article false
https://www.citizensvoice.com/news/jury-in-defamation-case-finds-2004-newspaper-article-false-1.2363486
After charges against former county chief of staff, prosecutors still seeking potential victims
https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/after-charges-against-former-county-chief-of-staff-prosecutors-still-seeking-potential-victims-1.2363398
Scranton residents sue Lackawanna County to force reassessment
https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/scranton-residents-sue-lackawanna-county-to-force-reassessment-1.2363317
Judge’s son charged, but charges withdrawn
https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/judge-s-son-charged-but-charges-withdrawn-1.2363542
CAN DO to receive grant to fix McAdoo water tank
https://www.standardspeaker.com/news/can-do-to-receive-grant-to-fix-mcadoo-water-tank-1.2363445
After long conflict, Abington approves settlement with owner of former Colonade apartments
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/after-long-conflict-abington-approves-settlement-with-owner-of-former-colonade-apartments-20180718.html
Springdale Township’s David’s Diner among the top in the United States
https://triblive.com/local/valleynewsdispatch/13879029-74/springdale-townships-davids-diner-among-the-top-in-the-nation
Lower Valley Ambulance Service officials say financial condition is improving
https://triblive.com/local/valleynewsdispatch/13880005-74/lower-valley-ambulance-service-officials-say-financial-condition-is-improving
Greater Latrobe, Saint Vincent get ready for Steelers training camp
https://triblive.com/local/westmoreland/13879086-74/here-we-go-steelers-training-camp-here-we-go
Hempfield offers grants to local sports organizations
https://triblive.com/local/westmoreland/13879803-74/hempfield-offers-grants-to-local-sports-organizations
Natural gas power plant in South Huntingdon will stabilize water rates, officials say
https://triblive.com/local/westmoreland/13879159-74/natural-gas-power-plant-in-south-huntington-will-stabilize-water-rates-officials
MAWC approves first phase of $6 million expansion at its New Stanton campus
https://triblive.com/local/westmoreland/13879130-74/mawc-approves-first-phase-of-6-million-expansion-at-its-new-stanton
Reading Redevelopment Authority wants to review properties it owns
http://www.readingeagle.com/news/article/reading-redevelopment-authority-wants-to-review-properties-it-owns
York City councilwoman accuses mayor of ‘demeaning’ remarks on Facebook video
https://www.yorkdispatch.com/story/news/local/2018/07/18/councilwoman-accuses-mayor-demeaning-remarks-facebook-video/794355002/
Noticias nacionales
Judge in Philly finds evidence of fraud in NFL concussion claims, but denies request for investigator
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/pennsylvania/philadelphia/nfl-concussion-settlement-fraud-philadelphia-player-injuries-20180718.html
EPA relaxes rules on coal ash; environmentalists decry the move
http://www.post-gazette.com/news/environment/2018/07/18/coal-ash-EPA-administrator-Andrew-Wheeler-revisions-Obama-era-rules-regulating-disposal/stories/201807180138
Did we win the War on Poverty? | Opinion
http://www.philly.com/philly/opinion/commentary/did-we-win-the-war-on-poverty-opinion-20180719.html
Filadelfia
In one chaotic courtroom, volunteers have saved 11,000 Philly homes from foreclosure
http://www.philly.com/philly/business/real_estate/residential/philadelphia-foreclosure-mortgage-diversion-program-rizzo-city-hall-courtroom-sheriff-sale-20180719.html
Mayor Kenney: ‘I love Jay-Z’ and want to keep Made in America in Philly
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/mayor-kenney-jay-z-made-in-america-festival-20180718.html
Jay-Z on Made in America: ‘We are disappointed that the Mayor of the City of Philadelphia would evict us from the heart of the city’ | Opinion
http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/music/jay-z-made-in-america-philadelphia-parkway-statement-20180718.html
In contentious back-and-forth, Phila. officials say ICE ‘likely’ violates data-sharing agreement
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/pars-ice-kenney-meeting-immigration-berks-detention-center-20180719.html
Art Institute of Philadelphia students, facing the school’s closure, weigh offers from Harcum College and others
http://www.philly.com/philly/business/art-institute-philadelphia-students-harcum-community-college-harvard-20180718.html
Searching for a new identity, Philadelphia’s most gentrified neighborhood looks to its African American past
http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/inga_saffron/philadelphia-neighborhood-names-graduate-hospital-marian-anderson-20180719.html
A 14-year-old is shot dead and 3 other boys and a man are wounded in Philadelphia
http://www.post-gazette.com/news/state/2018/07/18/A-14-year-old-is-shot-dead-and-3-other-boys-and-a-man-are-wounded-in-North-Philadelphia/stories/201807180179
Second arrest in Kensington shooting of father, 2-year-old son
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/crime/second-arrest-in-kensington-shooting-of-father-2-year-old-son-20180718.html
Black leaders question handling of City Center stabbing case, demand White be granted bail
http://www.phillytrib.com/metros/black-leaders-question-handling-of-city-center-stabbing-case-demand/article_83ee8c06-a3dd-5c59-a60c-4ff106a518f0.html
Day after discovery of body in suitcase in SW Philly, a body is found wrapped in plastic in Spring Garden
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/body-found-wrapped-plastic-spring-garden-philadelphia-20180718.html
Philly principals get an education on keeping LGBT kids safe
http://www.philly.com/philly/education/philly-principals-education-safety-lgbt-kids-20180718.html
Court gives Philly – and its kids – some sugar in soda tax victory | Editorial
http://www.philly.com/philly/opinion/editorials/pennsylvania-supreme-court-upholds-philadelphia-soda-tax-editorial-20180719.html
Boys’ Latin, Frankford football teams reunite on field in a ‘Practice 4 Peace’
http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/high_school/pennsylvania/practice-4-peace-jahsun-patton-boys-latin-frankford-football-public-league-philadelphia-20180718.html
Pitt
Speakers urge public ownership for PWSA at council hearing
http://www.post-gazette.com/local/city/2018/07/18/Pittsburgh-council-PWSA-governance-hearing-Peoples-Natural-Gas-Pennsylvania-American/stories/201807180181
Peduto considers asking self-driving cars to pass road test
http://www.post-gazette.com/news/transportation/2018/07/18/Pittsburgh-Mayor-Bill-Peduto-self-driving-cars-road-test-uber/stories/201807180170
Pittsburgh mayor lauds McDonald’s summer hiring initiative, orders Extra Value Meal
http://www.post-gazette.com/local/city/2018/07/18/McDonalds-tuition-assistance-mayor-bill-Peduto-Partner4Work-pittsburgh/stories/201807180159
Music Ecosystem study challenges Pittsburgh musicians to mobilize and grow the scene
http://www.post-gazette.com/ae/music/2018/07/19/Music-Ecosystem-study-challenges-Pittsburgh-musicians-to-mobilize-and-grow-Austin-WYEP/stories/201807170081
Germaine Williams resigns from Pittsburgh Filmmakers
http://www.post-gazette.com/ae/art-architecture/2018/07/18/Germaine-Williams-resigns-from-Pittsburgh-Filmmakers/stories/201807180131
Swanky city digs? Cast skeptical eye on purchase of prime real estate
http://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2018/07/19/Swanky-city-digs-Cast-skeptical-eye-on-purchase-of-prime-real-estate/stories/201807190026
Allegheny County Health Department defends air quality efforts, plans stricter coke plant rules
https://triblive.com/local/allegheny/13878930-74/allegheny-county-health-department-defends-air-quality-efforts-plans-stricter-coke-plant
Pittsburgh City Council takes steps toward providing animal control in Mt. Oliver
https://triblive.com/local/allegheny/13878961-74/pittsburgh-city-council-takes-steps-toward-providing-animal-control-in-mt-oliver
Noticias del Estado
Erie diocese suspends priest, adds others to list of accused
http://www.post-gazette.com/news/faith-religion/2018/07/18/Erie-Catholic-diocese-suspends-priest-sexual-abuse-harassment-Augustinians-settlement-Massachusetts-grand-jury/stories/201807180155
1,300 Pennsylvanians referred to law enforcement when they tried to buy a gun in last 3 months
https://triblive.com/local/allegheny/13878785-74/1300-pennsylvanians-referred-to-law-enforcement-when-they-tried-to-buy-a
Guidance sought on state medical marijuana law
https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/guidance-sought-on-state-medical-marijuana-law-1.2363514
Vehicle permit program aims to contain spotted lanternfly
http://www.readingeagle.com/news/article/vehicle-permit-program-aims-to-contain-spotted-lanternfly
After 7 years, these Pa. residents still have no water. But they got cash to keep quiet
https://www.pennlive.com/news/2018/07/seven_years_no_water_woodlands.html#incart_river_index
24 new citizens naturalized in Berks County Courthouse ceremony
http://www.readingeagle.com/news/article/24-new-citizens-naturalized-in-berks-county-courthouse-ceremony
Cyclists’ ride for muscular dystrophy arrives in Berks
http://www.readingeagle.com/news/article/cyclists-ride-for–muscular-dystrophy-arrives-in-berks
With policy change, nearly a third of Pennsylvanians live in ‘environmental justice’ areas
https://stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylvania/2018/07/18/with-policy-change-nearly-a-third-of-pennsylvanians-live-in-environmental-justice-areas/?_ga=2.139595379.138775748.1532000413-143648526.1525781970
Washington
White House, State at odds over Putin’s interview proposal
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/nation_world/20180718_ap_4c087f7cdc2b439784efca827e006176.html