Legislatura
Your View by state Sen. Lisa Boscola: How we can give Pennsylvania restaurants a fighting chance
https://www.mcall.com/opinion/mc-opi-pennsylvania-restaurants-capacity-ease-boscola-20201009-zgsofaomwzafrh6wx6jrbe2c64-story.html
Pa. House leaders call for lawmaker to resign over videos
https://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-local/2020/10/08/House-leaders-call-for-lawmaker-to-resign-over-videos-rep-aaron-bernstine-snapchat/stories/202010080150
Coronavirus - COVID-19
What could be driving the recent coronavirus case uptick in Pa.? Gov. Wolf weighs in
https://www.pennlive.com/coronavirus/2020/10/what-could-be-driving-the-recent-coronavirus-case-uptick-in-pa-gov-wolf-weighs-in.html
Pa. has highest number of COVID-19 cases since April 29
https://www.post-gazette.com/news/health/2020/10/08/COVID-19-pittsburgh-pennsylvania-allegheny-data-total-cases-deaths/stories/202010080127
Thursday’s new COVID-19 case numbers rise even higher, prompting warnings from Pa. and N.J. officials
https://www.inquirer.com/news/coronavirus-covid-19-pa-nj-cases-rising-fall-surge-biden-debate-philadelphia-20201008.html
Allegheny County posts 127 coronavirus cases, no deaths
https://triblive.com/local/allegheny-county-posts-127-coronavirus-cases-no-deaths/
Another spike in COVID-19 cases for state, region
https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/coronavirus/another-spike-in-covid-19-cases-for-state-region/article_75627206-6516-5229-b22e-b5cb22ecae38.html
Five Luzerne County Correctional Facility workers test positive for coronavirus
https://www.timesleader.com/news/805483/five-luzerne-county-correctional-facility-workers-test-positive-for-coronavirus
Five corrections officers at county jail test positive for COVID-19
https://www.citizensvoice.com/news/coronavirus/five-corrections-officers-at-county-jail-test-positive-for-covid-19/article_99c544e7-dcba-5e2b-b6b2-de7835f00162.html
Wilkes-Barre police officer tests positive for COVID-19; eight in quarantine
https://www.timesleader.com/news/805337/wilkes-barre-police-officer-tests-positive-for-covid-19-eight-in-quarantine
WBACTC principal and PIAA District 2 chairman tests positive for COVID-19
https://www.citizensvoice.com/news/wbactc-principal-and-piaa-district-2-chairman-tests-positive-for-covid-19/article_4845ccb9-3b15-5526-96ed-5611d84a8e67.html
2 COVID cases cause temporary shutdown of Hanover Area athletics
https://www.citizensvoice.com/news/coronavirus/2-covid-cases-cause-temporary-shutdown-of-hanover-area-athletics/article_70418d8f-5513-55f3-9a45-a9b41818e06f.html
Penn-Trafford coronavirus outbreak continues
https://triblive.com/local/westmoreland/penn-trafford-coronavirus-outbreak-continues/
About 100 Lackawanna Trail students, staff quarantined after third positive COVID-19 test this week
https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/about-100-lackawanna-trail-students-staff-quarantined-after-third-positive-covid-19-test-this-week/article_b296ed37-9ba1-5f87-87ba-4df55e2a006a.html
Lehigh University extends closures, tells students to stay put after COVID cases spike
https://www.mcall.com/news/education/mc-nws-lehigh-university-more-covid-20201008-mrrctlc2gvbpbarn3fbztmkv2i-story.html
New COVID-19 cases close Camp Hill school; students move to remote learning
https://www.pennlive.com/news/2020/10/new-covid-19-cases-prompt-move-to-remote-learning-in-camp-hill.html
Operation shutdown: How high school teams deal with COVID-19 stoppages
https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/highschool/2020/10/09/WPIAL-high-school-sports-teams-COVID-19-shutdowns-Gateway-Baldwin-Beth-Center/stories/202010070062
Montgomery County official touts COVID Alert PA app to fight spread of coronavirus
https://www.mainlinemedianews.com/news/region/montgomery-county-official-touts-covid-alert-pa-app-to-fight-spread-of-coronavirus/article_52559661-eac3-55cd-be86-cfff9355c334.html
China joins COVAX coronavirus vaccine alliance
https://www.post-gazette.com/news/covid-19-meds/2020/10/09/China-joins-COVAX-coronavirus-vaccine-alliance-COVID-19/stories/202010090119
Empresas
General Electric shuttering research center in Findlay
https://www.post-gazette.com/business/pittsburgh-company-news/2020/10/08/General-Electric-shuttering-research-center-Findlay-3-D-additive-jobs/stories/202010080134
Cascades Tissue Group announces plants in Ransom Twp., Pittston Twp. to close; 229 workers to be displaced
https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/business/cascades-tissue-group-announces-plants-in-ransom-twp-pittston-twp-to-close-229-workers-to/article_10c7bd31-69af-5b13-9421-c0e752ff0d55.html
Business leaders say auditor general’s review of Pennsylvania coronavirus shutdown waivers appreciated but it falls short
https://www.readingeagle.com/news/local/business-leaders-say-auditor-generals-review-of-pennsylvania-coronavirus-shutdown-waivers-appreciated-but-it-falls/article_363afdb4-0982-11eb-ba90-9bac9b34aa77.html
Chester County launches campaign to help small businesses, restaurants
https://www.dailylocal.com/news/coronavirus/chester-county-launches-campaign-to-help-small-businesses-restaurants/article_6ee9c766-09a6-11eb-94d9-4b0a2098b7fc.html
Giant Company creates grant program for childcare centers impacted by coronavirus
https://www.delcotimes.com/business/giant-company-creates-grant-program-for-childcare-centers-impacted-by-coronavirus/article_c25ab22c-6796-54d8-8b3a-9f9ab15ba1c4.html
Delito/Castigo
No room in hockey’ for assault on referee in New Kensington, players say
https://triblive.com/local/valley-news-dispatch/no-room-in-hockey-for-assault-on-referee-in-new-kensington-players-say/
Educación
Scranton School Board again votes to furlough 218 employees
https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/education/scranton-school-board-again-votes-to-furlough-218-employees/article_f41b73b5-e00d-5d03-a179-71049ca9ebaf.html
North Pocono School District overtaxed some residents by as much as $2 million, will offer refunds
https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/education/north-pocono-school-district-overtaxed-some-residents-by-as-much-as-2-million-will-offer/article_5432ac9d-f4fc-50db-9507-e33e85fa2baa.html
Reading High moving forward with plans to play fall sports in spring
https://www.readingeagle.com/sports/high-school/reading-high-moving-forward-with-plans-to-play-fall-sports-in-spring/article_fb58a3a8-0987-11eb-8ccb-97f3340b0e46.html
State-owned universities could see 350 faculty cuts, most in Western Pa.
https://www.post-gazette.com/news/education/2020/10/08/State-System-campuses-could-see-350-faculty-cuts-western-Pennsylvania-layoffs/stories/202010080115
Kutztown University’s president is the focus of a virtual public meeting that he did not attend
https://www.readingeagle.com/news/local/kutztown-universitys-president-is-the-focus-of-a-virtual-public-meeting-that-he-did-not/article_aa7c32c8-09c4-11eb-92d1-27a44d6a9b8e.html
Elecciones/Política
In the race for Pa. 31st Senate District, Mike Regan and Shanna Danielson face PennLive Editorial Board
https://www.pennlive.com/news/2020/10/in-the-race-for-pa-31st-senate-district-mike-regan-and-shanna-danielson-face-pennlive-editorial-board.html
Why I will be voting for George Scott | PennLive Letters
https://www.pennlive.com/opinion/2020/10/why-i-will-be-voting-for-george-scott-pennlive-letters.html
Shapiro: Office ‘will be ready’ for legal battle on Election Day
https://www.post-gazette.com/news/crime-courts/2020/10/08/Attorney-General-Josh-Shapiro-2020-Election-Day-Trump-Pennsylvania-court-battle/stories/202010080145
Shapiro preparing for additional court battles as election nears
https://triblive.com/local/westmoreland/shapiro-preparing-for-additional-court-battles-as-election-nears/
Don’t believe election misinformation about ‘shredded’ Pennsylvania ballot applications for Trump
https://www.inquirer.com/politics/election/pennsylvania-shredded-trump-ballots-fact-check-20201009.html
Jill Biden says women in the Philly suburbs where she grew up ‘may determine the entire election’
https://www.inquirer.com/politics/election/jill-biden-philadelphia-suburbs-20201008.html
Officials: Trump planning trip to Pittsburgh region on Monday
https://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-nation/2020/10/08/Pittsburgh-Trump-visit-Pittsburgh-area-campaign-event-10-12-20-Allegheny-County/stories/202010080182
Trump coming to Pittsburgh? National reporters say it’s in the works
https://triblive.com/local/trump-coming-to-pittsburgh-national-reporters-say-its-in-the-works/
Lara Trump in North Hills: President Trump ‘wants to get back out’ on campaign trail ASAP
https://triblive.com/local/north-hills/lara-trump-in-north-hills-president-trump-wants-to-get-back-out-on-campaign-trail-asap/
Cartwright defends plane, summer home ownership
https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/election/cartwright-defends-plane-summer-home-ownership/article_9991a4b5-4a5c-54c0-9c13-a6c411928669.html
Debate season opens in Pa.’s 10th Congressional race; Scott Perry, Eugene DePasquale spar on issues, representation of district
https://www.pennlive.com/news/2020/10/debate-season-opens-in-pas-10th-congressional-race-scott-perry-eugene-depasquale-spar-on-issues-representation-of-district.html
Perry, DePasquale engage in brisk debate on pandemic, policing
https://www.penncapital-star.com/election-2020/perry-depasquale-engage-in-brisk-debate-on-pandemic-policing/
Westmoreland County confirms that mail-in ballots were not sent out as planned
https://triblive.com/local/westmoreland/westmoreland-county-election-official-cant-confirm-that-mail-in-ballots-have-been-sent-out-as-planned/
100,000 ballots are in the mail in Delco
https://www.delcotimes.com/news/100-000-ballots-are-in-the-mail-in-delco/article_7cb163d6-099c-11eb-81a3-7bb440e90648.html
Can I deliver a ballot on behalf of someone with disabilities? Does my voter registration limit my choices? | Election Mailbag
https://www.penncapital-star.com/election-2020/can-i-deliver-a-ballot-on-behalf-of-someone-with-disabilities-does-my-voter-registration-limit-my-choices-election-mailbag/
Noticias locales
Work moving forward at future veterans monument park in Archbald
https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/work-moving-forward-at-future-veterans-monument-park-in-archbald/article_bc9e4f62-544f-548d-87af-e8b6dac6e8a3.html
Schuylkill River water quality project seeks volunteers in Berks County
https://www.readingeagle.com/news/schuylkill-river-water-quality-project-seeks-volunteers-in-berks-county/article_a115c058-0971-11eb-8553-2b3403139de9.html
Trump claims credit for food; letters land in trash
https://www.citizensvoice.com/news/trump-claims-credit-for-food-letters-land-in-trash/article_c507cdd1-f965-595d-a966-1d5ce3720c94.html
Wilkes-Barre mayor introduces Police Advisory Committee
https://www.citizensvoice.com/news/wilkes-barre-mayor-introduces-police-advisory-committee/article_97a4bd84-1400-5f3b-9ac2-954b9495414c.html
Noticias nacionales
13 charged in plots against Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, police
https://www.post-gazette.com/news/2020/10/08/Michigan-governor-Gretchen-Whitmer-kidnapping-plot-COVID/stories/202010080138
Michigan governor knew of kidnapping plot for weeks, she tells CNN
https://www.pennlive.com/nation-world/2020/10/michigan-governor-knew-of-kidnapping-plot-for-weeks-she-tells-cnn.html
West Virginia wins $500 million hyperloop certification facility
https://www.post-gazette.com/news/transportation/2020/10/08/hyperloop-West-Virginia-Virgin-Hyperloop-One-certificiation-facility-WVU/stories/202010080163
Filadelfia
Most major cities haven’t banned tear gas during protests. Will Philly be different?
https://www.inquirer.com/news/tear-gas-rubber-bullet-ban-philadelphia-police-other-cities-20201009.html
District attorney: Election equipment theft appears to be random crime, unrelated to campaign
https://www.inquirer.com/news/philadelphia-elections-warehouse-burglary-unrelated-to-presidential-campaign-20201008.html
Undocumented immigrants and churches that give them sanctuary face breaking points
https://www.inquirer.com/news/church-sanctuary-fatigue-fumcog-advocate-immigrant-trump-immigration-20201009.html
Just like COVID-19, gun violence in Philly is preventable | Editorial
https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/editorials/philadelphia-shootings-homicide-gun-violence-prevention-20201009.html
Philly firefighters are getting a do-over for a controversial Trump endorsement
https://www.inquirer.com/politics/clout/philadelphia-firefighters-union-trump-endorsement-20201009.html
‘We stand very strong’: Community sharing helps African businesses in Philly stay afloat during COVID-19
https://www.witf.org/2020/10/09/we-stand-very-strong-community-sharing-helps-african-businesses-in-philly-stay-afloat-during-covid-19/
In hiring Doc Rivers, Elton Brand the Sixers front office are betting on themselves | David Murphy
https://www.inquirer.com/sports/columnists/sixers-head-coach-doc-rivers-brett-brown-analysis-20201009.html
Queer activist Gloria Casarez’s mural in Philly’s Gayborhood will be torn down soon. There’s no date for a replacement.
https://www.inquirer.com/news/gloria-casarez-mural-arts-gayborhood-midwood-queer-activist-philadelphia-20201008.html
One dead, six injured in mass shooting on Frankford Ave.
https://www.inquirer.com/news/mass-shooting-northeast-philadelphia-gun-violence-20201008.html
Tribute wall honoring SEPTA frontline workers on display at Suburban Station
https://www.inquirer.com/transportation/septa-essential-frontline-workers-tribute-wall-suburban-station-20201008.html
Pitt
Penguins, partners secure last financing needed for FNB tower at former Civic Arena site
https://www.post-gazette.com/business/development/2020/10/08/Pittsburgh-Penguins-First-National-Bank-Clay-Cove-Capital-Hill-District-Civic-Arena-Buccini-Pollin/stories/202010080166
Nearly a year after it swallowed a bus, Pittsburgh’s 10th Street is open
https://triblive.com/local/nearly-a-year-after-it-swallowed-a-bus-pittsburghs-10th-street-is-open/
$2 million election grant causes online tiff in Allegheny County
https://triblive.com/local/2-million-election-grant-causes-online-tiff-in-allegheny-county/
Noticias del Estado
Utilities can resume shutting off non-paying customers next month, regulators decide
https://www.post-gazette.com/business/powersource/2020/10/08/Utilities-can-resume-shutting-off-non-paying-customers-November-PUC-regulators-pandemic/stories/202010080142
Pennsylvania’s gun background check system sets record
https://triblive.com/news/pennsylvania/pennsylvanias-gun-background-check-system-sets-record/
Allegheny, Westmoreland surpass 2010 census response rates
https://triblive.com/local/westmoreland/allegheny-westmoreland-surpass-2010-census-response-rates/