Legislature
WCU to educate younger STEM students – Daily Local
House panel plans to vote gutted constitutional amendment | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
Why Pennsylvania courts won’t be a part of this year’s budget hearings | WITF
Shapiro Administration invests in the future of Pennsylvania farms (abc27.com)
Pennsylvania to get up to $3M to fight climate change (msn.com)
How will PA spend billions in opioid settlement money? · Spotlight PA
Pa. bill would ban pelvic exams on unconscious women without getting their OK – pennlive.com
Business/Jobs
Pa.-based David’s Bridal files for bankruptcy, but your order is safe | WITF
Hershey Company to buy 2 popcorn manufacturing plants – pennlive.com
Here’s when the new Chick-Fil-A near Trader Joe’s will open – pennlive.com
Amusement parks that have closed in Pennsylvania (abc27.com)
Sheetz lowers price of gas to $1.85 a gallon. Here’s what to know (abc27.com)
Apple unveils savings account (abc27.com)
COVID-19
A Possible Explanation for Long COVID Gains Traction : Consider This from NPR : NPR
Crime/Punishment
Man charged with assault after shooting teen who rang doorbell: police – pennlive.com
TikTok ‘Benadryl challenge’ blamed in death of 13-year-old – pennlive.com
What We Know About the Ralph Yarl Shooting in Kansas City – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Ralph Yarl shooting: Gunman Andrew D. Lester has been charged : NPR
2 arrested in Allentown armed robberies (mcall.com)
Police investigate threat involving Pleasant Valley High School | Poconos and Coal Region | wfmz.com
Education
WCU to educate younger STEM students – Daily Local
Police, security guards at Pa. university go on strike – pennlive.com
Kolbe Academy will not reopen for 2023-24 school year (mcall.com)
Allentown school bus monitor cuts blasted by parents, drivers (mcall.com)
Threat prompts Governor Mifflin schools to go virtual | Berks Regional News | wfmz.com
Temple football coach Antoine Smith facing more allegations (inquirer.com)
Elections/Politics
Environment
Greenland’s melting ice could be changing our oceans. Just ask the whales : NPR
Why melting ice sheets and glaciers are affecting people thousands of miles away : NPR
Where are the whales? Scientists find clues thousands of miles away : Short Wave : NPR
Beech Leaf Disease is killing trees in Pennsylvania and N.J. (inquirer.com)
Transportation
Health
The dangers of food addiction – CBS Pittsburgh (cbsnews.com)
State News
Grant guidelines approved for state’s $200M program to expand high-speed internet (msn.com)
WCU to educate younger STEM students (msn.com)
Pa. Court tosses Tom Wolf suit against voter ID, abortion amendments | WITF
Jury selection is set to begin next week in the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting trial | WITF
Commonwealth Court Passes On Constitutional Bundle Challenge (politicspa.com)
Pa. Game Commission approves 2023-24 hunting/trapping seasons (abc27.com)
National News
Biden signs executive order to improve access to child care | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
State prosecutors ask Supreme Court to protect veterans’ rights | Virginia | thecentersquare.com
Abortion battle heats up nationwide | National | thecentersquare.com
Tax Day 2023 is April 18: Here’s what you need to know about filing your return – pennlive.com
Holocaust survivors and their descendants join forces on social media | ABC27
Odd spiral appears amid northern lights in Alaska night sky (abc27.com)
Republicans attack Manhattan District Attorney Bragg amid Trump investigation | ABC27
SpaceX calls off 1st launch attempt of giant rocket in Texas – The Morning Call (mcall.com)
FBI cautions about phone ‘spoofing’ scam | TribLIVE.com
Local News
Printing error forces Lancaster County to replace ballots | WITF
Detour planned for curve realignment on Lancaster County road: PennDOT – pennlive.com
Cumberland County hires director of Office of Veterans Affairs and Services – pennlive.com
Mistake found on 18,554 mail-in primary election ballots in central Pa. county – pennlive.com
Sylvia Rambo Courthouse officially opens in Harrisburg (abc27.com)
New Civil War museum opens in Gettysburg (abc27.com)
Supreme Court to deliver answer in religious Lancaster County mailman’s case (inquirer.com)
Luzerne County starts testing primary election voting equipment | Times Leader
Pitt
Flower Magazine founder to share floral expertise at Carnegie Museum of Art | TribLIVE.com
PNC Park workers authorize strike | TribLIVE.com
Morning Roudup: Pitt student governments to host town hall on safety | TribLIVE.com
Highland Park residents worry about nearby open-air gun range | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Duquesne University police officers go on strike | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Philly
Family of Rachel King, teacher killed in Montgomery County, call for justice (inquirer.com)
2023 Lindback Award principals: Here’s who won the Philly award (inquirer.com)
Temple, police probe hidden-camera allegation about assistant football coach (inquirer.com)
Philadelphia mayoral candidates discuss how to help homeless | Mayorsrace | phillytrib.com
Delco coalition addressing issues facing unhoused people | State & Region | phillytrib.com
Washington
Fetterman returns to the Senate after hospitalization (abc27.com)
‘It’s great to be back’: John Fetterman returns to the Senate – The Morning Call (mcall.com)