Legislature
Treasurer touts college savings plan for newborns
http://www.phillytrib.com/news/treasurer-touts-college-savings-plan-for-newborns/article_966adb43-b794-5009-99f9-c5d841525bb4.html
Harrisburg commuter tax would ease pain of Act 47 ‘exit’: mayor
https://www.pennlive.com/news/2018/08/harrisburg_mayor_proposes_comm.html#incart_river_index
‘I’m livid’: Lawmakers seek public meeting on overdue, over-budget Mt. Rose/I-83 project
https://www.yorkdispatch.com/story/news/2018/08/03/mt-rose-83-project-lawmakers-seek-public-meeting-overdue-over-budget-project/874105002/
Business
That sound from Seattle? Only silence on progress of Amazon HQ2
http://www.post-gazette.com/business/development/2018/08/03/That-sound-from-Seattle-Silence-on-the-progress-in-the-Amazon-HQ2-decision/stories/201808030061
Carter’s/OshKosh reopens; Tovon & Co. relocating
https://www.timesleader.com/news/local/713877/carters-oshkosh-reopens-tovan-co-relocating
Businesses destroyed by tornado find new life
https://www.citizensvoice.com/news/businesses-destroyed-by-tornado-find-new-life-1.2369670
More layoffs, cuts at Times Leader
https://www.standardspeaker.com/news/more-layoffs-cuts-at-times-leader-1.2369620
Former Baker Hughes facility to reopen with more than 200 employees
https://www.pennlive.com/news/2018/08/former_baker_hughes_facility_t.html#incart_river_index
3D Gun
More states sue to stop online plans for 3D-printed guns
http://www.philly.com/philly/business/technology/20180803_ap_ce7cef39af9e49a7a0076b6516472328.html
Why Cody Wilson, the man behind the 3D-printed gun, says he’ll keep fighting – and win
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/3d-printed-gun-cody-wilson-defense-distributed-first-amendment-20180804.html
A plastic gun battle: Develop countermeasures for print-at-home arms
http://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2018/08/04/A-plastic-gun-battle-Develop-countermeasures-for-print-at-home-arms/stories/201808040015
Clergy Sex Abuse
Bishop Trautman withdraws challenge to grand-jury report
http://www.post-gazette.com/news/faith-religion/2018/08/03/Bishop-Trautman-Erie-diocese-withdraws-challenge-grand-jury-report/stories/201808030134
Retired Erie bishop is one of the petitioners challenging clergy sex-abuse report
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/erie-bishop-donald-trautman-petitioner-supreme-court-clergy-sex-abuse-20180803.html
Report: Church leaders pressured victims, cops over abuse
https://www.timesleader.com/news/713890/report-church-leaders-pressured-victims-cops-over-abuse
‘We watched with shock and great sadness’: Harrisburg Diocese reacts to interview with ex-priest
https://www.pennlive.com/news/2018/08/harrisburg_diocese_responds_to.html#incart_river_index
Crime/Punishment
Son of Westmoreland County judge charged with marijuana distribution
https://triblive.com/local/westmoreland/13935375-74/son-of-westmoreland-county-district-judge-accused-by-state-agents-and-troopers
Woman involved in Erie collar-bomb case jailed on prostitution charge in Greensburg
https://triblive.com/local/westmoreland/13935350-74/woman-involved-in-erie-collar-bomb-case-jailed-on-prostitution-charge-in-greensburg
Education
Children of migrant workers sharpen skills, confidence
https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/children-of-migrant-workers-sharpen-skills-confidence-1.2369682
Pennsylvania Governor’s School a ‘transformative’ experience for students
https://triblive.com/local/westmoreland/13937320-74/pennsylvania-governors-school-a-transformative-experience-for-students
State auditor general concerned about transparency in Duquesne schools child sex abuse settlement
http://www.post-gazette.com/news/education/2018/08/03/State-auditor-general-concerned-about-transparency-in-Duquesne-schools-child-sex-abuse-settlement/stories/201808030151
Delco high school is pioneering a choice to learn at home, at school – or both
http://www.philly.com/philly/education/garnet-valley-delco-high-school-home-school-blended-learning-both-20180803.html
Hempfield Area School District hikes fee for after-school sports
https://triblive.com/local/westmoreland/13937326-74/hempfield-area-school-district-hikes-fee-for-after-school-sports
Cheyney University forges powerful partnerships
http://www.phillytrib.com/news/cheyney-university-forges-powerful-partnerships/article_ba823eb1-1e4a-5d5f-8fee-51c5b045c7bd.html
Starbucks-Cheyney relationship yet to be defined
http://www.phillytrib.com/news/starbucks-cheyney-relationship-yet-to-be-defined/article_664b6d50-bfd9-5264-af2a-5ee4b12fff93.html
Environment
Georgia company to conduct Sharon, Pa. site’s environmental cleanup
http://www.post-gazette.com/local/region/2018/08/03/Sharon-Pa-environmental-cleanup-Superfund-Site-Cape-Environmental-Management-Inc-Sharon-Steel-Farrell-Works/stories/201808030152
State forests do well amid gas drilling
https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/opinion/state-forests-do-well-amid-gas-drilling-1.2369586
Local News
Wilkes-Barre will hold large item pickup in neighborhoods, $10 fee for stickers
https://www.timesleader.com/news/713883/wilkes-barre-will-hold-large-item-pickup-in-neighborhoods-10-fee-for-stickers
Cancer wellness center Candy’s Place closing after 20 years
https://www.timesleader.com/news/713885/cancer-wellness-center-candys-place-closing-after-20-years
National Night Out Sunday on Wilkes-Barre’s Public Square
https://www.timesleader.com/news/713865/national-night-out-sunday-on-wilkes-barres-public-square
Osterhout Free Library hosts 10th annual Brewesterhout fundraiser
https://www.citizensvoice.com/news/osterhout-free-library-hosts-10th-annual-brewesterhout-fundraiser-1.2369666
Hispanic employees say nursing home’s no-Spanish policy is discriminatory
https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/hispanic-employees-say-nursing-home-s-no-spanish-policy-is-discriminatory-1.2369581
Costly sidewalk repairs needed at Scranton police headquarters
https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/costly-sidewalk-repairs-needed-at-scranton-police-headquarters-1.2369687
City to host e-recycling event
https://www.standardspeaker.com/news/city-to-host-e-recycling-event-1.2369627
A Chester County village was vacated for a nuclear power plant. Today, it’s a ghost town.
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/pennsylvania/fricks-locks-village-ghost-town-exelon-limerick-east-coventry-20180803.html
Festa Italiana returns for 37th edition at Mount St. Peter Church in New Kensington
https://triblive.com/local/valleynewsdispatch/13936680-74/festa-italiana-returns-for-37th-edition-at-mount-st-peter-church-in
Former workers say goodbye to Hamburg Center
http://www.readingeagle.com/news/article/former-workers-say-goodbye-to-hamburg-center
At Radsport, youth to offer glimpse of Reading “bike life”
http://www.readingeagle.com/news/article/at-radsport-youth-to-offer-glimpse-of-reading-bike-life
Berks communities celebrating National Night Out
http://www.readingeagle.com/news/article/berks-communities-celebrating-national-night-out
Annual pension of $41,624 set for cop who had been on paid suspension for 10 months
https://www.pennlive.com/news/2018/08/annual_pension_of_41624_set_fo.html
Want to hike and bike Allentown? Citywide trail plan moves forward after near-decade delay
http://www.mcall.com/news/local/allentown/mc-nws-allentown-trail-plan-20180621-story.html
National News
Ohio governor will let concealed carry bill become law without signature
http://www.post-gazette.com/news/nation/2018/08/04/Ohio-governor-John-Kasich-concealed-carry-bill-law-without-signature/stories/201808030174
Natural Gas
Mariner East 2 pipeline nears completion
http://www.readingeagle.com/news/article/mariner-east-2-pipeline-nears-completion
Opioid Crisis
Unapproved antidepressant with opioid-like effects raises concerns about abuse
http://www.philly.com/philly/health/tianeptine-antidepressant-poison-control-opioid-20180803.html
Philly
Want to host a block party in Philly? Ask cops first, Streets Department says
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/philadelphia-block-parties-police-approval-streets-department-20180803.html
A Buddhist temple embedded in a synagogue tells the story of South Philly immigration
http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/inga_saffron/south-philadelphia-synagogue-cambodian-buddhist-temple-immigration-change-20180804.html
Teen killed, two people wounded in Kensington shooting
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/crime/three-people-wounded-two-critically-in-kensington-shooting-20180803.html
Philly astronaut to command test capsule in 2019 launch
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/nation_world/philadelphia-astronaut-chris-ferguson-command-boeing-test-capsule-2019-launch-20180803.html
Toddler ID’d in fatal mauling by pit bulls in Port Richmond rowhouse
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/crime/boy-mauled-pit-bulls-port-richmond-javon-torres-rebecca-olan-20180803.html
Mayor Kenney should apologize for linking black doll hanging to Trump’s rhetoric, Pennsylvania GOP says
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/pennsylvania/philadelphia/philadelphia-mayor-jim-kenney-trump-black-doll-hanging-20180803.html
Philly makes pension management harder than it has to be | Editorial
http://www2.philly.com/philly/opinion/editorials/pension-fund-sp-funding-gap-retirement-retiree-bonuses-20180803.html
To understand Philly’s gun violence crisis, in-depth reporting is needed | Opinion
http://www2.philly.com/philly/opinion/commentary/philadelphia-gun-violence-solutions-journalism-20180803.html
Remembering Jeremy Nowak, a force for urban change | Commentary
http://www2.philly.com/philly/opinion/remembering-jeremy-nowak-reinvestment-fund-philadelphia-drexel-university-urban-20180803.html
Pitt
Historic flight: first nonstop Pittsburgh to Shanghai flight arrives
http://www.post-gazette.com/news/transportation/2018/08/04/Historic-flight-first-nonstop-Pittsburgh-to-Shanghai-flight-arrives/stories/201808040078
Charter flight from China makes historic first landing at Pittsburgh airport
https://triblive.com/local/allegheny/13935878-74/charter-flight-from-china-makes-historic-first-landing-at-pittsburgh-airport
Two shot outside Giant Eagle in Greenfield
http://www.post-gazette.com/news/crime-courts/2018/08/03/pittsburgh-two-shot-Giant-Eagle-Greenfield-police/stories/201808030156
2 shot outside of the Greenfield Giant Eagle in Pittsburgh
https://triblive.com/local/allegheny/13936101-74/pittsburgh-police-investigate-shooting-outside-greenfield-giant-eagle
Parade kicks off weekend-long 51st Harambee Black Arts Festival
http://www.post-gazette.com/local/city/2018/08/03/Nubian-Parade-kicks-off-weekend-long-51st-Harambee-Black-Arts-Festival/stories/201808030139
Mother of Allegheny County Jail inmate who committed suicide files lawsuit
http://www.post-gazette.com/news/crime-courts/2018/08/03/Pittsburgh-Allegheny-County-Jail-lawsuit-Ross-Frye/stories/201808030159
Preservationist group seeks to block demolition of Squirrel Hill home
http://www.post-gazette.com/local/city/2018/08/03/Pittsburgh-History-Landmarks-Foundation-request-opposing-demolition-of-Squirrel-Hill-home/stories/201808030144
Clean air activists get hour-plus meeting with Allegheny County executive
https://triblive.com/local/allegheny/13935651-74/clean-air-activists-get-hour-plus-meeting-with-allegheny-county-executive
Pittsburgh officials say rain should not impact weekend regatta activities
https://triblive.com/local/allegheny/13935378-74/pittsburgh-officials-say-rain-should-not-impact-weekend-regatta-activities
State News
West Nile-carrying mosquitos widespread, Pa. says in warning
http://www.post-gazette.com/news/environment/2018/08/03/Pennsylvania-issues-West-Nile-warning-virus-mosquito/stories/201808030123
Drain the pools of water: West Nile reaches record high in Pa.
http://www.mcall.com/news/nationworld/pennsylvania/mc-nws-west-nile-wet-weather-20180803-story.html
Events set for safe disposal of TVs, paints and other hazardous waste
http://www.post-gazette.com/local/region/2018/08/03/Pennsylvania-Resources-Council-hard-to-recycle-household-chemicals/stories/201808030135
$1.1 million repair planned to prevent Montgomery Lock and Dam failure
https://triblive.com/local/allegheny/13935373-74/11-million-repair-planned-to-prevent-montgomery-lock-and-dam-failure
High court tags small town judge for tough high profile jobs
https://triblive.com/state/pennsylvania/13937327-74/high-court-tags-small-town-judge-for-tough-high-profile-jobs
Mosquito spraying in Luzerne County set for Aug. 7
https://www.citizensvoice.com/news/mosquito-spraying-in-luzerne-county-set-for-aug-7-1.2369652
What I learned at Ike’s house | John L. Micek
https://www.pennlive.com/opinion/2018/08/what_i_learned_at_ikes_house_j.html#incart_river_index
Transportation
Atlantic City-Philadelphia rail line to shut down in September
http://www.philly.com/philly/business/transportation/njtransit-atlantic-city-rail-line-positive-train-control-buses-20180803.html
LCTA receives two new CNG buses
https://www.timesleader.com/news/713896/lcta-receives-two-new-cng-buses
PennDOT to close Route 422 lanes in Lower Pottsgrove for construction project
http://www.readingeagle.com/news/article/penndot-to-close-route-422-lanes-in-lower-pottsgrove-for-construction-project
Washington
Democrats shift strategy, to begin meeting with Kavanaugh
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/20180804_ap_44eda435b6fb4b4ca45fa8ea2d5a01a0.html?arc404=true
Trump’s five false claims about Bob Casey in Wilkes-Barre speech
http://www2.philly.com/philly/news/politics/trump-falsehoods-bob-casey-wilkes-barre-rally-20180803.html
Donald Trump takes shot at LeBron James in late-night tweet
http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/sixers/donald-trump-lebron-james-tweet-twitter-white-house-bum-michael-jordan-20180804.html
Trump associate socialized with alleged Russian agent Maria Butina in final weeks of 2016 campaign
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/nation_world/trump-associate-socialized-with-alleged-russian-agent-maria-butina-in-final-weeks-of-2016-campaign-20180803.html