Legislature
Abortion advocates demand action from Pennsylvania Democratic lawmakers (headtopics.com)
Pa.’s latest attempt to regulate cyber charter schools | WITF
Crowds of Kids Tested Out Rose Tree Playground (delco.today)
Senators spar over school choice in Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
Pennsylvania bill would allow condo, HOA residents to hang clotheslines (abc27.com)
Pa. delayed budget impacts student mental health funding | WITF
Legislation sets path for recreational marijuana in Pa. | WITF
Legislators forgo appealing education funding ruling | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
Business/Jobs
Strike averted in UPS, Teamsters deal | National | thecentersquare.com
Yet another Pa. mall set to go to sheriff’s sale this year: reports – pennlive.com
COVID-19
Crime/Punishment
Sexual abuse lawsuits vs. Michael Jackson could be revived by court – pennlive.com
Drivers hurt in ambulance crash in Pa.: police – pennlive.com
Man injured in overnight Dauphin County shooting – pennlive.com
Woman urinates in airplane after being denied use of restroom: video – pennlive.com
Man wanted after stealing wallet in central Pa. YMCA, making $3600 in purchases – pennlive.com
1 dead in house fire caused by discarded smoking material: prosecutor – pennlive.com
Pa. man admits he was driving drunk when his vehicle hit a motorcycle, killing 2 – pennlive.com
Pair scammed 76-year-old man out of $10K in N.J. shopping center: police – pennlive.com
Former pastor David Zandstra charged with murdering Gretchen Harrington in 1975 : NPR
Education
5 takeaways from Penn State’s post-Sandusky reforms | WITF
Former Northwestern volleyball player sues the university over alleged hazing : NPR
Environment
A hot and humid heat wave is hitting Central PA this week | WITF
‘Life-threatening’ heat, humidity hit central Pa. this week – pennlive.com
Blistering Heat Spreads to U.S. Midwest as Wildfire Smoke Lingers – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Health
Pennsylvania hospitals may soon test for fentanyl | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
2 nonprofits with a combined 500+ employees exploring affiliation – pennlive.com
Kratom at the center of a spate of wrongful death lawsuits : NPR
State News
Proposed injection well in Fayette County riles community | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
Why is the homicide rate in these central Pa. cities dropping? – pennlive.com
Pennsylvania Lottery scratch-off worth $1 million sold (abc27.com)
National News
Another judge blocks another Biden administration parole program | California | thecentersquare.com
3 Marines Found Dead Inside Car at North Carolina Gas Station – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Justice Department sues Texas after Abbott refuses to remove floating barrier : NPR
Local News
Cumberland County hotel completes $2.2M renovation project – pennlive.com
City of Erie to bill Donald Trump for security ahead of his July 29 rally (abc27.com)
Changes coming this week to Penn Waste trash pickup schedule (abc27.com)
Harrisburg Polyclinic Hospital complex up for auction, could become housing (abc27.com)
Good Shepherd Rehabilitation opens hospital in Upper Saucon (mcall.com)
Bethlehem Landfill ordinance concerns Lehigh Valley Planning Commission (mcall.com)
Pitt
Defense wants Pittsburgh synagogue shooter’s long-dead father exhumed to prove paternity | WITF
Childhood friend recalls a time when synagogue shooter saved his life | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pittsburgh weather: Heat wave in the forecast across the region | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Transformer issue causes large fire on Pittsburgh’s Brunot Island | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Point Park University names Chris W. Brussalis as president | TribLIVE.com
Blaze on Brunot reignites interest in historic Pittsburgh island | TribLIVE.com
Philly
Biden courts union vote in Philadelphia shipyard visit | WITF
Back-to-school spending will fall, survey predicts | Local News | phillytrib.com
Washington
Senator Casey visits Lancaster County to unveil funds for Chesapeake Bay restoration (abc27.com)