Legislature
Newtown Township Submits $900K Grant To Fund Pedestrian Bridge Project | Newtown, PA Patch
Pennsylvania lawmaker proposes bill to outlaw declawing cats (abc27.com)
How Cherelle Parker picked Kevin Bethel to be police commissioner (inquirer.com)
Police Officer Scott A. Wertz Memorial Bridge Sign Formally Unveiled at Ceremony – BCTV
Blanche A. Nixon Library in West Philadelphia Breaks Ground on $8.5 Million Renovation – MyChesCo
City of Reading Introduces the Appointed CRIZ Working Group at Press Conference – BCTV
How to prevent traffic deaths in Philadelphia (inquirer.com)
Business/Jobs
Owners of 5 Pa. McDonald’s found to have violated child labor laws: reports – pennlive.com
UGI customers may have lower gas bills next month (abc27.com)
Crime/Punishment
Central Pa. officers shot armed person while responding to domestic incident: police – pennlive.com
Newville couple sentenced to five years probation for leaving children home alone – pennlive.com
16-year-old boy missing out of Camp Hill: police – pennlive.com
Man who wounded 14 Pa. elementary students with machete dies in prison | WITF
Shoplifting and retail thefts lead to new law enforcement tactics : NPR
Education
In the battle over books, who gets to decide what’s age-appropriate? | WITF
Tensions on college campuses over Israel-Hamas War prompt federal investigations | TribLIVE.com
Elections/Politics
Pa. county election officials react to mail-in ballot decision | WITF
Election 2024: DeFoor Launches Reelection Campaign for Auditor General (politicspa.com)
Election 2024: What’s On The Ballot (politicspa.com)
Environment
Rare lobster: Bowie is half-blue, half-red, half-male, half-female : NPR
Arborists encourage homeowners to prepare their trees for winter | WITF
Pa. deer hunters share a feast through statewide nonprofit | WITF
Transportation
Thanksgiving travel sees spike in drunk driving, speeding | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
State lays out rules for EV charging station funding | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
PennDOT reminds motorists to watch for snow squalls and winter wind (abc27.com)
Health
How scientists are trying to save the insects that make life possible : NPR
Can PA use opioid settlement money for syringe services? · Spotlight PA
Medical complex for lower-income patients set to open on Cumberland’s West Shore – pennlive.com
State News
Shapiro signs informed consent bill into law – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Shapiro signs pelvic exam consent law, will take effect in January – pennlive.com
Can PA use opioid settlement money for syringe services? · Spotlight PA
Not enough homes to buy, it’s still a seller’s market in Pa. | WITF
Canada’s cannabis lessons could instruct Pennsylvania’s process | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
Thanksgiving travel sees spike in drunk driving, speeding | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
Invasive ticks that fatally swarmed livestock in Ohio also present in Pa. – pennlive.com
CATO: Pennsylvania ‘freer’ than neighboring states | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
National News
Could Biden’s Clean Energy Push Be a Victim of Its Success? – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Pa. Superior Court upholds firing of Penn State gymnastics coach – pennlive.com
Border Wall-Related Falls Are Increasing in California – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
National Christmas Tree Falls Over Amid High Winds – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Federal Law Requires a Choice: Marijuana or a Gun? – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Eagle Pass braces for another surge of illegal border crossers | Texas | thecentersquare.com
Local News
Medical complex for lower-income patients set to open on Cumberland’s West Shore – pennlive.com
Streets paved in West Chester still up in the air – Daily Local
Here’s what opened in this former Marshalls store in Cumberland County – pennlive.com
Pitt
Morning Roundup: Fire destroys former alpaca farm in West Deer | TribLIVE.com
Fight over Fern Hollow Bridge collapse records continues in court | TribLIVE.com
Philly
How Cherelle Parker picked Kevin Bethel to be police commissioner (inquirer.com)
Philly activist who helped flip police car during 2020 protest gets year in prison – pennlive.com
Philadelphia declares ‘Code Blue’ ahead of dangerous cold this week | Local News | phillytrib.com
Philadelphia non-profits promote GivingTuesday | Local News | phillytrib.com