Legislature

Ribbon Cutting Welcomes New Children’s Village In Doylestown | Doylestown, PA Patch

National Association to Stop Guardian Abuse: Pa. Supreme Court Advisory Council Hosts First Guardianship Justice Summit (nasga-stopguardianabuse.blogspot.com)

Santarsiero and Brennan hosting electronic recycling event – Times Publishing Newspapers, Inc.

Philadelphia journalist and advocate Josh Kruger shot and killed at home (msn.com)

Pa. Senate passes bill to stiffen fentanyl selling penalties (audacy.com)

United Against Abuse: A Domestic Violence Panel Discussion | Reading Area Community College (RACC) | October 10, 2023 (happeningnext.com)

Lindsay Powell sworn in as District 21 rep, giving Pa. Dems a one-vote House majority – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)

Pennsylvania House committee hears testimony on riparian buffer bill – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)

Edgewood’s Bhavini Patel announces Democratic challenge to U.S. Rep. Summer Lee | TribLIVE.com

Business/Jobs

CT workers sue Amazon and contractors over nooses found at construction site : NPR

Toys ‘R’ Us plans comeback by opening 24 stores nationwide – pennlive.com

Construction company opens second office in Cumberland County – pennlive.com

Pennsylvania Utz manufacturing plant to close | Today in Pa. – pennlive.com

COVID-19

Former COVID-19 czar: The virus ‘new normal’ points to larger public health mission – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)

Crime/Punishment

Pa. man charged in Capitol riot cooperated with government | WITF

Man convicted in shooting of Pa. trooper | WITF

A man suspected of fatally shooting 3 people is shot and killed by police officers in Philadelphia | Local News | phillytrib.com

Attempted murder-suicide left Pa. man dead, woman hurt: police – pennlive.com

More suspects to be charged in ransacking of Philadelphia stores, district attorney says | Local News | phillytrib.com

Former Pa. school board member arrested after drugs, guns seized at his home: reports – pennlive.com

Central Pa. man sentenced after fleeing fatal crash into horse and cart – pennlive.com

Education

Two Penn professors win 2023 Nobel Prize in Medicine for mRNA research that led to COVID-19 vaccines – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)

3 area school districts rank among nation’s top 50; one cracks top 10 – Philadelphia Business Journal (bizjournals.com)

Education equity still dividing policymakers | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com

Gettysburg College students share concerns over Pa. election | WITF

Pa. teachers’ colleges change how they look at reading | WITF

Elections/Politics

Pennsylvania wants to move its 2024 primary election · Spotlight PA

Gettysburg College students share concerns over Pa. election | WITF

Lindsay Powell sworn in as District 21 rep, giving Pa. Dems a one-vote House majority – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)

Environment

Rural America a focus for bipartisan health caucus formed in U.S. House – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)

Thick fog could affect morning commute through central Pa: forecasters – pennlive.com

Transportation

Dwindling federal road safety funds spent on crosswalk timers | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com

Owners told to park vehicles outside in recall of 3.4M Kias, Hyundais – pennlive.com

State officials celebrate launch of new ‘hellbender’ license plate – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)

Gun Safety

Pa. lawmakers push for state funding for school monitoring | WITF

Md.’s gun policy is changing drastically. Here’s how the new laws will look. – pennlive.com

Connecticut enacts its most sweeping gun control law since Sandy Hook shooting : NPR

Health

Pa. nursing homes. prepare for a season of COVID, flu and RS | WITF

Scientists whose work at U.Penn enabled creation of mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 win Nobel Prize – pennlive.com

State News

Biden campaign launches new ad focused on the president’s Scranton roots – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro rallies Democrats in New Hampshire – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)

Pa. voter registration change draws Donald Trimp’s ire | WITF

State officials celebrate launch of new ‘hellbender’ license plate – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)

Pa. nursing homes. prepare for a season of COVID, flu and RS | WITF

State police interest surging after college credit requirement axed | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com

National News

Democratic governors to Biden: Migrant crisis is ‘untenable,’ border ‘too open’ | National | thecentersquare.com

Biden campaign launches new ad focused on the president’s Scranton roots – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)

Supreme Court to consider abortion pills, guns, social media | WITF

Texas county official: Major drug problems come from southern border | Texas | thecentersquare.com

What closes, what keeps running in a government shutdown | WITF

Hunter Biden Set to Be Arraigned Over Federal Gun Charges – The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Chicago Woman Skydives at Age 104 – The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Young People Left in Limbo as Battle Over Transgender Care Shifts to Court – The New York Times (nytimes.com)

What to know about the national emergency test on Oct. 4 : NPR

The Kansas police chief who led the raid on a small newspaper has resigned : NPR

Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s postage stamp is now on sale : NPR

9-year-old girl who vanished from N.Y. state park has been found safe: police – pennlive.com

Local News

Dauphin County attorney to be disbarred for misuse of financial accounts – pennlive.com

Luzerne County aiming to send out mail ballots Friday | Times Leader

Jenkins Twp. set to unveil new police station, a $700K investment | News | citizensvoice.com

Scranton School Board hears about projected enrollment decline, teacher concerns; considers ‘no confidence’ vote | Education | thetimes-tribune.com

Communities seek grants for building renovations, roads, trucks and flood control | News | standardspeaker.com

Berks County Medical Society hosts summit on health study (readingeagle.com)

I-80 Exit 308: What has PennDOT done, and what work is left? (poconorecord.com)

XRVision lawsuit: Voting machine fraud claim urged by Stefanie Lambert (ydr.com)

Pitt

Edgewood’s Bhavini Patel announces Democratic challenge to U.S. Rep. Summer Lee | TribLIVE.com

Pittsburgh Speaker Series kicks off this week, without Jane Fonda | TribLIVE.com

Sara Innamorato, Joe Rockey trade barbs in TV ads for Allegheny County executive race | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Pittsburgh woman dies after contracting first known West Nile virus case in Allegheny County this year | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Gun found at Pittsburgh airport security checkpoint for third time in a week | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

21st annual City of Pittsburgh Gingerbread House Competition accepting entries into contest – CBS Pittsburgh (cbsnews.com)

Philly

Philadelphia journalist shot and killed at home | WITF

World News | Philadelphia Journalist and Advocate Josh Kruger Shot Dead at Home | LatestLY

$11 million settlement in police shooting of girl at game | WITF

Overdose deaths among Black Philadelphians rose by nearly 20% in 2022 – City & State Pennsylvania (cityandstatepa.com)

Chamber leaders kick off Minority Enterprise Development Week | Local News | phillytrib.com

Penn Museum will no longer display exposed human remains | Local News | phillytrib.com

Philly’s Lincoln Drive is the latest city roadway to receive traffic calming measures | Local News | phillytrib.com

PHL Inno – Philadelphia entrepreneurs are among the youngest in the nation, new study finds (bizjournals.com)

Washington

Sens. Casey, Fetterman On Passing Of Dianne Feinstein – PoliticsPA

Sen. Bob Casey joins striking UAW workers on picket line in Bucks County – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)

Senate formalizes a dress code just days after ditching it | WITF