Regional & State News
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Trump order freezes outstanding Agriculture Department grants in Lancaster County
By Jaxon White/LNP | LancasterOnline -
Andy Blackburn
Cocalico School District earns national recognition for student American Sign Language group
By Ashley Stalnecker/LNP | LancasterOnline -
Suzette Wenger
Lancaster man helps people avoid street sweeping fines
By Dan Nephin/LNP | LancasterOnline -
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Ori, a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel trained by Lancaster handler, won Best of Breed at Westminster
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Anthony Grove
Underground Railroad site in York County to open to public this spring

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Climate & Energy
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The Associated Press
Jimmy Carter offered calm to Pennsylvanians after Three Mile Island partial meltdown
Carter visited the midstate on April 1, 1979– four days after the partial meltdown at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant’s Unit 2 reactor.
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Courtesy: Pa. Department of Environmental Protection
Endangered status proposed for eastern hellbender
The eastern hellbender’s population has been shrinking, due to stream sedimentation, poor water quality, disease, and habitat loss.
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Rachel McDevitt
Schools can apply for state aid to install solar energy, save money
A new state grant program that aims to save schools money through solar energy is open for applications.
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Reid Frazier
How to save energy and make your home more comfortable this winter
There are ways to make sure you are heating your home efficiently and saving money this winter. Some upgrades may even qualify for a rebate or tax credit.
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Katie Colaneri
More than $40M heading to Pennsylvania farms to increase climate resilience
The grants are funded by the federal Farm Bill and the Inflation Reduction Act, a major climate spending law.
Politics & Policy
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Blaine Shahan
Gov. Shapiro’s $51.4B budget pitch includes boost to education, legalizing marijuana
Gov. Josh Shapiro on Tuesday pitched a $1.5 billion increase for public schools as part of an overall $51.4 billion state budget for the next fiscal year.
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Jordan Wilkie
Election reforms, mental health funding, and 911 support — counties set their legislative priorities
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State, local officials scramble to gauge impact of Trump’s federal aid freeze
State and local elected officials were left scrambling Tuesday to measure the impact of the broad executive order issued by President Donald Trump Monday evening to freeze the distribution of all federal grant money.
By Jaxon White, Jade Campos, Ashley Stalnecker, Tom Lisi, Dan Nephin and Jordan Wilkie/ LNP| LancasterOnline -
Courtesy of the FBI
‘It was ordained’: former cop charged in January 6 riot on Trump dismissing his case
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Blaine Shahan
Pa.’s row officers offer hopeful messages at swearing-in ceremony
By Jaxon White/LNP | LancasterOnline
Elections
In Pennsylvania, am I allowed to drop off a ballot for another voter?
Pennsylvania law generally requires voters to return their own ballot and prohibits people from returning other voters’ ballots to a drop box or county elections office on their behalf. But there are some exceptions.
Can noncitizens vote in Pennsylvania elections?
U.S. law bans noncitizens from voting in federal elections, such as races for president, U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives. Like many states, Pennsylvania also prohibits noncitizens from voting in elections for state offices.
Separating fact from fiction in Pennsylvania’s election process
Pennsylvania, a crucial swing state, is often the subject of election-related misinformation. Social media users have falsely suggested that large numbers of migrants are illegally registering to vote in Pennsylvania, incorrectly asserted that the time it takes to count votes in the state is a smokescreen for fraud, and made baseless claims about foul play involving deceased voters.
National & World News
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Michael A. McCoy
Live updates: Washington plane crash
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Everyone aboard an American Airlines jet that collided with an Army helicopter is feared dead
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WATCH LIVE: Vance and Walz debate — PBS News simulcast of CBS’s 2024 Vice Presidential Debate
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Sen. JD Vance of Ohio are meeting Tuesday for their first and only scheduled vice presidential debate.
The 90-minute CBS 2024 Vice Presidential Debate will air at 9 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, Oct. 1. PBS News coverage starts with the News Hour at 6 p.m. EDT, then stay tuned for special analysis following the debate. You can watch live in our player here.
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A tale of crushing security lapses and missed chances to stop the man who shot Trump
The acting director of the Secret Service was incensed at what had happened that July evening. “What I saw made me ashamed,” Ronald Rowe Jr. said. “I cannot defend why that roof was not better secured.”
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Ukraine’s Zelenskyy visits Pennsylvania ammunition plant to thank workers and ask for more
Under tight security, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday visited a Pennsylvania ammunition factory to thank the workers who are producing one of the most critically needed munitions for his country’s fight to fend off Russian ground forces.
By Michael Rubinkam and Tara Copp/The Associated Press