>>New COVID-19 Cases And COVID-Related Deaths In Pennsylvania
(Harrisburg, PA) -- The Pennsylvania Department of Health is reporting more COVID-19 cases and COVID-related deaths across the state. Officials announced yesterday over ten-thousand positive cases were confirmed since Monday. The health department also added almost 170 more deaths due to complications of COVID-19. The state's coronavirus death toll is now over 11-thousand-500.
>>Dauphin County DA Tests Positive For COVID-19
(Dauphin County, PA) -- A Dauphin County DA is positive for COVID-19. Fran Chardo announced yesterday that he has tested positive for coronavirus. He says he will be working from home and is dealing with mild symptoms. Chardo was the only positive test out of his office.
>>Harrisburg School Board Member To Run For Council Seat
(Harrisburg, PA) -- A Harrisburg School Board member is going to run for a city council seat. Carrie Fowler announced on her Facebook page yesterday she is planning to run in the May 2021 election. Fowler has served as a school board member for three years. There will be four city council seats on next year's ballot.
>>Annual Butter Sculpture Canceled Due To COVID-19
(Harrisburg, PA) -- The annual butter sculpture at the Pennsylvania Farm Show is being canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Department of Agriculture announced the cancellation yesterday. The butter sculpture was scheduled to be a part of the 2021 virtual show, but officials say they decided to cancel because of the rise of COVID-19 cases. It is expected to come back in 2022.
>>Cumberland County's Wolf Bridge Reopening Today
(Cumberland County, PA) -- Cumberland County's Wolf Bridge is going to reopen today. The bridge is located in Middlesex Township and has been closed since 2013 because of deterioration. It will be open for traffic again at three-in-the-afternoon today and can handle over 22-hundred vehicles per day.
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>>Toomey: Unacceptable For Trump To Push P-A Lawmakers To Overturn Election Results
(Washington, DC) -- Senator Pat Toomey says it is completely unacceptable for President Trump to put pressure on PA lawmakers to overturn election results in the Commonwealth. The Republican added that the effort will not work, and Trump should give up because it is undermining confidence in government and the US’s electoral system. Toomey also said they many Republicans are going along with the President because of the way he has been treated by the left and the media since taking office.
>>Report: Wolf Spokesperson Denies Rumored New COVID-19 Restrictions
(Harrisburg, PA) -- A spokesperson for Governor Tom Wolf is denying that new COVID-19 restrictions for P-A will be announced today. Erie News Now had reported yesterday new mitigation efforts for high schools, colleges, and indoor eating would be announced this afternoon. Allegheny County’s Executive Rich Fitzgerald reportedly spoke to the media Tuesday to alert them to the new restrictions as well. It’s believed the restrictions that are circulating were copied and pasted from Philadelphia’s current restrictions.
>>UPMC Officials Won’t Require Health Care Workers To Get COVID-19 Vaccine
(Pittsburgh, PA) -- Officials with UPM- say they will not require their health care workers to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Their medical director of infection prevention says they are holding on making it mandatory because of uncertainty about the vaccine. UPM- does require its health care workers to get the flu vaccine.
>>Penn State Health Instituting Caps On Elective Surgeries
(Hershey, PA) -- Penn State Health is instituting caps on elective surgeries amid the latest COVID-19 case increase. Pennlive quotes their chief clinical officer as saying it is a delicate balance because they can’t put off all elective surgeries indefinitely. Doctor Peter Dillon added that central P-A is in the early stages of the surge.
>>Police In Franklin County Search For Missing Man
(Washington Twp., PA) -- Police in Franklin County are searching for a missing 48-year-old man. Jason Martin hasn’t been since December 4th in Washington Township. Anyone with information on the man’s whereabouts is asked to contact Washington Township police.
>>Rising Number Of COVID-Related Deaths At Lancaster Nursing Home
(Lancaster County, PA) -- The coronavirus death toll at a Lancaster County nursing home is rising. The county's coroner's office announced Monday that about 30 residents at Gardens at Stevens nursing home in Denver Borough have died from complications of COVID-19. Officials say almost all of the home's residents and employees have been infected by the virus. Its first COVID-related death happened a little less than a month ago.
>>Kutztown University's Fall Commencement Goes Virtual
(Maxatawny Township, PA) -- The fall commencement ceremony for graduating Kutztown University students is going to be virtual this year due to the rise of COVID-19 cases. The university announced the ceremony is going to be streamed on YouTube this Saturday at nine-in-the-morning. Almost 500 students will be receiving degrees, and the program is going to feature remarks made by the university president and other officials.
>>Bear Creek Hiring For Ski Season In Berks County
(Longswamp Township, PA) -- Bear Creek Mountain Resort is hiring for the 2020-2021 ski season in Berks County. The resort announced yesterday it is hiring for its food, hotel and mountain operations divisions. Officials say the open positions could be helpful for those who have lost their jobs due to the COVID-19 pandemic. People are being asked to visit Bear Creek's website to apply.
>>Berks County Greenhouse Continues Poinsettia Walk-Thru Display
(Oley Township, PA) -- Glick's Greenhouse in Oley Township is continuing its poinsettia and water walk-thru display. The display holds thousands of poinsettias and water displays. The walk-thru event was extended throughout a two-week period and included social distancing, masks and making visitors register for a time slot to remain open during the COVID-19 pandemic. Glick's Greenhouse says it expects to have over 10-thousand guests before the event ends this Saturday.
>>Winning Lottery Ticket Sold In Lancaster County
(Lancaster County, PA) -- A lucky person in Lancaster County is going to be a lot richer. The Pennsylvania Lottery announced yesterday a winning ticket for the Match-Six Lotto was sold in Lancaster County. The ticket is worth one-point-four-million-dollars and was sold at American Legion Post 329 on 240 North Hanover Street in Elizabethtown. The Post will receive a ten-thousand-dollar bonus for selling the ticket.
>>Former Allentown Police Officer Suing Department
(Allentown, PA) -- A former Allentown policeman is suing the Allentown Police Department for discrimination. John Tamburello says the Allentown Police Department has a history of disciplining its minority police officers differently than its white officers and perpetuating racist behaviors toward minority officers. Tamburello, who is Hispanic and Puerto Rican, was fired from the department in 2019 for discharging his firearm after being struck by a vehicle driven by two suspects. However, two other officers who were with him also discharged their firearms, but they were not hit by the car and =were not fired. The lawsuit is asking for back pay, front pay, compensatory damages, reinstatement and other relief.
>>No Apparent Causes Of Death Found In Ride-Share Driver's Autopsy
(Lehigh, PA) -- Salisbury Township Police are looking to determine the cause of death of a ride-share driver who was found dead in her car in Allentown over the weekend. Police say the autopsy for Eleanor Camacho found no obvious or apparent causes of death, and now they are awaiting results from toxicology reports as the investigation is ongoing. Camacho was last seen leaving her apartment last Thursday to pick up a fare through Uber or Lyft before being found dead in her own vehicle on Sunday near Lumber and Turner streets in Allentown. An Uber spokesperson says they are devastated by the news, and their hearts go out to Camacho's family during this tragic time.
>>Bloomsburg Woman With Special Needs Missing
(Bloomsburg, PA) -- A Bloomsburg family is offering a reward in exchange for the return of their family member with special needs who went missing. Police say the family of Erica Shulz have not seen her in at least four days, and she didn't show up to work over the weekend nor to her classes at Luzerne County Community College this week. The family says Shulz has autism and diabetes, and she has been without her medication since she went missing. She is described as being around five-feet four-inches tall, weighing about 220-pounds with blonde hair and blue eyes. Anyone with information on her whereabouts is urged to contact Bloomsburg police or Shulz's sister at 570-336-3204.