>>TSA At HIA Finds Two Loaded Guns At Checkpoint

(Middletown, PA) -- T-S-A officials at Harrisburg International Airport say they confiscated two loaded guns at a security checkpoint Wednesday. Both were from passengers from Cumberland County who were not traveling together. T-S-A officials across the country say they are experiencing a higher-rate of this happening compared to last year, despite air travel is at about 75% of its normal rate.

>>York Man Accused Of Rape At Fairview Township Hotel

(Fairview Twp., PA) -- A man from York is facing rape charges. Police say Trevor Smith sexually assaulted a woman as she slept July 16th inside a Fairview Township hotel room along Limekiln Road. He was taken into custody that day.

>>Harrisburg School District, Tri-County Community Action Agency Partner To Provide Students Internet At Home

(Harrisburg, PA) -- The Harrisburg School District is working with Tri-County Community Action Agency to help get more school kids internet access at home. The partnership will give in-home Comcast Internet Essentials Services, Verizon Hot Spot access, and Xfinity WiFi Hot Spots at specific businesses and outdoor locations at no cost through the end of 2020. It’s believed the partnership will allow 1,500 families with school-age kids will get internet access.

>>Judge Says He Will Work With Group On New Sentence For Serial Shoplifter

(York, PA) -- A judge says he will work with the Black Ministers’ Association on a new punishment for a repeat shoplifter. Judge Harry Ness met with the group Thursday days after Durrell Scales chose to old a sign that read I’m a Serial Retail Thief following his seventh shoplifting charge. The Black Ministers’ Association felt the sentence wasn’t ethical and showed racial bias. Scales could have chosen the sign or jail time.

>>Nearly One-Thousand New COVID-19 Cases Reported In PA

(Harrisburg, PA) -- The P-A Department of Health is adding 991 new COVID-19 cases to its total across the Commonwealth. That brings the total number of cases to 122,121 since the start of the pandemic. 24 more deaths related to COVID-19 complications were reported Thursday, with the death toll now sitting at 7,409.

>>School Bus Operator Says Fleet Is Disinfected, Ready To Roll

(Amity Twp., PA) -- A school bus operator says their fleet is fully disinfected and ready to start the new term. The president of New Rhoads Transportation says they’ve been working hard since the pandemic began to thoroughly clean all surfaces. The Amity Township based transportation company works with Daniel Boone Area School District, who have classes starting in two weeks.

>>AG Files Civil Suit Against Disgraced Lancaster County Funeral Director

(Lancaster, PA) -- Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro is filing a civil lawsuit against the director of the Andrew T. Scheid Funeral Home in Lancaster County. The suit was filed in response to the findings of an investigation by the attorney general and the Lancaster County district attorney claiming Scheid failed to properly care for the deceased and did not perform essential services that loved ones had paid for, such as cremation or preparation of a body for a funeral. Shapiro wants restitution for families to permanently shut down the funeral home.

>>Muhlenberg School Board Approves Virtual-Only Start To School Year

(Muhlenberg Twp., PA) -- The Muhlenberg School Board is approving its Health and Safety plan for the new school year, with includes a remote-only reopening of school. The term will begin August 31st with the virtual only option. Board members said it voted reluctantly for the virtual option with teachers present in the buildings.

>>Berks County Hires New Chief Administrative Officer, Director Of Economic Development

(Reading, PA) -- The Berks County Commissioners are hiring Pamela Shupp Menet to serve as the county's deputy chief administrative officer and director of economic development. Shupp Menet has previously served as the vice president of external affairs for the Greater Reading Chamber Alliance and Reading’s director of Community and Economic Development. In her new role, Shupp Menet will help lead and oversee all facets of the county's economic development strategy.

>>Burger King Franchisee To Hold Virtual Job Fair

(Exeter Twp., PA) -- A company that owns Burger King restaurants across south central P-A is planning a week-long virtual job fair. G-P-S Hospitality says it has 200 openings its needs to fill, including 40 manager positions. Officials say they are hiring at restaurants in Exeter Township and Wyomissing, as well as in the Allentown and Lancaster areas. Officials will conduct video chats and phone interviews August 17th through the 21st.

>>Former Columnist's Daughter Accusing Him Of Sexual Abuse

(Lehigh, PA) -- A former long-time Morning Call columnist is being accused of repeatedly raping and sexually assaulting his daughter for almost a decade. The defendant, Paul Carpenter, was a bureau chief for the Lehigh Valley newspaper and then a columnist with his work running weekly from 1989 to the time of his retirement in 2014. The suit alleges his daughter was "groomed" to believe the abuse was okay as it started from when she was about nine or ten-years-old and lasted until she was 19-years-old. The suit was filed Monday in New York after the state legislature opened a one-year window for sex abuse victims to sue cases that fell outside the statute of limitations.

>>Wolf Says Fall Sports Decision Lies On PIAA

(Williamsport, PA) -- Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf is sticking to his recommendation that there should be no high school sports until 2021 due to the pandemic. Wolf says he's sorry, but that's his recommendation and the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association can do what they want and school districts are going to do what they want. The state health secretary emphasized that the idea that children are somehow immune to COVID-19 is untrue and says they can get sick, then infect parents who can get very sick and that's why the governor is prioritizing education, not sports. Earlier this week the PIAA sent a letter to the governor to further discuss the subject and what may convince the governor that sports can be started safely, they also plan on holding a board meeting next Friday.

>>Wolf Says Bar And Restaurant Restrictions Won't Stop Soon

(Williamsport, PA) -- Restrictions placed on bars and restaurants a month ago to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 are not going away any time soon. Governor Tom Wolf says those restrictions made a difference as all of Pennsylvania had a resurgence of cases. The governor's order limits indoor capacity at bars and restaurants to 25-per cent and prohibits bar service and the sale of alcohol for on-premise consumption without buying a meal.

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