Penn State has found its next head coach, ending an agonizing 50-plus days of searching after athletic director Pat Kraft fired longtime leader James Franklin. 🔗: https://l.pennlive.com/t8xifu?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky_ 

President Donald Trump and and House Speaker Mike Johnson failed in their efforts to prevent the vote. Now the president has bowed to the growing momentum behind the bill and even said he will sign it if it also passes the Senate.

A visibly tired and irritated Mayor Wanda Williams made a point of getting the last word in a bitter campaign with Dan Miller.

Dauphin County District Attorney Fran Chardo said the incident is being investigated.

🔗: https://l.pennlive.com/20ufla  HACC union faculty will begin a strike on Monday, union leadership announced Saturday afternoon, after additional bargaining sessions with HACC administrators this week failed to move the needle on a long-overdue initial contract.

Senate Democrats expressed dismay that Republicans were treading over the same ground they were in August, when the Senate GOP passed a budget bill nearly identical to the one that passed Tuesday on a party-line vote.

Gov. Josh Shapiro sends Donald Trump a rebuke to any potential plan to deploy National Guard in Pa. Shapiro reminds prez that he is in charge of the guard. www.pennlive.com/politics/202...

FLOTUS - from "The West Wing" - joins Dems in urging Pa. voters to vote Yes on judicial retention election. Stockard Channing does voice over for new ad. www.pennlive.com/politics/202...

Congressman Scott Perry's district has 32K residents on the ACA marketplace. Health care premiums are about to soar for these people - and millions more. www.pennlive.com/politics/202...

ICE detention centers in Pa. rank 2nd highest in the nation with detainees in solitary confinement, a practice the UN says is unlawful under international law for individuals with physical and mental health issues. www.pennlive.com/politics/202...

Several Mechanicsburg residents Tuesday night shared frustrations with council members after they said business cards for the “Women of the Ku Klux Klan” (WKKK) were found in children’s candy bags following the borough’s Oct. 14 Halloween parade.

A youth football team and its coach out of Middletown were suspended for the rest of the season days after the coach reported racist taunts at his players last month. The suspension impacts 220 kids who play football and cheer across all four levels of the Seven Sorrows Eagles program.

Cody Balmer of Penbrook admitted to throwing two molotov cocktails at the Governor’s Residence in Harrisburg while Pa. Gov. Josh Shapiro and his family slept inside. Balmer was sentenced Balmer to 25-50 years in prison and ordered him to pay $100,000 in restitution after Balmer pleaded guilty.

Student athletes attending charter, cyber charter and faith-based schools are now eligible to participate in sports that aren’t currently offered where they attend.

Students in the Steelton-Highspire School District will not return to classes until Oct. 14. The district opted to cancel in-person classes on Wednesday after a 26-year-old man was killed and his brother was injured in a shooting around 2:15 p.m. Tuesday.

Voting ends Oct 9 vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting...

A York County cop and his wife were arrested after giving alcohol to minors and drinking with them, according to police.

Two Harrisburg residents with deep ties to the city but no technical experience in affordable housing helped decide who would get $8 million in federal affordable housing grants. The recipients of the money from the American Rescue Plan Act are expected to be announced Wednesday.

From @joshuapvaughn.bsky.social: The transfer of medical services at the Dauphin County jail from PrimeCare to Mediko happened last week but not without an “unprecedented” level of obstruction by the former provider, according to Dauphin County Commissioner Justin Douglas.

There are now more Blockbusters open (1) than there are Rite Aids (0).

Harrisburg bishop joins the ranks of Catholic leaders rebuking Trump administration's aggressive immigration policy. Bishop Senior says it goes against the church's faith teachings. www.pennlive.com/news/2025/10...

Legislators, businesspeople and policy influencers gathered at the Hershey Lodge for a cocktail hour, a three-course meal, and chats with retired U.S. Army General David Petraeus and, of course, Shaquille O’Neal.

From @jdprose.bsky.social: After teasing a run for governor next year and getting a coveted endorsement from President Donald Trump, Republican U.S. Rep. Dan Meuser has told confidantes that he will not challenge Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro.

From @ormorrison.bsky.social: The leader of Pennsylvania’s largest cyber charter school earned more than $700,000 from his side job as a bank director from 2016 through 2024.

So, whether you’re hitting the driving range or sneaking in an enjoyable 18 on the road, here is a list of our top 20 Pa. golf courses where you can play like a pro. Our selection criteria came from a wide range of sources, including some golf-crazed colleagues with a wide range of handicaps.

Today marks 15 years since I started at @pennlive.com. I am still a social media producer, still a data reporter, and now a podcast producer as well. I love my job. I love where I live and work. Thank you all for believing in me. Now, more than ever, please support local journalism.

A massive thank you to @crimewriterson.com for reviewing Death County, Pa. The praise is quite humbling and the critiques are well received and appreciated. Thank you! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

The Counting Crowsn prove they've still got their groove. My take from a stop on their jam-packed summer tour. @pennlive.com tinyurl.com/p533aky5

Good news for central Pa. fans of Buc-ee’s: The mega convenience store chain and popular interstate pit stop is closer than ever to the Keystone State. Earlier this week, Buc-ee’s opened its most northern location to date in Crawford, Virginia.

Grocery shopping in central Pa. is big business, even as the industry and consumers face uncertainty. Overall, sales in the region topped $4.3 billion from April 1, 2024, to March 31, 2025, according to a market analysis by the sister grocery trade publications Food Trade News and Food World.

Here's what it means for a disabled person to live on Medicaid today: Linda Reigel is only able to stay out of a nursing home because of the kindness of an old friend. No one else would work for $14 an hour. via @pennlive.com www.pennlive.com/news/2025/07...

A Monday night storm brought down numerous old-growth trees and and power lines, knocking power service out to more than 5,000 customers in Carlisle, Pa.. Photographer Dan Gleiter got this footage of crews cleaning up storm damage at Dickinson College.

A searing, intimate look at what it means to have health care ripped away from your child mid-treatment. via @pennlive.com www.pennlive.com/life/2025/06...

The mother of a Harrisburg kindergartener is suing her daughter’s teacher for pushing her daughter to the ground after the child asked to go to the bathroom last November at school.

Two rare parrots are missing after a woman in York County found hundreds of birds abandoned without food or water inside a pet store. “I just got here to Bird Boyz in Red Lion and they abandoned all their birds in here. No food, no water. They abandoned them. I just happened to hear them.”

If you drink to excess, get behind the wheel and cause a crash that takes someone’s life, a succession of laws have set out increasing consequences. But, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court clarified in a ruling this month, there are limits to police and prosecutors’ pursuit of drunk drivers.

To his online friends, Josh Schneider knew more about the art of glass blowing than almost anybody. Schneider, 42, was an active member of the Facebook group “Glassies” where he shared his expertise with nearly 8,000 members. But his passion was expensive, and Schneider found himself homeless.

Donte Kent, the Steelers’ seventh-round draft pick, is proving much more than a pleasant surprise. He’s squarely in the mix in the slot cornerback competition and for a key role on special teams.

The widespread power outages in Adams and Franklin counties this week have prompted a response from Pennsylvania State Senator Doug Mastriano.

A bill to repeal fully Pennsylvania’s ban on Sunday hunting passed the state Senate on Thursday. The proposal gained approval June 11 in the state House of Representatives.

Relatives of Doris Girtz remember the last time they saw her: at her sister’s wedding in 1979. She was 23. They never heard from her again. Decades passed. Her parents died. Some of her siblings died. And still no sign of Doris.

More than 4,000 turned out to the No Kings protest in Lancaster, event organizers announced during the rally. These are some of the photos from @savvyliterate.com and more are on PennLive.com

No Kings rallies are underway in central Pennsylvania and throughout the country.

UPMC Memorial on Friday renamed its intensive care unit in honor of West York police officer Andrew Duarte. Duarte was killed earlier this year during a mass shooting at the hospital.

Protests are planned for Harrisburg, Lancaster, York, Gettysburg, Carlisle, Hershey, Chambersburg, Mifflintown and thousands of other locations across Pennsylvania and the nation.

Fetterman wrote, “Our commitment to Israel must be absolute and I fully support this attack. Keep wiping out Iranian leadership and the nuclear personnel. We must provide whatever is necessary—military, intelligence, weaponry—to fully back Israel in striking Iran.”

Huge thank you to @donlemonofficial.bsky.social for having us on to talk about Death County, Pa @pennlive.com @wonderymedia.bsky.social youtu.be/w8vMDWfao2c

“When I finally left...I traded chaos for stability,” Logis writes on the Leaving MAGA website. “The decision was liberating. I no longer had to defend the indefensible or justify the unjustifiable.” Fascinating story from @pennlive.com

Rest in peace, Brian Wilson. Thank you for everything.

A local ambulance company’s efforts to recover from a messy sex-abuse scandal were dealt a major setback as South Middleton Township supervisors voted to take steps to terminate its contract with Yellow Breeches EMS. Their intent is to transfer its first-due status to Cumberland Goodwill EMS.