Legislature
Litterers in Pa. will be sentenced to pick up trash
https://triblive.com/local/regional/13835388-74/litterers-in-pa-will-be-sentenced-to-pick-up-trash
Lawmakers ask Turnpike for “100 percent” of effort to address McDonald flooding
https://observer-reporter.com/news/localnews/lawmakers-ask-turnpike-for-percent-of-effort-to-address-mcdonald/article_106f2dc6-808b-11e8-86d4-0f13145d72e8.html
Officials call for halt of Southern Beltway work near McDonald
http://www.post-gazette.com/news/transportation/2018/07/05/Southern-Beltway-flooding-McDonald-Cecil-Pennsylvania-Turnpike-construction-Bartolotta-Ortitay/stories/201807050155
Bill Tracker: Increasing the penalties for fleeing from a crime
https://cumberlink.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/bill_tracker/bill-tracker-increasing-the-penalties-for-fleeing-from-a-crime/article_c9a544ed-5b02-52e7-9cf5-a62c1fa98d44.html
Courts should get on with Philly Rep. Vanessa Brown’s bribery case | Editorial
http://www.philly.com/philly/opinion/editorials/vanessa-lowry-brown-corruption-charges-democratic-representative-pennsylvania-editorial-20180705.html
High tolls price of bad governance
https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/opinion/high-tolls-price-of-bad-governance-1.2358458
Redistricting/Gerrymandering
Activists camp out in front of governor’s house to demand action on redistricting reform
https://www.pennlive.com/news/2018/07/activists_camp_out_in_front_of.html#incart_river_index
Administration
Wolf clarifies funding position
http://www.altoonamirror.com/news/local-news/2018/07/wolf-clarifies-funding-position/
Budget
Some telling numbers lie deeper in state education budget
https://www.timesleader.com/news/710444/some-telling-numbers-lie-deeper-in-state-education-budget
State budget has implications for Erie
http://www.goerie.com/news/20180706/state-budget-has-implications-for-erie
Crime/Punishment
Updated: Man dies after shooting in Sherman Hills complex
https://www.timesleader.com/news/710344/man-dies-after-shooting-in-sherman-hills-complex
Two men in custody on attempted homicide charges after early morning shooting in Taylor
https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/two-men-in-custody-on-attempted-homicide-charges-after-early-morning-shooting-in-taylor-1.2358272
Northern Regional officer cleared in Dover Township shooting of man who had rifle
https://www.ydr.com/story/news/crime/2018/07/05/northern-regional-officer-cleared-dover-shooting/759859002/
Elections/Politics
GOP gubernatorial candidate Scott Wagner: ‘I want this job so bad I can taste it’
https://www.pennlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2018/07/gop_gubernatorial_candidate_sc.html#incart_river_index
Wagner embarks on town hall tour, Wolf deploys defense
http://www.witf.org/state-house-sound-bites/2018/07/wagner-embarks-on-town-hall-tour-wolf-deploys-defense.php
Health Care
A year away, end of UPMC-Highmark agreement has lost its sting
http://www.post-gazette.com/business/healthcare-business/2018/07/05/UPMC-Highmark-Allegheny-Health-Network-consent-decrees-2019-expiration/stories/201807030005
Health system buys medical and office building for $6.4 million
https://www.citizensvoice.com/news/health-system-buys-medical-and-office-building-for-6-4-million-1.2358469
Local News
Challenger Little League receives outpouring of support
https://www.citizensvoice.com/news/challenger-little-league-receives-outpouring-of-support-1.2358584
Official grills Swoyersville Ambulance leader; late councilman honored
https://www.timesleader.com/news/710392/official-grills-swoyersville-ambulance-leader-late-councilman-honored
Back Mountain Memorial Library Auction kicks off in Dallas
https://www.timesleader.com/news/710411/back-mountain-memorial-library-auction-kicks-off-in-dallas
Massive nuisance property sells in Luzerne County back-tax auction
https://www.timesleader.com/news/710396/massive-nuisance-property-sells-in-luzerne-county-back-tax-auction
Fireworks suspected in massive Hazleton blaze
https://www.citizensvoice.com/news/fireworks-suspected-in-massive-hazleton-blaze-1.2358605
Carlon M. O’Malley dies; remembered as a judge ‘above reproach’
https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/carlon-m-o-malley-dies-remembered-as-a-judge-above-reproach-1.2358637
Residents petition Scranton to green-light repairs of vacant house
https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/residents-petition-scranton-to-green-light-repairs-of-vacant-house-1.2358645
Community service day in New Kensington to honor slain officer Brian Shaw
https://triblive.com/local/valleynewsdispatch/13837639-74/the-brian-shaw-new-kensington-community-day-this-saturday-is-a-chance
Lawnton Fire Company suspended over racial slurs, bullying
https://www.pennlive.com/news/2018/07/lawnton_fire_company_suspended.html#incart_river_index
How will Harrisburg survive without extra taxes from recovery? Exit plan coming soon
https://www.pennlive.com/news/2018/07/harrisburg_finances_report_act.html#incart_river_index
National News
Scott Pruitt resigns at EPA; Andrew Wheeler to take over
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/scott-pruitt-resigns-epa-trump-andrew-wheeler-20180705.html
An aide with Pittsburgh ties was fired from Scott Pruitt’s EPA after asking about deleted sensitive info
http://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-nation/2018/07/05/An-aide-with-Pittsburgh-ties-was-fired-from-Scott-Pruitt-s-EPA-after-asking-about-deleted-sensitive-info/stories/201807050172
U.S. Army quietly discharging immigrant recruits
http://www.post-gazette.com/news/nation/2018/07/06/US-Army-quietly-discharging-immigrant-recruits/stories/201807060094
Sports world fought gambling but now wants money from it
http://www.mcall.com/opinion/muschick/mc-opi-sports-gambling-integrity-fees-hypocrisy-muschick-20180705-story.html
Opioid Crisis
Could marijuana help treat opioid addiction? Pennsylvania may soon find out
http://www.philly.com/philly/health/addiction/could-marijuana-be-the-answer-to-the-opioid-epidemic-pa-may-soon-find-out-20180706.html
Philly
Philly police and Mayor Kenney on Occupy ICE raid: Protesters were repeatedly warned
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/pennsylvania/philadelphia/occupy-ice-philadelphia-police-destroy-camp-20180705.html
Protesters demand Philadelphia stop sharing arrest info with ICE
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/immigrant-arrest-data-pars-philadelphia-ice-protesters-20180705.html
Did Philly police just bike-doze Mayor Kenney’s relationship with progressives?
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/mayor-kenney-occupy-ice-protest-socialists-20180705.html
Inside the Philadelphia Occupy ICE camp that police raided Thursday
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/occupyicephl-camp-police-raid-philly-socialists-20180705.html
Why they risked everything to Occupy ICE | Will Bunch
http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/will_bunch/occupy-ice-protests-philadelphia-police-immigration-20180705.html
As Philly neighborhoods gentrify, black churches lose their base and leave
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/black-churches-leave-gentrify-philly-neighborhoods-graduate-hospital-developers-20180706.html
Police Commissioner Ross expresses concern over city’s murder trend
http://www.phillytrib.com/news/police-commissioner-ross-expresses-concern-over-city-s-murder-trend/article_6c6f453a-92c8-5da6-8280-616e88ffdc25.html
Historic Black burial site under playground to get memorial
http://www.phillytrib.com/news/historic-black-burial-site-under-playground-to-get-memorial/article_e4d82e8d-b0e3-5fa5-b84b-9b05aa01897f.html
Man killed in NE Philly when SEPTA bus strikes two vehicles, then plows into a home
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/man-killed-in-frankford-when-septa-bus-strikes-two-vehicles-then-plows-into-a-home-20180705.html
Philadelphia reports first heat wave death in two years; flood watch in effect
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/heat-wave-philadelphia-death-flood-watch-20180705.html
Visit the Penn Museum’s Sphinx this weekend, or wait another 4 to 6 years
http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/arts/penn-museum-sphinx-closed-reopening-20180705.html
Work to repair broken water main in Center City Philadelphia could take months
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/pennsylvania/philadelphia/water-main-break-center-city-philadelphia-repairs-20180705.html
2 dead in separate Philly shootings
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/crime/2-dead-in-separate-philly-shootings-20180705.html
Starbucks employee in Philadelphia fired after mocking stuttering customer
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/starbucks-stuttering-customer-philadelphia-employee-fired-20180705.html
Pitt
Allegheny Conference head outlines secrecy behind Amazon HQ2 bid
https://triblive.com/business/headlines/13836727-74/allegheny-conference-head-outlines-secrecy-behind-amazon-hq2-bid
WTAE spars with city and county over release of Amazon HQ bid
http://www.post-gazette.com/business/tech-news/2018/07/05/amazon-hq2-WTAE-spars-pittsburgh-allegheny-county-common-pleas-w-terrence-obrien/stories/201807050110
CMU researchers reinvent the wheel
http://www.post-gazette.com/business/tech-news/2018/07/06/CMU-researchers-wheel-DARPA-military/stories/201807020024
Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium closed Friday for flood cleanup
http://www.post-gazette.com/local/city/2018/07/05/Pittsburgh-Zoo-PPG-Aquarium-closed-Friday-flood-clean-up/stories/201807050170
They’re baaaaaack — the furries are returning as Anthrocon takes over Downtown
http://www.post-gazette.com/life/lifestyle/2018/07/05/anthrocon-2018-furries-fursuits-pittsburgh-downtown-annual-convention/stories/201807050107
The city should seriously consider PWSA offers
http://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/letters/2018/07/06/div-class-libPageBodyLinebreak-The-city-should-seriously-consider-PWSA-offers-div/stories/201807060016
Alcosan’s frontman: A retired judge gets cushy-looking post for what?
http://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2018/07/06/Alcosan-s-frontman-A-retired-judge-gets-cushy-looking-post-for-what/stories/201807060026
Groups keep pressure on Allegheny County Jail warden to comply with sex assault law
https://triblive.com/local/valleynewsdispatch/13837106-74/groups-keep-pressure-on-allegheny-county-jail-warden-to-comply-with-sex
State News
Clergy claim false accusations in grand jury report
http://www.post-gazette.com/news/faith-religion/2018/07/05/Clergy-sexual-abuse-Catholic-priests-grand-jury-attorney-general-Josh-Shapiro-Diocese-of-Pittsburgh-Greensburg-Harrisburg-Allentown-Erie-Scranton/stories/201807050134
Priests named in investigation discredit media efforts to release sex abuse report
https://www.pennlive.com/news/2018/07/priests_named_in_grand_jury_in.html#incart_river_index
Current and former clergy members behind push to block report on clergy sex abuse
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/pennsylvania/current-and-former-catholic-clergy-behind-push-to-block-state-report-on-clergy-sex-abuse-20180705.html
Families of young couple slain in Bucks County form memorial foundation
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/pennsylvania/christina-tyler-roy-slain-foundation-20180705.html
For real?! Bucks County town sends budget-surplus checks to residents
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/pennsylvania/surplus-cash-tax-township-bucks-county-middletown-20180705.html
Live in Pa. and don’t have your new Medicare card? Call the agency right away
http://www.philly.com/philly/business/retirement/live-in-pa-and-dont-have-your-new-medicare-card-call-the-agency-right-away-20180706.html
Glitch delays sales of hunting licenses in Wilkes-Barre area
https://www.timesleader.com/news/710402/glitch-delays-sales-of-hunting-licenses-in-wilkes-barre-area
Fireworks complaints light up Facebook, but few call cops
https://www.citizensvoice.com/news/fireworks-complaints-light-up-facebook-but-few-call-cops-1.2358589
Some area residents frustrated by fireworks, cite safety and nuisance concerns
https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/some-area-residents-frustrated-by-fireworks-cite-safety-and-nuisance-concerns-1.2358653
Vietnam Wall replica arrives in Berks County
http://www.readingeagle.com/news/article/vietnam-wall-replica-arrives-in-berks-county
Gift for asylum-seeking children rebuffed at Berks County Residential Center
http://www.readingeagle.com/news/article/gift-for-asylum-seeking-children-rebuffed-at-berks-county-residential-center
Lancaster county farmers give state officials ideas to help struggling dairy industry
https://lancasteronline.com/business/local_business/lancaster-county-farmers-give-state-officials-ideas-to-help-struggling/article_38b0790e-80a2-11e8-8fd7-3b6359c41b92.html
‘I feel traumatized’ over stun gun incident, Sean Williams says
https://lancasteronline.com/news/local/i-feel-traumatized-over-stun-gun-incident-sean-williams-says/article_1d5018ba-80a0-11e8-b0cd-4f5150b06c76.html
Here’s what Lancaster city police policy says about stun guns
https://lancasteronline.com/news/local/here-s-what-lancaster-city-police-policy-says-about-stun/article_0b9d9996-80a8-11e8-b58b-1badea6b9148.html
Transportation
Water main break closes Shaler road
https://triblive.com/local/westmoreland/13838901-74/water-main-break-closes-shaler-road
Route 28 lane restrictions start Friday in Alle-Kiski Valley through July 16
https://triblive.com/local/valleynewsdispatch/13836429-74/route-28-lane-restrictions-start-friday-in-alle-kiski-valley
Washington
Trump confirms that tariffs against China take effect early Friday
http://www.post-gazette.com/news/world/2018/07/05/Trump-confirms-that-tariffs-against-China-take-effect-early-Friday/stories/201807050176
World News
A former Thai SEAL working to rescue 12 boys trapped in a cave dies from lack of oxygen
http://www.post-gazette.com/news/world/2018/07/06/A-former-Thai-SEAL-working-to-rescue-12-boys-trapped-in-a-cave-dies-from-lack-of-oxygen/stories/201807060091