State

Latino educational event hosted by AG Shapiro

https://www.standardspeaker.com/news/latino-educational-event-hosted-by-ag-shapiro-1.2409223

Pa. House members demand resignation after audit reveals agency used tax dollars to party

https://www.ydr.com/story/news/2018/11/09/susquehanna-river-basin-commission-andrew-dehoff-kristin-phillips-hill-dan-moul-auditor-general/1943314002/

Loyalhanna Trail receives $500K grant from state

https://triblive.com/local/westmoreland/14277405-74/loyalhanna-trail-receives-500k-grant-from-state

Pennsylvania Veterans Courts make a difference for veterans

https://www.pottsmerc.com/news/pennsylvania-veterans-courts-make-a-difference-for-veterans/article_a94c8942-e532-11e8-9c6b-1b83bdd75dde.html

Pa. treasurer wants families of veterans to search for military decorations

https://www.timesleader.com/news/724402/pa-treasurer-wants-families-of-veterans-to-search-for-military-decorations

Capitol Roundup: Auditor General livid at Wyoming County over unclaimed state funds

https://www.timesleader.com/news/724387/capitol-roundup-auditor-general-livid-at-wyoming-county-over-unclaimed-state-funds

Elections/Politics

Editorial: Democracy was the real winner in mid-term election

https://www.delcotimes.com/opinion/editorial-democracy-was-the-real-winner-in-mid-term-election/article_6f420af2-03b0-5214-9490-6d2e01942077.html

Straight party voting at all-time high in Westmoreland County

https://triblive.com/local/westmoreland/14279253-74/straight-party-voting-at-all-time-high-in-westmoreland-county

Democrats pick up enough votes in population centers and southeast to carry state

https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/democrats-pick-up-enough-votes-in-population-centers-and-southeast-to-carry-state-1.2409330

Natural Gas

Sunoco plans to put ‘hybrid’ pipeline online by end of year

https://www.delcotimes.com/business/sunoco-plans-to-put-hybrid-pipeline-online-by-end-of/article_c1004e06-e4cf-11e8-9fe8-53a13ade050a.html

Transportation

Pottstown joins seat belt effort

https://www.readingeagle.com/news/article/pottstown-joins-seat-belt-effort

Schools, bus companies pulling out all stops to recruit drivers

https://observer-reporter.com/business/schools-bus-companies-pulling-out-all-stops-to-recruit-drivers/article_62bcdea8-ded1-11e8-ab4d-8f48b9e99c18.html

Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh honors the men and women who served

https://triblive.com/local/allegheny/14276920-74/pittsburgh-honors-the-men-and-women-who-served

Pittsburgh drug bust nets 10,000 bags of heroin

https://triblive.com/local/allegheny/14275951-74/drug-bust-nets-10000-bags-of-heroin-federal-charges-against-pittsburgh-couple

New Pittsburgh assistant fire chief begins amid synagogue tragedy

https://triblive.com/local/allegheny/14276058-74/new-pittsburgh-assistant-fire-chief-begins-amid-synagogue-tragedy

What’s next after Allegheny County voters sunk a measure to fund children’s programs?

http://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-local/2018/11/10/childrens-fund-ballot-referendum-allegheny-county-failed-election/stories/201811080173

Local

Hole from abandoned mine filled in Washington Township

https://www.readingeagle.com/news/article/hole-from-abandoned-mine-filled-in-washington-township

Annual Remembrance Day parade in Gettysburg rerouted — again — due to threats

https://www.pennlive.com/news/2018/11/annual-remembrance-day-parade-in-gettysburg-rerouted-again-due-to-threats.html#incart_river_index

Hazleton celebrates as World War I ends

https://www.standardspeaker.com/news/hazleton-celebrates-as-world-war-i-ends-1.2409238

Staff raise alarm on ‘toxic’ workplace at county jail

https://observer-reporter.com/news/localnews/staff-raise-alarm-on-toxic-workplace-at-county-jail/article_b7d497e4-e536-11e8-b95b-77b6103de898.html

Solar, water sources help Derry Township clan bypass power grid

https://triblive.com/local/westmoreland/14277322-74/solar-water-sources-help-derry-township-clan-bypass-power-grid

‘Scranton’s best-kept secret’: High-tech fiber company fighting odor, germs

https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/business/scranton-s-best-kept-secret-high-tech-fiber-company-fighting-odor-germs-1.2409082

Veterans continue service with annual Family to Family Thanksgiving program

https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/lifestyles/veterans-continue-service-with-annual-family-to-family-thanksgiving-program-1.2408611

Ceremony remembers local WWI veterans

https://www.citizensvoice.com/news/ceremony-remembers-local-wwi-veterans-1.2409186

Planners look to develop walking and biking paths

https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/news/index.ssf/2018/11/planners_look_to_develop_walki.html#incart_river_index

National

Catholic bishops to meet, with sex-abuse crisis on agenda

https://www.readingeagle.com/news/article/catholic-bishops-to-meet-with-sex-abuse-crisis-on-agenda

Border arrests surged to highest levels of Trump presidency in October

http://www2.philly.com/philly/news/nation_world/border-arrests-surged-highest-levels-trump-presidency-october-20181110.html