A daily look at late-breaking news, coming events and stories that will be talked about in Pennsylvania on Friday:
6 CHARGED IN FENTANYL-LACED HEROIN BLAMED FOR 22 WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA OVERDOSES
Attorney General Kathleen Kane says distributors may be re-branding the drugs, now that authorities have warned addicts not to use drugs stamped with the labels “Theraflu” and “Bud Ice.”
PITTSBURGH MAYOR ORDERS FLAGS AT HALF STAFF FOR SLAIN POLICE DOG
The suspect charged with stabbing the dog during an arrest on fugitive warrants on Wednesday night has now been charged with attacking 8-year-old Rocco. That’s a third-degree felony.
THAT’S A GOOD QUESTION
Why hasn’t an industrial museum been built at the site of the former Bethlehem Steel mill in Northampton County even though $18 million has been raised? District Attorney John Morganelli says a grand jury didn’t find criminal wrongdoing but did find mismanagement and waste.
GREAT AMERICAN OUTDOOR SHOW RETURNS TO HARRISBURG A YEAR AFTER VENDOR BOYCOTT PROMPTED CANCELLATION
Gov. Tom Corbett is scheduled to cut the ribbon today on the nine-day event that organizers say will bring about 1,000 exhibitors and 200,000 people to the Farm Show Complex.
SHOW ME THE MONEY OR, RATHER, AT LEAST HOW MUCH YOU’VE RAISED
Today’s the day candidates for statewide office must file campaign finance reports showing how much money they’ve raised and spent so far.
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