Monday, October 12, 2026

Good Morning! On this day in 1878, Philadelphia’s Italian community dedicated a monument to Christopher Columbus on the grounds of the Centennial Exposition, where more than 115,000 people visited that day. The statue now stands in South Philadelphia’s Marconi Plaza.

A century-old barbecue spot in Luzerne County is getting ready to close its doors. What’s your favorite local restaurant that’s been around as long as you can remember? Hit reply and tell us.

You’re being overcharged every single month, and the companies doing it are counting on you never noticing. When’s the last time you combed through your bank statement line by line, looking for hidden fees? They’re coming from every direction: your bank, your cable provider, and that laundry list of subscriptions. On today’s episode of Flyover Focus, we count down 10 things you should stop paying for, ending with the No. 1 bill that’s still draining over $2,000 a year from millions of households. Tune in here!

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Trump Says He’d ‘Love’ Fetterman in GOP

President Trump said he’d “love” to see Sen. John Fetterman join the Republican Party, adding that he thinks the Pennsylvania Democrat is “great.”

Trump told reporters Saturday that Fetterman would have a hard time winning the Democrats’ nomination and that he polls better as a Republican.

Fetterman has broken with Democrats on immigration and the Iran war, though he still votes with his party most of the time, including just under 81% of the time this session.

Last month, Fetterman recorded a video introducing Republican Sen. Dave McCormick at the Republican Midterm Convention. His office didn’t immediately respond to Trump’s comments.

Anthropic AI Sent Police a False Tip

An Anthropic AI model submitted a false tip about an unsolved homicide to a Philadelphia police website in July, the company disclosed Friday.

Anthropic said its Claude Haiku 4.5 model was running test tasks on randomly selected webpages when it filled out a form on PhillyUnsolvedMurders.com claiming it might have information.

Police said they didn’t know about it until Anthropic notified them last week, and the tip had been marked as spam and never forwarded to investigators.

“Unsolved cases involve real victims, grieving families and investigators working to secure answers,” police said, while Anthropic said it’s changing its training to reduce such behavior.

Pittsburgh Homes Dress Up for Halloween

Pittsburgh is holding its first-ever Halloween house decorating contest, with prizes for the spookiest home, spookiest street, best overall decor, and most creative design.

Entries are due Oct. 23, public voting starts Oct. 24, and Mayor Corey O’Connor will also pick a favorite, with winners announced Oct. 30.

On the North Side, the Mexican War Streets are already decked out for the season, with oversized spiders, skeletons, and ghosts on the porches and in the gardens of the neighborhood’s Victorian homes.

Residents there are known for decorating big for the holidays, and the annual displays draw visitors looking for fall photos and neighborhood walks.

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➤ Lehigh Valley: Gov. Josh Shapiro held a campaign launch event in the area as he hits the trail ahead of Election Day on Nov. 3. (More)

➤ Pittsburgh: Fourteen people were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after a Pittsburgh Regional Transit bus crash. (More)

➤ Somerset County: The Turnpike released a review of June’s Allegheny Tunnel fire, which forced about 150 people to evacuate. The commission is adding radios and wheelchairs for future emergencies. (More)

➤ Lower Paxton: George Park landed $1 million in state conservation grants for parking area and walkway upgrades. (More)

➤ Luzerne County: The remains of a Luzerne County soldier who went missing during World War II have been accounted for, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency said. (More)

➤ Bellefonte: The Bellefonte Area School District and its teachers’ union reached a tentative four-year deal, averting a strike. (More)

➤ The Pittsburgh Steelers improved to 3-2 with a 34-22 win over the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday. Jaylen Warren totaled 188 yards and scored twice, while Aaron Rodgers threw three touchdown passes. (More)

➤ Pittsburgh football dropped out of the latest AP Top 25 after being ranked No. 25 last week, leaving Pennsylvania without a ranked team. (See Full Rankings)

➤ The Philadelphia Eagles fell to 2-3 with a 19-17 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars in London on Sunday. Jake Elliott put Philadelphia ahead with 8 seconds left, but Jacksonville returned the ensuing kickoff 53 yards and won on Cam Little’s 57-yard field goal as time expired. (More)

➤ Sam Fuld, president of business operations for the Phillies, declined the role of Athletics’ president of baseball operations and withdrew from consideration, according to ESPN. (More)

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➤ Companies are quietly overcharging you every month, and most Americans have no idea how much it adds up to. (Tune in here)

In the latest episode of Flyover Focus, we count down 10 things you should stop paying for, from the fuel upgrade drivers waste billions on every year to the bill that follows some families for generations. Our No. 1 spot is a charge most households still pay out of pure habit.

In case you missed it, last week’s Flyover Focus counted down 10 American traditions that are quietly disappearing. How many did you grow up with and completely forget about? (Watch Now)

➤ Pennsylvania heating oil hit $5.833 a gallon as of Oct. 5, just three cents below the November 2022 record, as households brace for a pricey winter. (More)

➤ GSK will invest more than $800 million to turn its Upper Merion Township campus into a biopharma research and manufacturing hub, with construction starting in 2027. (More)

➤ Stookey’s Famous Bar-B-Q in West Nanticoke will close at the end of 2026 after 100 years, as its retiring owner looks for someone to take over. (More)

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➤ The 8th annual Pennsylvania Cowboy Weekend at the Northern Central Railway of York featured staged train robberies, shootouts, cowboy storytelling, and gem mining. (More)

➤ Alejandro Wu Mula, a 17-year-old Warrington pianist, was picked as the orchestral keyboardist for this year’s National Youth Orchestra 2. (More)

➤ Reenactors brought local history to life during a cemetery tour in West Pittston, portraying historical figures from the area’s past. (See Photos)

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The following stories are featured exclusively on The Flyover Podcast—a daily show that gives you the most important headlines in under 15 minutes.

➤ Amazon keeps a secret list of assumptions about every shopper, and the people finding theirs are not amused. Here’s where it’s hiding. (Hear Details)

➤ Book publishers have spent all year fighting AI in public. Behind closed doors, three of the biggest are doing something else entirely. (Listen Now)

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