Thursday, October 29, 2026

Good Morning! On this day in 1929, the stock market crashed on “Black Tuesday,” plunging the nation into the Great Depression. In Hershey, Milton Hershey answered the hard times with a building boom that kept hundreds of locals working.

A Willow Grove teen’s birthday wish was simple: more friends. His community made it happen. See how in Et Cetera. How did you meet your best friend? Hit reply and tell us the story.

Misplaced keys, a name that won’t come, and a parent telling the same story twice in one afternoon. Somewhere around age 50, memory stops being something we take for granted and starts being something we worry about. Researchers say nearly half of dementia cases could be prevented or delayed, and the steps that help are surprisingly ordinary. The No. 1 suggestion isn’t a puzzle or a pill, and it might be the easiest one on the list. Ayla counts down the seven things you can do to protect your memory on today’s episode of The Flyover Podcast. Tune in here!

Later today, you’ll receive a special email from Fisher Investments about their Stock Market Outlook, a free guide to help investors with $1 million or more navigate key retirement questions, from inflation to withdrawals.

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3-Year-Old Rescued from Septic Pipe

Crews rescued a 3-year-old boy who fell into a septic tank access pipe at Hickman Sanitation on Snyder Avenue in West Goshen Township on Tuesday evening.

The boy, whose family lives on the property, was playing outside with other children around 5:20 p.m. when he slipped into the 12- to 14-inch-wide pipe, and his brother ran to tell their mother, who called 911.

He was trapped about 4 to 5 feet down for roughly 25 minutes before West Chester firefighters, police, and the Chester County Rescue Task Force pulled him out.

He was taken to a hospital alert and well, with no apparent major injuries.

Pittsburgh Weighs Tax on Unearned Income

Pittsburgh City Councilwoman Barb Warwick proposed a “Fair Share Tax” that would put a 2% levy on unearned income, such as capital gains, dividends, and rental income, raising an estimated $51 million a year.

The city currently taxes only earned income, and supporters say the tax would fall mostly on the wealthiest residents while avoiding a sales tax increase that would hit lower-income residents harder.

Mayor Corey O’Connor said he wasn’t aware of the proposal before it appeared on council’s agenda, and the plan is expected to face a legal challenge if it passes.

It comes as Pittsburgh faces a budget crunch, a year after council approved a 20% property tax increase.

Philly Hires First Rat Abatement Manager

Philadelphia named Adrian Jordan its first rat abatement manager, tapping a longtime public health worker to coordinate the city’s fight against rodents.

Jordan will lead Health Department inspectors going door to door in the hardest-hit neighborhoods, starting in the Lower Northeast, and coordinate regular meetings with five other city departments.

Residents in Mayfair and nearby neighborhoods have complained for months about rats damaging cars and overrunning yards, and a state lawmaker said this summer that Vector Control had only about four staffers for the entire city.

City Council declared the infestations an urgent public health issue earlier this month.

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➤ Statewide: Pennsylvania’s new Act 89 raises the required stopping distance near a stopped school bus from 10 to 15 feet and cracks down on repeat offenders. (More)

➤ Columbia County: Researchers are studying efforts to put out Centralia’s underground coal mine fire, burning since 1962, as Northumberland County deals with its own mine fire emergency. (More)

➤ Lancaster: Penn State Health will open a new level II NICU at its Lancaster Medical Center on Saturday, caring for premature and complicated births starting at 32 weeks. (More)

➤ Pittsburgh: Police released surveillance photos allegedly showing the president of a Pittsburgh youth football program selling drugs at a playground. (More)

➤ Central PA: A local man lost the RV he called home to a fire, then went back to save his trapped dog, Dolly, despite his burns. “I was on fire,” he said. (More)

➤ Philadelphia: The city launched a Community Climate Resilience Toolkit, an online guide built with input from more than 400 residents to help people prepare for and recover from extreme weather. (More)

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➤ Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler won the National League’s Comeback Player honor in the Players Choice Awards. He posted a 3.00 ERA after recovering from a blood clot and surgery to remove a rib. (More)

➤ Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley said he sold his stake in Polymarket to comply with NFL rules prohibiting players from investing in or promoting prediction-market companies. (More)

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➤ Pennsylvania will license electricians and electrical contractors statewide for the first time through a new state board, replacing a patchwork of rules across its 2,500-plus municipalities. (More)

➤ Pittsburgh is anchoring a growing tri-state space industry with Ohio and West Virginia, led by moon lander maker Astrobotic and the Keystone Space Collaborative. (More)

➤ SEPTA bought 24 used rail cars from Montreal’s transit system for $8.5 million to add Regional Rail capacity. They’ll enter service in early 2027 after upgrades in Malvern. (More)

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➤ A 17-year-old from Willow Grove wished for deeper friendships on his birthday, and the community answered with a belated party in his honor. (More)

➤ Stu, a duck at Saxonburg’s J and J Farms who lost both feet, got prosthetic ones and is now learning to walk after years of scooting on his wings. (Meet Stu)

➤ A brown horse wandered from West Earl into Lancaster County’s Clay Township early Wednesday before a resident corralled it. Know the owner? Call 717-664-1180. (More)

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