Monday, September 14, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1982, Grace Kelly, the East Falls girl who became a Hollywood star and then Princess of Monaco, died of injuries from a car crash on the Riviera. She was 52. 📣 Major Announcement: We are launching Flyover Focus, a new video series that spotlights a […]

Sunday, September 13, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1857, Milton Hershey was born in Derry Township. He’d go on to build the world’s largest chocolate factory, and the town around it, a few miles from where he started. A traffic stop on I-80 unraveled a $1.2 million gold scam run by callers posing […]

Saturday, September 12, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1793, Pittsburgh established its Bureau of Fire, one of the young city’s first steps toward organized firefighting and the start of a department that still answers the call more than two centuries later. Pennsylvania insurers want to raise health plan rates by as much as […]

Friday, September 11, 2026 On this day in 2001, terrorists attacked the United States, and 40 courageous passengers and crew fought back aboard Flight 93, forcing it down in a field near Shanksville. We remember and honor their selfless sacrifice today. Twenty-five years after she lost her husband, Michael, on Sept. 11, Pennsylvania’s Tara Bane […]

Thursday, September 10, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1897, a Luzerne County sheriff’s posse opened fire on some 400 unarmed immigrant coal miners marching for better wages at Lattimer, killing at least 19. The tragedy became a turning point for the United Mine Workers. One Pennsylvania lawmaker has a bold idea to rename […]

Wednesday, September 9, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1777, Gen. George Washington positioned his Continental Army along the banks of Brandywine Creek, guarding the road to Philadelphia. Two days later, the Battle of Brandywine would end in a British victory. Twenty-five years after Flight 93 came down in a Shanksville field, crews are […]

Tuesday, September 8, 2026 Good morning! On this day in 1756, Pennsylvania Col. John Armstrong led 300 provincial troops in a surprise raid on the Lenape village of Kittanning, destroying a key staging ground for frontier attacks and earning himself the nickname “Hero of Kittanning.” Today’s issue of The Pennsylvania Flyover is a shortened holiday edition to […]

Monday, September 7, 2026 Good morning! On this day in 1774, the First Continental Congress met in Philadelphia, opening the day not with debate but with prayer. The Rev. Jacob Duché of Christ Church led an invocation for the colonies’ unity and protection. Today’s issue of The Pennsylvania Flyover is a shortened holiday edition to allow staff […]

Sunday, September 6, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1943, the Pennsylvania Railroad’s Congressional Limited derailed at Frankford Junction in Philadelphia, killing 79 people in one of the deadliest train wrecks in American history. An acid spill has shut down I-83 in York County twice in two days; details are in Top Stories. And […]

Saturday, September 5, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1774, delegates from 12 colonies gathered at Carpenters’ Hall in Philadelphia to open the First Continental Congress, the first joint response to Britain’s crackdown on Boston.  Matt Campbell coaches his first game for Penn State this afternoon, and Pitt opens its season too. We’ve got both […]