Saturday, November 7, 2026

Good Morning! On this day in 1953, a rare early-season snowstorm was winding down across Pennsylvania after burying State College under 10 inches and Lock Haven under 16. Philadelphia picked up 8.8 inches, one of the heaviest November snowfalls in the city’s history.

A central Pennsylvania coffee company that started with one cafe in Carlisle is opening its 10th, this time in downtown York. Read more in Et Cetera. What’s your go-to coffee order? Hit reply and tell us.

Is there a right day to run your errands? Gas is cheapest on the day you’d least expect, the DMV has two days you’ll want to avoid, and airlines, car dealers, and grocery stores each have a sweet spot of their own. We’re counting down what the data says about all seven, saving the biggest surprise for last. Amy has the full story on today’s episode of The Flyover Podcast. Tune in here!

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DOJ Sues Penn State over Tuition

The Justice Department sued Penn State on Thursday, alleging the university broke federal law by offering in-state tuition to some illegal immigrants.

Under Penn State’s policy, students in the country illegally can qualify for the lower rate if they attended a Pennsylvania high school for at least four years and graduated or earned a GED. They aren’t eligible for federal student aid.

The DOJ argues the policy discriminates against U.S. citizens from other states, who aren’t offered the same discount, and wants a judge to block it and any similar policy. It’s the department’s 27th such lawsuit.

Penn State says it’s reviewing the complaint, which notes that courts in Kansas, Illinois, and Nebraska have already ruled against similar tuition laws.

Jet Fuel Spills in Montgomery County

Thousands of gallons of jet fuel spilled underground in Upper Merion Township on Thursday afternoon after a pipeline was struck during excavation.

Authorities shut down Route 23 near an auto auction lot and evacuated some nearby homes out of an abundance of caution.

Officials said a drilling crew installing electric towers hit the 14-inch line, and Sunoco shut down the damaged section. The fuel was contained to the auction property and the neighboring Glasgow Quarry, and officials say there’s no danger to the public.

Sunoco’s parent company, Energy Transfer, has been working since January 2025 to recover about 6,500 gallons of jet fuel that leaked into groundwater from a nearly 70-year-old pipeline in Bucks County’s Upper Makefield Township.

Fort Mifflin Recreates 1918 Thanksgiving Feast

Fort Mifflin will recreate a Thanksgiving dinner served to Marines stationed there in 1918, with food on Nov. 21 from Meetinghouse, the Kensington restaurant The New York Times named one of America’s 50 best last year.

The War Department paid to modernize some of the fort’s crumbling structures during World War I, and beginning in 1918, it served as part of the Fort Mifflin Naval Ammunition Depot.

Today, it’s the only fort in Philadelphia and one of the few intact Revolutionary War battlefields, and it served as a military prison during the Civil War.

The Marines’ 1918 holiday fell on Nov. 28, the first Thanksgiving after the armistice effectively ended World War I.

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➤ Statewide: Game wardens may now need a warrant to enter some posted private land, following a state Supreme Court ruling this summer and a new law signed Oct. 22. (More)

➤ West Mifflin: A West Mifflin man, 61, is charged in the 1985 stabbing death of Ohio teen Lottie Jo Gunn, 16, after DNA evidence linked him to the cold case, prosecutors say. (More)

➤ Philadelphia: Ronald Castille, a former state chief justice and Philadelphia district attorney who lost a leg in Vietnam, died Wednesday at 82. He helped spearhead the city’s Vietnam War memorial. (More)

➤ Lansdowne: Police obtained an arrest warrant for Amir Eskridge, 21, in the Sept. 8 shooting death of 18-year-old Richard DeShield Jr. and are asking for the public’s help finding him. (More)

➤ Southeastern PA: Crime on SEPTA is at its lowest level in 16 years, and the agency credits its Virtual Patrol Unit, officers who watch live feeds from the system’s 30,000 cameras. (More)

➤ Johnstown: The city will begin tearing down 32 blighted properties as soon as Nov. 17 and plans to bid out at least 50 more demolitions in its proposed 2027 budget. (More)

➤ LeBron James’ attorneys sent sports-betting app Bron AI a cease-and-desist letter over a since-pulled ad showing an AI-generated player in a No. 23 “Bron” jersey betting on NBA games. (More)

➤ Penn State will visit Washington as a slight underdog in its first trip to Seattle since 1921, while Temple will travel to Navy as a 7.5-point underdog. (See Schedule)

➤ The 76ers’ Joel Embiid was retroactively assessed a flagrant 1 foul for kicking the Detroit Pistons’ Cade Cunningham in the groin during Wednesday’s 112-106 win. (More)

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➤ The Made in Philadelphia Holiday Market returns to Dilworth Park outside City Hall on Nov. 13 for its 12th season, with more than 40 local makers selling everything from hand-blown glass ornaments to cannolis. (More)

➤ Denim Coffee is opening its 10th Central Pennsylvania location in downtown York, a month before the 10th anniversary of its first shop in downtown Carlisle. (More)

➤ Pennsylvania singers can compete to perform the national anthem live each morning of the 2027 Farm Show, Jan. 9-16, through the annual “Oh, Say, Can You Sing?” contest. (More)

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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, straight from the heart of the country.

➤ Most people run errands on the wrong days, and it’s costing us time and money. (Watch Breakdown)

➤ Social Security has set a new earnings limit that could temporarily cost some working seniors nearly $1,000 in benefits. (Listen Now)

➤ More young homebuyers are putting parents on their mortgages, with the practice surging in some of America’s priciest cities. (Podcast Available)