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News: Monday, Oct. 5

Lancaster city Police Chief Jarrad Berkihiser speaks with protesters outside the police station earlier this summer. (Source: Lancaster City Bureau of Police)

Lancaster city Police Chief Jarrad Berkihiser speaks with protesters outside the police station earlier this summer. (Source: Lancaster City Bureau of Police)
Lancaster city Police Chief Jarrad Berkihiser speaks with protesters outside the police station earlier this summer. (Source: Lancaster City Bureau of Police)

Headlines:

Sen. Pat Toomey will not seek re-election in 2022: The Pa. senator's decision  not to run for a third term, nor for governor, surprised many. (Source: LNP) Toomey held a press conference today at 10 a.m. (Source: ABC27)

Lancaster City police chief to retire on Oct. 31: Mayor Danene Sorace announced Friday that Chief Jarrad Berkihiser will step down at the end of the month. She declined to answer whether Berkihiser was asked to leave or is leaving voluntarily. (Source: LNP)

Lancaster school district superintendent talks reopening: Superintendent Dr. Damaris Rau hopes to have limited in-person teaching implemented in the next few weeks. (Source: WGAL)

The story of Ricardo Muñoz's last day, remembering the shooting victim: The article creates a story based on accounts from Muñoz's family and attorneys, as well as court and medical records. (Source: LNP)

National roundup: President Trump hopes for a Monday hospital release despite "unnecessary drive-by." (Source: AP) Virus-hunting trio wins Nobel for Hepatitis-C discovery. (Source: Reuters) Weekend Covid-19 spike adds more than 35,000 U.S. cases. (Source: UPI) Record-breaking California wildfires consume more than 4 million acres. (Source: AP) WHO says 1 in 10 people may have been infected with Covid-19. (Source: ABC)