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News: Thursday, July 1

The piano that will sit in front of Tellus360 gets loaded up for delivery as part of 2021 Keys for the City. (Source: Music For Everyone)

The piano that will sit in front of Tellus360 gets loaded up for delivery as part of 2021 Keys for the City. (Source: Music For Everyone)

Headlines:

Lancaster police to use federal grant for internal review, bicycle purchase: The Lancaster police department will use a $51,894 federal grant to help pay for a review of its internal affairs office and to buy eight bicycles. (Source: LNP)

Christopher Columbus bust toppled, glass broken at Lancaster County courthouse: Sometime during Tuesday night, the bust was pushed over. This is the third time in just over a year that the bust has been vandalized. (Source: LNP) The vandalism comes just a few days after an on-campus statue of John Marshall was vandalized on the F&M campus. (Source: LNP)

Failed 2020 election-related lawsuits left Pa. counties with huge legal bills: Nearly $1 million in legal costs were billed to Pennsylvania counties, with Philadelphia, Montgomery and Chester counties hit hardest. (Source: WITF)

Music for Everyone launches 2021 Keys for the City program: The organization placed 12 pianos at various locations in Lancaster city, and one in Lititz, available to the public 24/7 until mid-October. (Source: LNP)

What's next for redistricting reform in Pennsylvania?: Lawmakers are set to return to Harrisburg in September, when the U.S. Census Bureau will deliver the detailed population data needed to determine how the political districts are drawn. (Source: Spotlight PA)

National/world roundup: Historic Northwest heat wave may have killed hundreds. (Source: AP) U.S. Supreme Court allows Arizona voting restrictions. (Source: Reuters) President and First Lady Biden to meet with victims' families in Miami condo collapse. (Source: USA Today) Pa. Supreme Court upholds non-prosecution agreement, releases Bill Cosby from prison. (Source: NBC News) Trump Organization CEO surrenders ahead of criminal indictment. (Source: UPI) Trump ranked 41st in C-SPAN presidential ratings; James Buchanan remains last. (Source: Politico)