
Headlines:
• Medical procedures being delayed due to Covid-19 surge: There is a cause-and-effect relationship with low vaccination rates and high demand for emergent health care services," a UPMC spokesman said. (Source: LNP)
• First class graduates from Lancaster EMT academy: The seven graduating students will help Lancaster EMS begin to fill nearly two dozen vacancies The next classes begin in March. (Source: ABC 27)
• Fulton cancels several 'Cinderella' performances due to Covid-19: The theater announced the cancellations in a Facebook post. (Source: LNP)
• State historical commission revises Civil War plaques: The updated text adds information about the Union Army. The commission also removed a plaque in Pittsburgh originally erected by the United Daughters of the Confederacy. (Source: Spotlight PA)
• Pa. Senate approves moving primary to March: The change, if it becomes law, could potentially give the state more influence in selecting presidential candidates. The bill now goes to the Pa. House. (Source: CBS 21)
• National/world roundup: U.S. Covid-19 death toll hits 800,000. (Source: AP) Judge throws out Trump suit seeking to block release of tax records. (Source: CBS News) House votes to hold Meadows in contempt. (Source: USA Today) Texts show Fox News hosts urged Meadows to push Trump to call off Jan. 6 mob. (Source: NBC News)