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Wednesday, June 1

Workers place the last concrete panel at the Safe Harbor Trestle Bridge in this February 2022 file photo. (Source: Manor Township)

Workers place the last concrete panel at the Safe Harbor Trestle Bridge in this February 2022 file photo. (Source: Manor Township)
Workers place the last concrete panel at the Safe Harbor Trestle Bridge in this February 2022 file photo. (Source: Manor Township)

Supreme Court order could affect Oz-McCormick recount: Justice Samuel Alito issued an administrative stay Tuesday, blocking a lower-court ruling in a local election case that would have allowed the counting of mail-in ballots that lacked a handwritten date.  (Source: AP) The same issue is at stake in the neck-and-neck race between Dr. Mehmet Oz and Dave McCormick for the Republican nomination for a U.S. Senate seat. (Source: Capital-Star)

• Petitioners seek hand recounts in Lancaster County primary races: The petitions claim without evidence that there were irregularities in the victories of state Sen. Ryan Aument and House Speaker Bryan Cutler over candidates backed by election denialist group Audit the Vote PA. (Source: LNP)

• Rail-trail bridge opens Thursday: The reconstruction of the Safe Harbor Trestle Bridge cost $9 million. The quarter-mile-long bridge connects two segments of the Enola Low Grade Rail Trail and offers spectacular views. (Source: WGAL)

• Avian flu outbreak ebbing: Officials say it may be possible to terminate some of the 11 control zones in Lancaster and Berks counties this week. (Source: ABC 27)

• Lancaster City Council approves $924,890 in ARPA funds for revenue replacement: The money supplements $3.16 million in revenue replacement authorized in December. The additional money reflects a change in federal guidance on how revenue replacement is calculated. (Source: LNP)

• National/world: U.S. sending $700 million in military aid to Ukraine. (Source: UPI) Teacher closed door at Uvalde school but it didn't lock. (Source: CBS News) Hillary Clinton attorney Sussman acquitted of charges brought in Dunham probe. (Source: NBC News) Supreme Court blocks Texas law that would bar social media companies from moderating content. (Source: NPR) California to release report on slavery reparations. (Source: AP)