• Huge fire destroys Tollbooth Antique Warehouse in Columbia: The 3-alarm fire broke out around 8:30 p.m. Thursday. The cause is unknown. (Source: CBS 21)
• State budget promotes agricultural innovation, conservation: The 2024-25 spending package includes $50 million for the Clean Streams Fund, while a new $10 million grants and loans to farmers for projects to boost productivity and fight climate change. (Source: LNP)
• Pa. to provide free legal counsel in eviction cases: It will be funded by $2.5 million in the 2024-25 budget, which will go to local legal aid services. (Source: WHYY)
• State System of Higher Education freezes tuition for in-state students: The decision keeps tuition unchanged for the seventh straight year for the system, which includes Millersville University. (Source: Capital-Star)
• Trustee sues Penn State board: Barry Fenchak says he is being denied information about Penn State’s $5 billion endowment. (Source: ABC 27)
• Nation/world: Trump accepts GOP nomination. (Source: UPI) Mass IT outage causes worldwide disruption. (Source: NBC News) Appeals court blocks student loan relief. (Source: ABC News) Democrats increasingly say Biden should withdraw. (Source: CNN) Houthis claim responsibility for Tel Aviv drone attack. (Source: USA Today) Lou Dobbs dies at 78. (Source: CBS News) Bob Newhart dies at 94. (Source: NPR)
