• Media outlets hold holiday charity drives: Starting today are WGAL’s annual Salvation Army Coats for Kids telethon (Source: WGAL) and WSOX-FM’s annual Santa D’s Toys for Tots Toy Challenge. (Source: ABC 27)
• Zoning decision expected this evening on Shawnee Resort redevelopment: Kirpa Estates is proposing to build more than 200 apartments at the former resort site, which the developer bought after the collapse of the Oregon Village project. (Source: LNP)
• Lancaster Public Library disappointed by funding cuts: Manor and East Hempfield townships are withholding their annual donations after the library scheduled a drag story hour in March. (Source: ABC 27)
• Pa. farmers in line for $40.8 million in federal climate grants: A pair of awards from the Farm Bill and Inflation Reduction Act will support initiatives to grow hemp and reduce dairy farms’ methane emissions. (Source: StateImpact PA)
• Humane PA conducts ‘No Pet Hungry’ food drive: The initiative benefits Spike’s Food Pantry. (Source: Fox 43)
• Nation/world: Syrian rebels capture Damascus, Assad flees to Syria. (Source: AP) Jay-Z accused of raping girl, 13, in 2000. (Source: NBC News) Extreme fire danger in southern California. (Source: ABC News) Law enforcement releases new photos of United Healthcare CEO’s alleged killer. (Source: UPI) Trump promises 1st-day pardons for Jan. 6 insurrectionists. (Source: ABC News) Taylor Swift’s Eras tour wraps up. (Source: AP)
