• Bayer announces expansion of Myerstown pharma plant: The company says the $43 million project will add 50 to 75 new jobs. (Source: CBS 21)
• Homicide victims in Lancaster, Columbia: With Monday’s incident on South Prince Street, that brings the number of fatal shootings in the county this week to three. (Source: LNP)
• Berks County immigration detention center to close: The federal government is ending its contract with the county on Jan. 31. The site has not housed immigrants since early 2021. (Source: WITF)
• Lancaster Cemetery offers Christmas ‘Letters from Krampus’: They cost $10, with proceeds going toward cemetery upkeep. (Source: ABC 27)
• Nation/world: Biden to welcome Macron for state dinner. (Source: ABC News) House committee receives Trump’s tax returns. (Source: CNN) Appeals court keeps student loan forgiveness on pause. (Source: USA Today) U.S. health officials testing water for polio. (Source: UPI) Fleetwood Mac’s Christine McVie dies at 79. (Source: NPR) AP top photos of 2022. (Source: AP)
