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Thursday, Sept. 26

The Big Fat Meanies perform at the 2022 Lancaster Roots & Blues Festival. (Source: OUL file)

• Elizabethtown College celebrates 125th anniversary: Wednesday’s “Charter Day” featured food trucks, games and live music. (Source: ABC 27)

• Police say recent threats came from McCaskey student’s social media account: No charges have been filed against the teen, age 15, in connection with three violent threats made this week. (Source: CBS 21)

• Pa. Democrats want pre-canvassing to start before Election Day: Current law bars preparing mail-in ballots for counting until polls open, which delays processing and the determination of election winners. Republicans say any changes must happen after November and include voter ID. (Source: Capital-Star)  

• York City Hall provides space for homeless encampment: Six tents are set up in the parking lot and there are locked bins for possessions. (Source: WGAL)  

• Roots & Blues Festival returns to Lancaster: The event, launched in 2014, was canceled in 2023 due to lack of funding. (Source: LNP)

• Nation/world: Sources say grand jury has indicted NYC Mayor Eric Adams. (Source: UPI) Netanyahu downplays prospects for truce. (Source: AP) Helene predicted to make landfall as a life-threatening Category 4 hurricane. (Source: NPR) Congress passes temporary funding extension. (Source: USA Today) U.S. economy grew at 3% annual rate in Q2. (Source: AP) Republicans complain about Zelensky’s appearances with Democrats. (Source: NBC News) Louisiana Congressman posts, then deletes, rant denigrating Haitian migrants. (Source: Politico)