• Penn Manor School Board approves contracting with Independence Law Center: The vote was 5-4 and followed 3+ hours of public comment. (Source: Fox 43)
• Receiver appointed to sell Retreat Behavioral Health properties: Ian Lagowitz of California real estate company Trigild will market Retreat’s facilities in Ephrata and Akron. (Source: LNP)
• Columbia Rivertown Pride Center closes its doors: The site, an affiliate of the LGBT Center of Greater Reading, closed due to “organizational changes and a lack of continued funding.” (Source: LNP)
• Trump speaks in York: The Republican candidate claimed he would cut energy prices and restore manufacturing and that America would be “destroyed” if Kamala Harris wins. (Source: WGAL)
• Nation/world: Biden farewell speech caps Day 1 of Democratic National Convention. (Source: USA Today) Thousands protest Gaza war outside DNC. (Source: AP) Israeli military recovers bodies of six hostages in Gaza. (Source: UPI) Officials say Iran is behind attempts to hack Trump, Harris campaigns. (Source: AP) George Santos pleads guilty. (Source: ABC News) Judge allows transgender girl to join school soccer team as lawsuit continues. (Source: NBC News)
