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Tuesday, Sept. 17

Johnny Weir appears at the Quarryville Library in a video posted to his Instagram account on Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. (Source: johnnygweir)

• Pa. Supreme Court rejects Cornell West ballot bid: The third-party candidate’s appeal had prevented counties from finalizing their mail-in ballots. (Source: AP) With the decision resolved, Lancaster County plans to begin sending out mail-in ballots in early October. (Source: WGAL)

• Johnny Weir posts Instagram video in support of Quarryville Library: Weir, a two-time Olympian figure skater, is donating to cover the loss of funds from two local townships that withdrew their support over LGBT library materials. (Source: LNP)

• Millersville U. receives grant to fight underage drinking: The $50,000 will fund a campus education campaign, including partnership with student athletes. (Source: ABC 27)

• State police offer free safety checks of child car seats: Sept. 15-21 is Child Passenger Safety Week. The schedule includes a seat check from 2 to 6 p.m. Wednesday at UPMC Lititz. (Source: CBS 21)

• Dark-money protesters march from Lancaster County to Harrisburg: They want the state Senate to take up campaign finance reforms passed by the House. (Source: LNP)

• Nation/world: Feds arrest Sean Combs. (Source: NBC News) Amazon orders employees back into office five days a week. (Source: CNBC) Investigators seek motive of would-be Trump assassin. (Source: Voice of America) Facebook parent company Meta bans Russian state media. (Source: AP) Husband admits guilt in French mass rape trial. (Source: BBC News) Israel expands war aims. (Source: CNN) Ex-FDNY chiefs indicted on bribery charges. (Source: UPI)