• Sen. Casey undergoes prostate cancer surgery: The Democrat, who spoke Friday via Zoom at United Way of Lancaster County’s 211 Day Summit, is expected to recover completely and need no further treatment. (Source: CBS 21)
• Gov. Shapiro criticizes handling of Ohio derailment: Shapiro sent a letter to Norfolk Southern telling the railroad firm that its mismanagement of the incident near the Pennsylvania-Ohio border put residents and first responders at “significant risk.” (Source: WGAL)
• Warm winter reduces syrup production: Ground temperature affects sugar concentration in maple sap. This year, the concentration is about 50% below normal, so twice as much sap is needed to produce a given volume of syrup. (Source: ABC 27)
• Dauphin County ‘transparency’ hires may have violated transparency laws: The county provided essentially no information before hiring former Lancaster Police Chief John Bey and Kevin Myers to oversee its troubled prison. (Source: PennLive)
• Parties endorse primary candidates: Voting in the county Republican Committee was complicated Tuesday by an initial miscount of total attendance. (Source: LNP) The city Democratic Committee, meanwhile, endorsed three incumbents for four City Council seats, but chose not to endorse three challengers with ties to the southeast. (Source: LNP)
• Nation/world: Scotland’s First Minister Sturgeon resigns. (Source: BBC News) Teens charged in murder of transgender girl. (Source: CBS News) Special counsel alleges Trump attorney voided attorney-client privilege by abetting crimes. (Source: NBC News) Retail sales jumped 3% in January. (Source: CNBC) Feds close troubled detention unit at Illinois prison. (Source: UPI) Poll finds 54% of Republicans favor Christian nationalism. (Source: NPR)
