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Wednesday, Sept. 18

The Veterans Memorial Bridge crossing the Susquehanna River between Columbia and Wrightsville. (Source: Wikimedia)

• Open house previews Columbia-Wrightsville bridge project: The Veterans Memorial Bridge over the Susquehanna River will be shut down for reconstruction beginning in 2027. (Source: Fox 43)

• Pa. distributes funding for free menstrual products in schools: The $3 million will go to school districts, intermediate units, career and technical centers and charter schools. (Source: WITF)

• WITF, LNP parent nonprofit rebrands as ‘Pennon’: The change comes 14 months after LNP was donated to WITF. (Source: LNP)

• Police investigate threats of a school shooting: Officials say the threats do not appear to be credible, and may be copying threats made in Lancaster, Texas. (Source: ABC 27)

• Local governments tighten RTK rules to thwart automated requests: Municipalities say they are barring anonymous Right-to-Know requests due to misuse of the online tool FOIA Buddy. (Source: LNP)

• Nation/world: Israel believed to be behind exploding Hezbollah pager attack that killed 12, injured nearly 3,000. (Source: USA Today) Fed expected to lower rates. (Source: NBC News) Senate Democrats’ IVF bill fails to advance. (Source: ABC News) Ukrainian drones strike Russian military depot. (Source: AP) New data shows sharp drop in U.S. overdose deaths. (Source: NPR) Dolphins QB Tagaovailoa placed on reserve after concussion. (Source: UPI) In Springfield, Ohio, Senate candidate calls for revoking migrants’ legal status and deporting them. (Source: Ohio Capital Journal)