Abortion law; injured firefighter; ER wait times: Good Morning, Pennsylvania

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News you need to know today, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022.

Today’s weather

High: 36; Low: 18. Mostly cloudy.

Photo of the day

A mural is reflected in the windows of an office building in in downtown Harrisburg, Pa., Jan. 21, 2022. (Photo by Mark Pynes, PennLive.com)

Top stories

Abortion rights: A state Senate committee will consider bills today that would add a constitutional amendment limiting elective abortions in Pa. and restrict funding.

Local growth: We looked at census data from 2010 to 2020 to find the 25 fastest growing communties in the state. Many are in central Pennsylvania.

ER waits: People are spending untold hours, sometimes a day, in emergency rooms throughout central Pa. That doesn’t mean they’re being ignored, though, hospital leaders say. State and federal “strike teams” also are helping overloaded hospitals.

LGBTQ protections: Chambersburg council voted last night to revoke its months-old anti-discrimination ordinance, which protected residents against discrimination based on sexual orientation, ethnicity or gender identity.

One person died in a Jan. 23 fire at this home in the 500 block of Water Street in Royalton. (Dan Gleiter | dgleiter@pennlive.com)

Updates

Fatal fire: A 67-year-old man was identified as the victim of a fire Sunday night in Royalton that destroyed his home. Volunteers fighting the fire were trapped inside, including a Middletown firefighter who is being treated in Philadelphia.

Escaped monkeys: PETA has asked for a federal investigation into the Pa. crash of a truck carrying 100 monkeys to a labratory. Three of the animals escaped and were euthanized after being captured.

The Country Cupboard Restaurant & Shops in Union County near Lewisburg is closing. (Provided photo)

Food news

Closing: The Country Cupboard Restaurant & Shops, a pit stop for travelers along Route 15 in Union County near Lewisburg, is closing soon after 50 years.

Fire damage: The Copper Kettle Restaurant on Lincoln Highway East near Chambersburg was damaged in a weekend fire, but the owners say they’ll reopen.

New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley (26). (Andrew Mills | NJ Advance Media, file)

Sports

Mailbag: You have questions about Penn State football, and its alumni like Saquon Barkley, and our Daniel Gallen has answers.

NFL OT: Both the winning and losing teams are questioning overtime rules after the luck of a coin toss essentially ended the Buffalo Bills’ season.

In brief

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