Bridge tolls; high school sports awards; Senate race: Good Morning, Pennsylvania

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Janet Pickel | jpickel@pennlive.com

What you need to know today, Thursday, May 19, 2022.

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Today’s weather

High: 84; Low: 59. Cloudy.

Photo of the day

Jimmy, a paralyzed rescue puppy, was built a device to help him walk by Elizabethtown College students. (Photo by Jimmie Brown, PennLive.com)

Politics

GOP Senate race: Dr. Mehmet Oz and former Wall Street executive David McCormick were still barely a couple thousand votes apart last night as mail-in ballots continued to be counted. A recount is likely.

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At a January meeting in Camp Hill, residents carried signs opposing proposed tolls of the South Bridge. (Zahriah Balentine, PennLive)

Top stories

Bridge tolling: Pa.’s Commonwealth Court has issued a temporary injunction, stopping the I-83 and other bridge tolling projects around the state.

Baby formula: The nationwide baby formula shortage centers on a single factory: Abbott Nutrition’s plant in Michigan, closed for months over contamination problems and recalls after babies’ deaths.

Gun violence: Teens in Harrisburg met with crime victims, police, prosecutors and others to have straightforward conversations about gun violence.

Gas prices: For the first time ever, the average price of gas in all 50 states is more than $4 a gallon. Again yesterday, Pennsylvania hit a new record high average gas price, jumping 7 cents per gallon from the previous day.

Best & Brightest: Sieta Achampong, a B&B student decades ago, is the principal of Harrisburg’s Sci Tech campus, a school she helped to develop as a student.

See also: Search for fulfillment leads 1993 graduate back home

Anthony Smith speaks at the PennLive Sports Awards on May 18, 2022.Sean Simmers | ssimmers@pennlive.com

Kari Powell, Trinity at the PennLive Sports Awards on May 18, 2022.Sean Simmers | ssimmers@pennlive.com

Renewal By Andersen representatives Nancy Ryan and Linda Johnston with anthony Smith at the PennLive Sports Awards on May 18, 2022.Sean Simmers | ssimmers@pennlive.com

Trey Martin, Boiling Springs at the PennLive Sports Awards on May 18, 2022.Sean Simmers | ssimmers@pennlive.com

Jontae Morris, Cedar Cliff at the PennLive Sports Awards on May 18, 2022.Sean Simmers | ssimmers@pennlive.com

Caroline Shiery, Central Dauphin at the PennLive Sports Awards on May 18, 2022.Sean Simmers | ssimmers@pennlive.com

Terrell Reynolds, Harrisburg at the PennLive Sports Awards on May 18, 2022.Sean Simmers | ssimmers@pennlive.com

Shippensburg's Anthony Smith at the PennLive Sports Awards on May 18, 2022.Sean Simmers | ssimmers@pennlive.com

Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year Claire Paci, Greencastle-Antrim at the PennLive Sports Awards on May 18, 2022. Sean Simmers | ssimmers@pennlive.com

Girls Swimmer of the Year Kari Powell, Trinity at the PennLive Sports Awards on May 18, 2022. Sean Simmers | ssimmers@pennlive.com

Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year Weber Long, Greencastle-Antrim at the PennLive Sports Awards on May 18, 2022. Sean Simmers | ssimmers@pennlive.com

Play of the Year winners Jacob Kauffman and Carter Powell, Lower Dauphin football at the PennLive Sports Awards on May 18, 2022. Sean Simmers | ssimmers@pennlive.com

Softball Player of the Year Cierra Bender, Shippensburg at the PennLive Sports Awards on May 18, 2022. Sean Simmers | ssimmers@pennlive.com

Boys Track and Field Athlete of the Year Justin Rogers, Hershey at the PennLive Sports Awards on May 18, 2022. Sean Simmers | ssimmers@pennlive.com

Boys Tennis Player of the Year Aidan Mahaffey, Palmyra at the PennLive Sports Awards on May 18, 2022. Sean Simmers | ssimmers@pennlive.com

Baseball Player of the Year Luke Parise, Camp Hill at the PennLive Sports Awards on May 18, 2022. Sean Simmers | ssimmers@pennlive.com

Boys Swimmer of the Year Matthew Raudabaugh, Big Spring at the PennLive Sports Awards on May 18, 2022. Sean Simmers | ssimmers@pennlive.com

Boys Soccer Player of the Year Luke Johnson, Central Dauphin at the PennLive Sports Awards on May 18, 2022. Sean Simmers | ssimmers@pennlive.com

Lower Dauphin’s Carter Powell, left, and Jacob Kauffman, Play of the Year winners at the PennLive Sports Awards on May 18, 2022. Sean Simmers | ssimmers@pennlive.com

Boys Lacrosse Player of the Year Croix Teter, Trinity at the PennLive Sports Awards on May 18, 2022. Sean Simmers | ssimmers@pennlive.com

Girls Tennis Player of the Year Mikhaela Mercer, Lower Dauphin at the PennLive Sports Awards on May 18, 2022. Sean Simmers | ssimmers@pennlive.com

Girls Track and Field Athlete of the Year Mia Boardman, Cumberland Valley at the PennLive Sports Awards on May 18, 2022. Sean Simmers | ssimmers@pennlive.com

Boys Golfer of the Year Brady Davidson, Cumberland Valley at the PennLive Sports Awards on May 18, 2022. Sean Simmers | ssimmers@pennlive.com

Girls Volleyball Player of the Year Izzy Reisinger, Cumberland Valley at the PennLive Sports Awards on May 18, 2022. Sean Simmers | ssimmers@pennlive.com

Courage Award, Mohamed Aly and Alaa Aly, CD East at the PennLive Sports Awards on May 18, 2022. Sean Simmers | ssimmers@pennlive.com

Field Hockey Player of the Year Paige Bitting, Lower Dauphin at the PennLive Sports Awards on May 18, 2022. Sean Simmers | ssimmers@pennlive.com

Courage Award, Mohamed Aly and Alaa Aly, CD East at the PennLive Sports Awards on May 18, 2022. Sean Simmers | ssimmers@pennlive.com

Male Athlete of the Year Anthony Smith, Shippensburg at the PennLive Sports Awards on May 18, 2022. Sean Simmers | ssimmers@pennlive.com

Football Defensive Player of the Year Terrell Reynolds, Harrisburg at the PennLive Sports Awards on May 18, 2022. Sean Simmers | ssimmers@pennlive.com

Courage Award Mohamed Aly and Alaa Aly, CD East at the PennLive Sports Awards on May 18, 2022. Sean Simmers | ssimmers@pennlive.com

Football Offensive Player of the Year Jontae Morris, Cedar Cliff at the PennLive Sports Awards on May 18, 2022. Sean Simmers | ssimmers@pennlive.com

Softball Player of the Year Cierra Bender, Shippensburg at the PennLive Sports Awards on May 18, 2022. Sean Simmers | ssimmers@pennlive.com

Boys Basketball Player of the Year Trey Martin, Boiling Springs at the PennLive Sports Awards on May 18, 2022. Sean Simmers | ssimmers@pennlive.com

Girls Swimmer of the Year Kari Powell, Trinity at the PennLive Sports Awards on May 18, 2022. Sean Simmers | ssimmers@pennlive.com

Boys Lacrosse Player of the Year Croix Teter, Trinity at the PennLive Sports Awards on May 18, 2022. Sean Simmers | ssimmers@pennlive.com

Girls Volleyball Player of the Year Izzy Reisinger, Cumberland Valley at the PennLive Sports Awards on May 18, 2022. Sean Simmers | ssimmers@pennlive.com

Boys Golfer of the Year Brady Davidson, Cumberland Valley at the PennLive Sports Awards on May 18, 2022. Sean Simmers | ssimmers@pennlive.com

Renewal By Andersen representatives Nancy Ryan and Linda Johnston at the PennLive Sports Awards on May 18, 2022. Sean Simmers | ssimmers@pennlive.com

Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year Weber Long, Greencastle-Antrim at the PennLive Sports Awards on May 18, 2022. Sean Simmers | ssimmers@pennlive.com

Boys Soccer Player of the Year Luke Johnson, Central Dauphin at the PennLive Sports Awards on May 18, 2022. Sean Simmers | ssimmers@pennlive.com

Girls Track and Field Athlete of the Year Mia Boardman, Cumberland Valley at the PennLive Sports Awards on May 18, 2022. Sean Simmers | ssimmers@pennlive.com

Renewal By Andersen representatives Nancy Ryan and Linda Johnston at the PennLive Sports Awards on May 18, 2022. Sean Simmers | ssimmers@pennlive.com

Luke Parise, Camp Hill, Baseball Player of the Year at the PennLive Sports Awards on May 18, 2022. Sean Simmers | ssimmers@pennlive.com

Girls Soccer Player of the Year Alex Murphy, Central Dauphin at the PennLive Sports Awards on May 18, 2022. Sean Simmers | ssimmers@pennlive.com

Kaelyn Buskey, left, her twin sister Raeann Buskey, center, keynote speaker at the PennLive Sports Awards and Dan Harrison on May 18, 2022. Sean Simmers | ssimmers@pennlive.com

Boys Track and Field Athlete of the Year Justin Rogers, Hershey at the PennLive Sports Awards on May 18, 2022. Sean Simmers | ssimmers@pennlive.com

Girls Basketball Player of the Year Caroline Shiery, Central Dauphin at the PennLive Sports Awards on May 18, 2022. Sean Simmers | ssimmers@pennlive.com

Girls Tennis Player of the Year Mikhaela Mercer, Lower Dauphin at the PennLive Sports Awards on May 18, 2022. Sean Simmers | ssimmers@pennlive.com

Linda Kreiser, Coach of the Year at the PennLive Sports Awards on May 18, 2022. Sean Simmers | ssimmers@pennlive.com

Play of the Year winner Jacob Kauffman and Carter Powell, Lower Dauphin footballat the PennLive Sports Awards on May 18, 2022. Sean Simmers | ssimmers@pennlive.com

Boys Swimmer of the Year Matthew Raudabaugh of Big Spring at the PennLive Sports Awards on May 18, 2022. Sean Simmers | ssimmers@pennlive.com

Paige Bitting, Lower Dauphin Field Hockey Player of the Year and her coach Linda Kreiser, Coach of the Year at the PennLive Sports Awards on May 18, 2022. Sean Simmers | ssimmers@pennlive.com

Raeann Buskey at the PennLive Sports Awards on May 18, 2022.Sean Simmers | ssimmers@pennlive.com

Mohamed Aly and Alaa Aly, CD East at the PennLive Sports Awards on May 18, 2022.Sean Simmers | ssimmers@pennlive.com

Anthony Smith and his mother at the PennLive Sports Awards on May 18, 2022.Sean Simmers | ssimmers@pennlive.com

Nebiy Esayas and Claudia Dimuro at the PennLive Sports Awards on May 18, 2022.Sean Simmers | ssimmers@pennlive.com

Nebiy Esayas and TJ Smith at the PennLive Sports Awards on May 18, 2022.Sean Simmers | ssimmers@pennlive.com

Linda Kreiser, Lower Dauphin field hockey at the PennLive Sports Awards on May 18, 2022.Sean Simmers | ssimmers@pennlive.com

Sports

High school awards: PennLive hosted its annual High School Sports Awards banquet last night. The athletes honored are considered to be among the best of the best at their respective sports in central Pa. this school year.

Helping Ukraine: Little League International has moved two baseball tournaments from its facilities in Poland to accommodate softball players and coaches from Ukraine.

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