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Restaurants that closed; prom photos; Walmart shooting: Good Morning, Pennsylvania

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What you need to know: Monday, May 23, 2022

Today’s weather

High: 72; Low: 57. Partly cloudy.

Photo of the day

Students arrive to the 2022 Harrisburg High School prom at The Best Western Premiere. May 21, 2022. Sean Simmers | ssimmers@pennlive.com

Students arrive to the 2022 Central Dauphin East High School prom at the Best Western Premiere on Friday night. (Photo by Sean Simmers, PennLive.com)

Top stories

Out of business: Nearly six months into 2022, a handful of central Pa. restaurants have already closed, including Kokomo’s, Ted’s Bar & Grill, and Cafe 1500.

Walmart shooting: At least one person was taken into custody after a shooting at a central Pennsylvania Walmart store yesterday afternoon.

GOP vs. Mastriano: Days before the primary election, State Sen. Doug Mastriano was leading in the polls, but several Republican Party leaders in Pa. were working against his becoming the GOP governor’s race nominee. He won anyway. Here’s how he did it.

COVID-19 cases: While the number of serious coronavirus cases remains low, a sign of increased spread is up. Positive test rates last week in Pa. were at 14%, up from 5% this time last month.

Proms

Photo galleries: We were at several high school proms this weekend. Photos:

Outdoors

Gardens: The former Bishop McDevitt High School football field in Harrisburg is turning into a public garden to grow food. Giant Co. is helping to sponsor it.

Hummingbirds: If you hope to attract hummingbirds to your yard, the proper feeder and flowers are the way to go.

Bees: People who plant pollinator gardens are concerned about butterflies, but it likely will be the bees that make or break the wildflower ecosystem.

Sports

Watch this: Penn State football is breaking in new starters on the offensive line. Here are five offensive players to watch.

Track & field: We have results from the boys and the girls at the District 3 track and field championships over the weekend.

In brief

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