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“Today in Pa.” Daily Podcast | October 4, 2022

A special education school in Pittsburgh has temporarily switched to remote instruction after a 15-year-old student assaulted a teacher. Governor Tom Wolf has vetoed “Markie’s Law,” a bill that would have kept violent prisoners behind bars for longer. A Pennsylvania-based SPCA is lending a hand in airlifting shelter animals in Florida. Finally, these are the fried foods Pennsylvanians go gaga for the most.

Those are the stories we cover in the latest episode of “Today in Pa.,” a daily weekday podcast from PennLive.com and hosted by Claudia Dimuro. “Today in Pa.” is dedicated to sharing the most important and interesting stories pertaining to Pennsylvania that lets you know, indeed, what’s happening today in Pa.

Today’s episode refers to the following articles:

• Pittsburgh’s Oliver Citywide Academy will delay return to classrooms after assault on teacher
• Sources: Oliver Citywide Academy teacher physically and sexually assaulted by student
• Gov. Tom Wolf vetoes bill that could have kept prisoners behind bars longer
• Brandywine Valley SPCA helps to airlift shelter animals in Florida
• Pennsylvanians’ favorite fried foods are these, finds study

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