The Morning Agenda

Dec 11 2024 100 ep. 9 mins 13

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Sometimes, your mornings are just too busy to catch the news beyond a headline or two. Don’t worry. The Morning Agenda has got your six. Each weekday morning, host Tim Lambert will keep you informed, amused, enlightened and up-to-date on what’s happening in central Pennsylvania and the rest of this great commonwealth.

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Luigi Mangione fights extradition from Altoona to New York; Cause of deadly factory explosion in Pa. identified

Dec 11 2024 8 mins

A legal battle is underway to extradite Luigi Mangione from Pennsylvania to New York. With temperatures expected to drop later today many will be reaching to turn up their thermostats. We have some tips on how to keep your home comfortable this winter. The University of Pittsburgh has launched a new global health initiative to reduce health disparities for women. A state

Suspect in killing of healthcare CEO arrested in Altoona; Piece of Pa. plays role in reopening of Notre Dame in Paris

Dec 10 2024 8 mins

Court records show New York prosecutors have charged a man taken in to custody in Altoona with murder in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO. The murder was likely carried out with a ghost gun -- one of the nearly untraceable weapons that can be made a home. The state's senior U.S. senator is making his last round of stops before leaving office. Democrat Bob Cas

College Football Playoff heads to Beaver Stadium; Send a Pa. Christmas trees to military personnel serving overseas

Dec 09 2024 12 mins

Penn State has earned the number six seed in the College Football playoff and will host 11th seeded SMU on December 21st at Beaver Stadium. More delays are in store for motorists in the Harrisburg area this week as work along Interstate 83 continues. Native brook trout in the upper Delaware River draw anglers from across the globe. More than $3 million dollars will help conserve tr

Two Pa. teens charged with creating AI-generated nude images of classmates; Yuengling expands into Illinois

Dec 06 2024 8 mins

The Lancaster County District Attorney's Office has filed charges against two teenage boys in connection with the creation of AI-generated pornographic images of Lancaster Country Day School students and other minors. It's been four days since a Western Pennsylvania woman went searching for her cat... and disappeared at the chasm of a three-story deep sinkhole. How do sinkholes fo

Search for Pa. woman who fell into sinkhole now a recovery effort; Pa. college president facing "no confidence" vote

Dec 05 2024 8 mins

The search for a woman who is believed to have fallen into a sinkhole in Westmoreland County has become a recovery effort after two treacherous days of digging through mud and rock produced no signs of life. Faculty members and coaches at Commonwealth University's Lock Haven campus plan to hold a "no-confidence" vote early next year on the school's president. Gun reformers in Penn

The mental health equivalent of urgent care opens in Harrisburg; Search is on in Western Pa. for woman who fell into a sinkhole

Dec 04 2024 7 mins

A first of its kind mental health assessment and treatment facility is up and running in Dauphin County. Schools and businesses have been closed this week in Erie, after a snowstorm dumped nearly six feet in some areas, with more snow in the forecast. Some experts say it's an example of climate change in action. A grandmother looking for her lost cat apparently fell into a new si

Study shows climate change accelerated 2024 hurricane wind speeds; Pa. launches an effort to replace all lead pipes

Dec 03 2024 9 mins

Human-caused climate change increased damaging wind speeds for every hurricane in 2024. That’s according to a new study by the Princeton-based Climate Central. From our friends at WHYY's Climate Desk, Susan Phillips explains how higher ocean temperatures led to the higher wind speeds. You may have recently received a letter from your water company about new rules for lead and cop

Penn State issues partial refunds for online pandemic classes; Native Pa. tree is facing extinction

Dec 02 2024 10 mins

Universities across the country are paying students back after the shift to online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. In Pennsylvania, that includes the University of Pennsylvania, Susquehanna University, Temple University and now Penn State. From our friends at WPSU in State College, Sydney Roach reports PSU students enrolled during the spring 2020 semester could be eligible f

"Say No to Panhandling" signs removed in Lancaster; Have drought conditions impacted Pa.'s Christmas tree crop?

Nov 29 2024 12 mins

Central Pennsylvania has recently been getting some much needed rainfall following two months of record dryness. It came as a relief to firefighters in parts of the state that have battled wildfires. But it’s still not enough to pull the region out of the drought. A Democratic state House member who has a medical background is warning that appointing Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Secr

On this Thanksgiving, be sure to stay safe on the roads and in the kitchen

Nov 28 2024 6 mins

Pennsylvanians are among those taking to the roads, with the Thanksgiving holiday travel period getting underway. Turnpike Commission CEO Craug Shuey says an estimated 3.4 million motorists will use the toll road between now and Sunday With the arrival of Thanksgiving, state fire leaders are offering advice to make sure it's a safe holiday for al involved in the kitchen. Hospitals