Good morning, Harrisburg.

Linda Geesaman has spent eight years with Brethren Housing Association turning 54 empty apartments into fully furnished transitional homes for homeless families in Harrisburg — volunteers gather donated furniture and food to support each move.

Drivers face higher fuel costs as Pennsylvania gas prices hit $4.56 per gallon on Friday, Sept.

18 (up $1.24 from last year) while diesel reaches record highs; Harrisburg drivers are paying about $4.44 a gallon.

Thirty-five people from 11 countries became U.S. citizens on Friday at noon when they took the oath of allegiance at Widener University Commonwealth Law School on Vartan Way in Susquehanna Township.

Federal judges and guests attended the ceremony.

Demolition has begun at the long vacant William Penn School at Third and Division streets after the board voted in February to tear down a building over 100 years old amid community debate.

The project will last six months at a cost of $6.5 million after interior removal started in July.

HHS Secretary Robert F.

Kennedy Jr. spoke at an anti-vaccine conference to praise efforts to ease guidelines amid a measles outbreak in Pennsylvania with over 700 cases and 4 deaths reported. Gov. Shapiro criticized the remarks — calling for stronger vaccination support as public health concerns grow.

As of Friday, 767 confirmed measles cases have been recorded, including 150 hospitalizations and four deaths, since the outbreak began in April.

State health officials have increased vaccination efforts by administering nearly 4,800 MMR shots at 148 pop-up clinics and are requesting CDC assistance to control the spread.

Habitat for Humanity of the Greater Harrisburg Area plans to build four 1,600 sqft row homes for sale on consolidated vacant lots at Jefferson Street pending City Council approval.

Steel Works Construction will handle site work (hiring two to three local students) as the project nears final approval.

Halden Horizons Group plans eight 2½-story rowhomes on a Logan Street parking lot after a planning commission review.

The developer has not yet decided whether to build for sale or rent + will decide based on market conditions when the project returns to city council.