Good morning, Lancaster.

CBS 21 hosted a town hall on Wednesday in Lancaster where experts helped parents and students prepare for the new school year.

The panel — including a former teacher, mental health advisors, and local police — explained how to discuss social media and access support services.

Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced Wednesday that Meta will pay over $500M to help protect children online and enforce stricter social media limits — including daily use caps and improved age verification—with funds expected to reach up to $729M once the agreement gains judicial approval.

Pennsylvania is set to receive at least $500 million from Meta in a settlement that aims to reduce teen social media use.

The deal requires changes to Meta’s apps and may bring extra payments if competitors impose similar rules.

Lancaster County officials said no measles deaths have been found locally even though state officials reported two amid a rising outbreak.

Health authorities continue investigating cases across 28 counties — updating data shared with the CDC.

Gov. Josh Shapiro clashed with HHS Secretary Robert F.

Kennedy Jr. over vaccine messaging after two unvaccinated individuals died from measles in Lancaster, and a coroner is investigating a newborn death with a ruptured spleen — Pennsylvania reported 31 new cases statewide since Monday.

Five high school football games in the Lancaster-Football League will kick off Friday at 7 p.m. with matchups such as Manheim Township versus Cumberland Valley and Wilson against Governor Mifflin; Lebanon faces Daniel Boone while Lampeter-Strasburg meets Solanco for the Milk Jug.

District 3 high school football season begins Friday, Aug.

28 as teams compete at various venues (including Hanover and Camp Hill), with additional games scheduled Saturday at sites like Ephrata and York County School of Technology.

PennLive released a watch list naming 10 top players as potential Lancaster-Lebanon league football Player of the Year candidates; the list highlights notable names like Orion Abrams (Hempfield) and Isaiah Zimmerman (Cedar Crest) following impressive performances last season.