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1 day ago | lancasteronline.com | Jaxon White

Elon Musk’s tirade this week against the House GOP’s megabill passed last month hasn’t swayed U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker from standing behind the tax- and spending-cut legislation. Lancaster County’s congressman isn’t changing his mind, even after Musk, after exiting his role as an adviser to President Donald Trump last week, has called the budget bill “ugly” on social media and said any GOP lawmaker who voted for it should be challenged next year in a primary election.

1 day ago | lancasteronline.com | Olivia Schlinkman

This month, a volunteer-made mountain bike park is scheduled to open on the Enola Low Grade Trail in Eden and Providence townshipsWhile trail builder Sean Smith couldn’t confirm a specific date for the opening, the park will be the fifth of its kind in Lancaster County – a sign that the local mountain biking scene is gaining momentumMountain biking has become an increasingly popular sport nationwide.

2 days ago | lancasteronline.com | Jaxon White

HARRISBURG — Gov. Josh Shapiro filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the U.S. Department of Agriculture over $13 million in canceled federal funding to a program for farmers who sell products to food banks. Shapiro’s lawsuit follows his March threat to sue the USDA if Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program funds, which support food banks and food-access organizations, were not distributed.

3 days ago | lancasteronline.com | Mac Engel

FORT WORTH, Texas — In an effort to land a look by an NFL team, he slept on a mattress outside of a community center, had no money and lied his way into the tryout. You always hear about the athlete, or entertainer, who sleeps in their car, or eats the leftovers behind the restaurant in the alley, before catching the break to realize their dream. You never hear about the people who do the same things but never reach that status. There are far more examples of those.

3 days ago | lancasteronline.com | Matt Connolly

Philadelphia Eagles star running back Saquon Barkley is coming off of an impressive 2024 season in which he led the NFL in rushing, finishing with more than 2,000 yards. Still, while he is currently at the top of his game, he could also be nearing retirement. Barkley appeared on the Green Light podcast with Chris Long recently and shared that he has already started thinking about when he will hang up the cleats. “I’m probably one of those guys that it’ll be out of nowhere,“ Saquon Barkley said.