The 12 Months Of 2020: Recapping The Year In Pennsylvania News

We are recapping the top news of 2020 by looking back at the most-read story of each month across the Patch network in Pennsylvania.

Here's a look:

JANUARY

PA Turnpike Crash: 5 Dead, 60 Injured As Tour Bus Flips: The deadly accident at milepost 86 in Westmoreland County closed a portion of the turnpike in both directions.

FEBRUARY

The 10 Most Dangerous Cities In Pennsylvania: 2020 Rankings: New data shows the 10 most dangerous communities in Pennsylvania for 2020.

MARCH

PA State Wine, Liquor Stores To Close Amid Coronavirus Outbreak: In mid-March, all Pennsylvania liquor stores were closed due to the coronavirus outbreak.

APRIL

Gov. Wolf Unveils 3-Phased, Color-Coded Reopening Plan By Region: Early in the pandemic, Pennsylvania instituted a color-coded system to categorize the status of each region as it reopened businesses and schools.

MAY

Gov. Wolf Vetoes 3 Coronavirus-Related Bills: Gov. Wolf vetoed three coronavirus-related bills in May, including measures that would have reopened real estate, barbershops, salons, and more.

JUNE

True Crime Special On Solebury Farm Murders Airs Monday: The "Lost Boys of Bucks County," a true-crime special exploring the 2017 Cosmo DiNardo murder spree, fired aired in June.

JULY

Gov. Wolf Signs Another Pandemic-Related Executive Order: Governor Tom Wolf in July signed another pandemic-related executive order. It authorized state agencies to conduct administrative proceedings remotely.

AUGUST

Old Farmer's Almanac Winter 2020-21 Predictions For PA: If you assumed the United States is in for a terrible winter with below-freezing temperatures and apocalyptic amounts of snow for no other reason except it's 2020, we wouldn't blame you.

SEPTEMBER

PA Counties In 'Red Zone' In New White House Task Force Report: The White House Coronavirus Task Force issued a report on the status of the pandemic in Pennsylvania, listing 2 counties in the red zone. That number has since drastically increased.

OCTOBER

Masks, Social Distancing Likely Into 2022, Fauci Tells PA Doctors: Dr. Anthony Fauci held a virtual conference with doctors at Philadelphia's Thomas Jefferson University in October to discuss the future of the battle against the coronavirus.

NOVEMBER

New COVID Rules In PA Ahead Of Anticipated Hospital Surge: New "targeted efforts" were announced in November aimed to control the spread of the coronavirus.

DECEMBER

PA Announces New COVID Restrictions Through Early 2021: In early December, Gov. Tom Wolf announced several temporary coronavirus mitigation measures that will be in place through early 2021.