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March 29, 2023

Pennsylvania DA hopeful that discovered remains belong to restaurant owner who went missing in 2017: 'closure'

Pennsylvania investigators discovered human remains on Tuesday and the DA is hopeful they belong to a restaurant owner who went missing in 2017.

March 29, 2023

Philadelphia teen told mom 'I love you' before being killed on the way to school

15-year-old Devin Weedon told his mother he loved her shortly before he was shot and killed on his way to Simon Gratz High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Monday.

March 29, 2023

Feds examine gas pipeline at Pennsylvania chocolate factory blast site

National Transportation Safety Board investigators are examining a natural gas pipeline at the R.M. Palmer Co. factory explosion site in West Reading, Pennsylvania.

March 29, 2023

Temple University union to proceed with no-confidence vote after president's resignation

Temple University's faculty union plans to proceed with a no-confidence vote on two top officials next month after the school's president, Jason Wingard, resigned.

March 29, 2023

Pennsylvania hit with wave of fake active-shooter calls, bomb threats to schools after Nashville tragedy

Pennsylvania State Police on Wednesday received a wave of calls from multiple schools in different countries reporting bomb and active-shooter threats

March 29, 2023

Temple University president resigns as Philadelphia crime concerns wreak havoc on enrollment

Temple University's first Black President Jason Wingard is resigning amid safety concerns and dropping enrollment as crime plagues the northern Philadelphia campus.

March 28, 2023

Pennsylvania authorities rule out utility natural gas in blast that killed 5

Pennsylvania investigators ruled out utility natural gas as the cause in a home explosion that killed five people last year. Officials said PECO wasn't supplying gas to home.

March 28, 2023

Ballot problems in Pennsylvania's Luzerne County examined

The House Administration Committee heard testimony Tuesday on what Democratic New York Rep. Joe Morelle called the "complete breakdown" of Luzerne County, PA's voting infrastrucure.

March 28, 2023

Athlete Riley Gaines protested at University of Pittsburgh: 'I'm doing something right'

Athlete Riley Gaines notes the difference in how Dylan Mulvaney was supported on campus, while she faces mass protests and alleged violent threats.

March 28, 2023

Tap water deemed 'safe' to drink in Philadelphia at least through Wednesday night, officials say

Philadelphia water officials updated residents Tuesday, saying tap water was deemed "safe to drink" through Wednesday following a chemical spill last week.