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Over 60 student musicians from multiple schools across Philadelphia made their debut with Play on Philly in a professional concert hall with an Evening of Harmony, on Wednesday, May 8, at the Perelman Theater, Kimmel Center for Performing Arts.

Sarah Barnett, executive director of ACCT Philly, joins NBC10’s Lucy Bustamante. The Bissel Foundation is sponsoring pet adoptions now through May 15 by subsidizing adoption fees at just $10 per pet.

Police in one Jersey Shore town spotlighted the police work of its officers as they made 10 arrests — including for assault, weapons and robbery charges — in just an 11 hour period.

Internet casino gambling is legal in only a handful of states, but the industry is convinced it is the future of betting, even as some worry about cannibalizing physical casinos.

Bernard Junior Polite, 26, was charged with criminal homicide in connection with the shooting death of his cousin Derek Polite, 56, who was found dead Sunday.

The long-rumored deal — said to be the richest Homegrown signing in Major League Soccer history, although no details were released — allows the Union to continue to develop Cavan Sullivan and benefit in the short term from his ability, before profiting when he likely heads overseas to the Premier League.

A new art installation at Philadelphia’s Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History features work by 60 students from Central high School.

Under the bill, xylazine (a.k.a. tranq) will be listed as a “schedule III” drug under Pennsylvania’s controlled substance law, formalizing an order that Gov. Josh Shapiro issued last year when Pennsylvania joined a growing list of states that were moving to restrict access to xylazine.

A long-troubled stretch of Kensington Avenue has been cleaned up. NBC10’s Siobhan McGirl reports on criticisms and support for the encampment clearing in the city’s Kensington neighborhood. Plus, the Pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of Pennsylvania continues into a third week. Also, “Abbott Elementary” star Quinta Brunson returns to Tem...

Pennsylvania’s top election official, Secretary of State Al Schmidt, said counties reported a 13.5% decrease in mail-in ballots that were rejected for reasons the state had tried to address with a redesigned ballot envelope and instructions for voting by mail. That drop was calculated in comparison to the 2023 primary election.

Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives is backing legislation aimed at regulating how online social media platforms interact with children. However, its provisions are similar to those in state laws being blocked in federal courts.

Philadelphia anti-violence organization Philly Truce is looking to expand on the peace patrols it does through neighborhoods and make it a paid job.

A now-retired police sergeant believes a new ruling by New Jersey’s highest court validates her first amendment right to speak out about a pattern of alleged sexual discrimination in the department where she worked.

Ioannoni’s Sandwich Shop in New Castle County has been invited to sell one of their specialties at Citizen’s Bank Park for an upcoming series. NBC10 Delaware bureau reporter Tim Furlong reports. 

“Cannot allow that,” he said.

A New Jersey man has been charged after scamming dozens of people by pretending to own a headstone company and then failing to deliver for the grieving families, officials said.