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Republican lawmakers are advancing a $3 billion tax cut, their newly unveiled counterproposal to a budget proposal from Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro as each side offers a competing vision for how to use a massive cash surplus. The legislation cutting taxes on income and electric service passed the Republican-controlled Senate on a 36-14 vote Tuesda...

The NAACP announced it is backing the controversial plan to build a new 76er arena near Chinatown. It believes the arena will create thousands of jobs for the black community. NBC10’s Karen Hua spoke with leaders both for and against the proposal.

A Lehigh Valley nature center put out a warning after a hiker discovered dog treats with fishhooks in them along a stretch of the popular Appalachian Trail.

Prosecutors are now saying a woman’s death in Montgomery County was premeditated as new evidence revealed her estranged husband was planning her death for weeks. NBC10’s Deanna Durante was in the courtroom and has more.

Police are investigating after a man drove into Uncle Neil’s Home animal sanctuary on Sunday night and, allegedly, destroyed a well, flipped his car and was caught on video hopping a fence as he fled the scene.

Pro-Palestinian protesters say 12 University of Pennsylvania students have been disciplined for their participation in the encampment on campus. On Tuesday tensions rose when a counter protester tried to gain access and was blocked from getting inside the encampment. NBC10’s Johnny Archer captured the encounter and has more.

On Tuesday morning, fire crews responded to the former Octavius Catto Public School building in Camden as flames could be seen pouring from the roof of the building.

A stretch of Kensington Avenue will be closed on Wednesday, May 8, as the city plans to remove the homeless encampment along the sidewalks.

Leaders from the University of Pennsylvania met with some of the pro-Palestinian student protesters who have been holding an encampment for over a week on the university campus. There have been a handful of small incidents, but things have been mostly peaceful. NBC10’s Miguel Martinez-Valle has the latest.

Teenagers in North Wildwood will need to be off the streets by 10 p.m. However, officials said, the new rule is aimed at problem teens and police are not expected to punish those who aren’t causing problems.

The Battleship New Jersey is the U.S. Navy’s most decorated battleship. Veterans and volunteers assist with its restoration while the famed battleship is in dry dock at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard.

As Memorial Day weekend approaches many businesses at the Jersey Shore face an ongoing challenge—hiring enough workers for the busy summer season. Morey’s Piers is taking a different approach to hiring with the campaign #ThumbsUpForKindness. NBC10’s Ted Greenberg explains further.

Three people were hurt– including a woman who was critically injured — after they were struck by a minivan while crossing a street in Kensington on Monday night, police said.