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Beachgoers in North Wildwood will not allowed to use tents or cabanas while on the beach this summer, according to city leaders.

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.

According to police, Ondria Glaze, a special education teacher at Olney High School, was shot to death in her apartment in the Grays Ferry section of Philadelphia.

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

Wildwood, New Jersey, is moving up the start date for metered parking by one week as Mother’s Day weekend is expected to be very busy with several events that are planned.

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 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.

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.

Pro-Palestinian protesters marched through the streets of University City on Wednesday ending at the encampment at the University of Pennsylvania. Despite warnings from university leaders there’s no sign of it ending soon. NBC10’s Brian Sheehan has the latest on the encampment.

“Cannot allow that,” he said.

Wildwood, New Jersey, is preparing for a visit by former President Donald Trump who is scheduled to host a rally on the beach this weekend.

The race for president picks up steam in our area as Vice President Kamala Harris was in Montgomery County on Wednesday to rally voters. NBC10 political reporter Lauren Mayk has more.