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What you need to know ahead of the 2023 Pa. general election

Pennsylvania’s general election will be held Tuesday, Nov. 7. Here’s what you should know beforehand, from election deadlines to who’s on the ballot.

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Jayde Newton helps to set up cardboard gravestones with the names of victims of opioid abuse outside the courthouse where the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy is taking place in White Plains, N.Y., on Aug. 9, 2021. A three-judge panel of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York on Tuesday, May 30 overturned a lower court’s 2021 ruling that found bankruptcy courts did not have the authority to protect members of the Sackler family who own the company and who have not filed for bankruptcy protection from lawsuits

Courts & Law

Pennsylvania to get $148 million next year in payouts from 2nd wave of national opioid lawsuit settlements

The new payouts are from a second wave of national opioid lawsuit settlements with Teva, Allergan, CVS, Walgreens, and Walmart.

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Investigators believe Cavalcante is operating a white 2020 Ford Transit van bearing Pennsylvania license plate ZST-8818. The van has a refrigeration unit on the top and was reported stolen by Baily's Dairy.. (Pa. State Police)

Courts & Law

6abc

New images show escaped murderer Danelo Cavalcante has changed appearance and fled search area

Meanwhile, schools in Chester County are taking extra precautions to keep students and faculty safe, and Longwood Gardens is set to reopen after initial Cavalcante sightings.

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A portrait of Pa. state Sen. Nikil Saval

Education

Pa. lawmakers want state to require Asian American and Pacific Islander education

State Sens. Maria Collett and Nikil Saval introduced a bill to include Asian American and Pacific Islander curricula in Pennsylvania schools.

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Courts & Law

6abc

Danelo Cavalcante escape: Murder convict spotted twice on Friday within search area, police say

Danelo Cavalcante has been missing since he broke out of the Chester County Prison in Pennsylvania on August 31.

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A person walks along the Schuylkill River Trail near the Manayunk Canal, as seen from above.

Community

Portion of Schuylkill River Trail near Manayunk to close Monday for restoration project

The city of Philadelphia is working to restore the connection between the Manayunk Canal and the Schuylkill River.

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Danelo Cavalcante scales a wall while escaping prison.

Courts & Law

Watchtower guard is fired as search for fugitive killer in Pennsylvania focuses on botanical garden

Pennsylvania officials say a prison tower guard has been fired after letting a convicted murderer slip out on his watch in a brazen escape.

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The water front near the city of Chester

Community

FEMA designates several Pa., Del., N.J. areas as ‘disaster resilience zones’: Here’s what that means

The new designation prioritizes the areas for federal funding related to climate change resilience.

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Danelo Cavalcante is seen on surveillance footage escaping prison

Courts & Law

Chester County Prison escapee seen on another trail cam at Longwood Gardens: Sources

On Thursday night, Longwood Gardens closed early and evacuated amid a massive law enforcement response.

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NPR

Courts & Law

What we know about the search for escaped Pennsylvania prisoner Danelo Cavalcante

Danelo Cavalcante, a 34-year-old Brazilian man who fatally stabbed his ex-girlfriend, escaped from the Chester County Prison last Thursday, sparking a massive manhunt.

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Courts & Law

Escaped Chester County prisoner possibly spotted again near Longwood Gardens

Law enforcement officials said Danelo Cavalcante was seen near Longwood Gardens, but he continues to evade arrest.

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NPR

Community

Hurricane Idalia flung flamingos as far north as Pennsylvania

Flamingos have been found as far north as Ohio after Hurricane Idalia struck Florida last week. But the birds were likely blown in all the way from the Yucatan Peninsula.

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Clockwise from top left: Timika Lane, Jill Beck, Harry Smail, Megan Martin, Matt Wolf, Maria Battista. (Campaign photos)

Politics & Policy

Spotlight PA

Pa. election 2023: A complete guide to the candidates for Commonwealth and Superior Courts

During the Nov. 7 election, six candidates will run for Pennsylvania’s intermediate appellate courts, which wield significant power over legal disputes and criminal cases.

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