Today in PA | A PennLive daily news briefing with Claudia Dimuro

Philadelphia has officially confirmed its 500th homicide of the year, tying with its all-time record. Residents in Pennsylvania could see their electricity bills rise by much as 50 percent starting Dec.1. More clean-diesel Port Authority buses will soon hit the road. And pucker up to Pennsylvania’s new potential state candy.

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Medical marijuana growers throughout the state have until the end of the month to report any additives in their vape products. Firearms deer season opens this Saturday, with hundreds of thousands of hunters predicted to partake in the sport. Mother Nature could let it snow today. Lastly, a man got hit with a one-day prison sentence after stealing a rifle used in the Revolutionary War.

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A worldwide shortage in aluminum has left hospitals—including those in Pennsylvania—short on items such as crutches, walkers, and canes. A benefactor of the University of Pennsylvania has pulled his donations over the men’s basketball team’s decision to sit during the national anthem. Pennsylvania residents, along with the rest of the country, are gearing up to travel and celebrate Thanksgiving pre-pandemic style. And this city has been listed as an up-and-coming travel spot, although it’s probably one you’ve never expected.

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A man intentionally drove towards an officer before leading police on a low-speed chase on Pittsburgh’s South Side. Exelon is transferring nuclear reactors, including some in Pennsylvania, to a newly created spin-off company. Mayor Bill Peduto and his team are pushing for legislation that would require all city departments to use “sustainable and socially responsible” methods of procurement such as electronic signatures. Plus, this is the Keystone State’s favorite Christmas candy.

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An assault which took place on Philly’s Broad Street Line against a group of Asian students is believed to have been racially motivated. The well-known statue of an Amish family that stands outside of the former Roadside America site was severely damaged after being intentionally set on fire. Concession stands at state parks are making the switch to paper products. And a gigantic ornament in Pittsburgh gets itself out of a pickle.

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District attorneys in Pennsylvania are now officially required to have a valid license in order to practice law. A teacher who used a racial slur while reading John Steinbeck’s “Of Mice and Men” aloud to her classroom was hit with a federal complaint. Rain is on its way as temperatures drop. And a man at last returned a Bible he had found to its original owner…nearly 40 years later.

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A state House committee has voted to endorse a proposed constitutional amendment that would guarantee an individual’s right to refuse vaccines. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection suggested a rule that would put stricter limits on the use of “forever chemicals” in drinking water. Baseball fans may be treated to a comeback of the original Phillie Phanatic next season. Finally, the heat was turned up during Penn State’s game against Michigan over the weekend in more ways than one.

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The owner of a food cart in Philadelphia tried breaking up a fight that broke out between high school students and ended up getting beat up instead. Several towns filed a suit in Commonwealth Court which seeks to block PennDOT tolling a bridge on I-79. A group of bald eagles were observed to have been “acting strangely” near the Maryland-Pennsylvania border the other day. Plus, this century’s longest lunar eclipse is on its way.

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