The Morning Agenda: Kamala Harris works to close the deal in Pa.; Probes into voter registration forms lead to wave of misinformation

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With election day just five days away, Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris is making Pennsylvania a priority for her campaign. She addressed a large crowd at the Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg yesterday.

A judge  has ordered Bucks County to extend its deadline to request a mail ballot until 5:00 p.m tomorrow.

A divided Pennsylvania appeals court says the envelopes voters use to send in mail ballots don’t need to have been accurately hand-dated.

Investigations into potential fraud related to voter registration applications in Lancaster, York and one other county have become fodder for online misinformation, including from Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.

In the latest in a series of pre-election day addresses to the public, Secretary of State Al Schmidt says there are those whose goal is to deliberately confuse voters — causing doubt and distrust in the election system.

A Philadelphia judge is set to hold a hearing in the city prosecutor’s bid to shut down Elon Musk’s $1 million dollar-a-day sweepstakes in battleground states.

We take a deep dive into the anger over racist comments made over the weekend at a Donald Trump rally in New York that is rippling across Pennsylvania’s Latino community. Hear reaction from the Lehigh Valley, which has a large Latino population and is considered a vital voting block in next week’s election.

A Delaware County community does not have enough manpower to safely staff its police department overnight.

A western Pennsylvania woman is now believed to be the oldest living person in North America. 114 year-old Naomi Whitehead attained that status after Elizabeth Francis of Texas died on Oct. 22.

A collection of interviews, photos, and music videos, featuring local musicians who have stopped by the WITF performance studio to share a little discussion and sound. Produced by WITF’s Joe Ulrich.

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