$15 Minimum Wage Bill Clears House: 5 PA Stories You Need To Read

Good evening, Pennsylvania Patch readers! We've assembled some of the most share-worthy stories from the state for today, just for you.

Here are the top five stories from the Keystone State:

1. The Bucks County Coroner’s Office has ruled the death of a 9-year-old boy on Monday evening at a pond in New Britain Borough as an accidental drowning. (Read more on Patch.)

2. Three pediatric medical centers in Pennsylvania are ranked among the nation’s best in U.S. News & World Report's 2023-2024 Best Children’s Hospital rankings released Wednesday.(Read more on Patch.)

3. Alfred Hagen knows his friends are running out of time and air. As an explorer who has visited the wreckage of the Titanic twice, the Bensalem businessman has traveled on the Titan, the submersible rescuers are desperately searching for in the North Atlantic after it lost contact about two hours into its voyage on Sunday morning. (Read more on Patch.)

4. Philadelphia Police bomb squad members recovered explosives in a grocery store after three teens tried to ignite them. (Read more on Patch.)

5. A historic if cautious step forward for low wage earners was taken in Pennsylvania on Tuesday when the state House of Representatives passed a bill that would increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour. (Read more on Patch.)