Mass Shooting Motive Revealed: 5 Must-Read PA Stories

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:

1. Parking in Philadelphia can be very difficult, and to ensure a spot, some Philadelphians deploy traffic cones to save parking spaces. (Read more on Patch.)

2. As the contentious race for school board nears in the Central Bucks School District, graphic campaign mailers sent out by a political action committee continue to arrive in mailboxes across the district. (Read more on Patch.)

3. The Berks County Coroner's Office this week released the final causes of death for the seven people killed in a March explosion at a West Reading chocolate factory, according to multiple reports. (Read more on Patch.)

4. Multiple people, including several children, were taken to the hospital Wednesday after a hazmat incident prompted an evacuation at a Lehigh Valley daycare, according to multiple reports citing police.(Read more on Patch.)

5. Pennsylvania State Police said Wednesday that they believe a confrontation at a party led to Sunday's shooting spree at an Indiana County community center that left a man dead and wounded eight others. (Read more on Patch.)