Friday, July 18th, 2025

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Good morning, West Chester. Here's your local news at a glance for Friday, the 18th of July.
COMMUNITY NEWS
- ➤ Today, locals are raising funds to transform the shuttered Anthony Wayne Theater into an elevated dining & entertainment destination that will host meals, live shows and community events. Led by Platoon Fitness founder Todd Scott and supported by Ishana Shyamalan, the project plans to serve buttery popcorn & adult beverages and may feature a speakeasy on the lower level. VISTA Today
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CRIME NEWS
- ➤ Kimberly Brake’s home on Community Lane in Coatesville shows at least 19 bullet holes from two shootings—one on June 21 and another on July 15—when a neighbor’s gun battle spilled into her yard and police later recovered four guns from his home. 6abc Philadelphia
EDUCATION NEWS
- ➤ Pennsylvania state universities will raise in-state tuition to $7,994 for the 2025-26 academic year, a $278 or 3.6% increase, as officials wait to see if a full state funding boost will cancel or rebate the increase. Today West Chester University approved a $92.1 million plan to add floors to its South Campus Apartments and upgrade key systems over five years to meet growing housing demand. The Philadelphia Inquirer
HEALTH NEWS
- ➤ ChristianaCare and Virtua Health announced they are exploring a merger that may form a new regional health system — serving Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland — that would combine over $6 billion in revenue with nine hospitals and three micro-hospitals; the deal would offer more than 600 care sites across 10 counties. The Philadelphia Inquirer
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