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Good Morning. Here are some of the top stories from around the region.WEATHERWe finally have a day with no rain, plenty of sunshine and a pleasant temperature. Expect the high to hit about 80 degrees without much of that pesky humidity to get in the way.

History will be made in the new 5th U.S. Congressional District this fall as voters from both sides of the political spectrum will choose between two female candidates.The contenders are, according to friends and colleagues of the candidates, a prosecutor who specialized in human trafficking cases known as a fighter for the underdog and a former school board president with a flair for connecting with people.

MEDIA >> About 40 ralliers peacefully marched down State Street, Saturday, during a prayer walk by those concerned with the moral issues of pipelines.Marchers stopped several places to pray during the Interfaith Prayer Walk for Pipeline Safety, which was organized by the Faith Alliance for Public Safety.

Good Morning. Here are some of the top stories from around the region.WEATHERIt's cloudy out there this morning, but there are promises of some sun later today. First, we are going to have to go through a possible thunderstorm. It will be warmer, though, with a high of about 81 degrees.

CHESTER >> As rooms opened in campus buildings for livestreaming to make the commencement more comfortable for guests, Widener University graduated more than 800 on Saturday even as teeming rain made tarps the fashion of choice.Yet, the day was no less special as friends and families gathered to celebrate their graduates and as words of wisdom were imparted on them as they reached this milestone in their lives.

MARPLE >> It's shaping up to be another fight over what to do with more than 200 acres of land along Sproul and Reed roads that may be redeveloped, a portion including the former Don Guanella Village site.After a failed attempt by Goodman Properties in 2016 to get township approval to convert the 213-acre site into a mixed-use development with retail, residential, office and recreational spaces, another developer is making a shot to use of the land.

This much we know for sure: Come November, Pennsylvania's all-boys club also known as the Keystone State's congressional delegation will come to an end.And you can thank the voters of Delaware County and the new 5th District for the welcome change.Voters here will choose between Democrat Mary Gay Scanlon, an attorney and former president of the Wallingford-Swarthmore School Board, and Republican Pearl Kim, a former county assistant district attorney and deputy state attorney general.

When my father went down to Mississippi in 1967, he had no illusions about what he'd find. The civil rights movement was well under way but far removed from the dream enunciated by a young minister who'd soon be murdered and consigned to legend. Daddy anticipated obvious anger, arrogance, hatred and suspicion, and he found them festering in the people of Hattiesburg.

Last month, Congress passed a $1.3 trillion spending bill to fund the government through the remainder of the fiscal year. Included in the bill is funding for expanded punitive immigration enforcement - despite the fact that many Americans would prefer for lawmakers to institute a pathway to citizenship for undocumented youth who grew up in our shared nation.

Upper Darby>> Township police are looking for the man who robbed a senior citizen of his pizza in the parking lot of a popular restaurant late last week.Upper Darby Police Superintendent Michael Chitwood said an 81-year-old man was injured and his pizza taken from him in the parking lot of Pica's Restaurant in the 7800 block of West Chester Pike during the early-morning hours of May 12.