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Lawmakers are working furiously to update the 135-year-old law that was put in place in the aftermath of the Civil War and came perilously close to unraveling on Jan. 6, 2021.

Delta Sigma Theta is marking its 95 years of service by partnering with Life Turning Point of Philadelphia, which supports women and children experiencing homelessness.

Thousands of people gathered at Gobbler's Knob as members of Punxsutawney Phil's “inner circle” summoned him from his tree stump at dawn to learn if he had seen his shadow.

Some New Jersey lawmakers are putting forward two proposals to address the state’s high property taxes. Here’s what those bills would do.

The transit agency is getting creative with recycling and reusing parts from retired vehicles to deal with supply chain shortages.

An 2017 agreement means the cash-strapped city will get less per ton of trash brought in by a big customer — the county Solid Waste Authority.

A major winter storm was expected to begin with heavy snow starting in the Rockies and freezing rain as far south as Texas before it drops snow and ice on the Midwest.

The most that has ever been spent on a Pa. gubernatorial race was $82 million in 2014, and the most spent on a U.S. Senate race was $164 million in 2016.

The lawsuit was filed in Manhattan federal court. Lawyers sought class-action status for the legal filing.

The move could open the way for the very youngest Americans to start receiving shots by early March.

Mike Driscoll has been picked by ward leaders to be the Democratic candidate in a special election, virtually ensuring he will replace Bobby Henon on City Council.

The weekly average of new daily cases has plummeted by 74% since Delaware’s indoor mask mandate went into effect. Hospitalizations are down by half.

After almost 50 years under Philadelphia Parking Authority control, the airport parking concession could soon be run by a private company.

A federal court filing made Tuesday in Cleveland lays out the details of the settlements with drugmaker Johnson & Johnson and distribution companies.

90 million cases of coronavirus have been reported since the omicron variant was first identified 10 weeks ago — amounting to more than in all of 2020.