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Nine years before the Salem witch trials, the first and only people to stand trial for witchcraft in Pennsylvania were two women from present-day Delaware County.

Registered Democratic voters have outpaced registered Republicans in mail-in ballot count and early in-person ballot returns.

The bill lays the groundwork for a city program that would enlist municipal workers to fix privately owned buildings at risk of damaging their surroundings.

Lawyers announced Thursday afternoon that a settlement was reached, but kept the amount private.

The streets, police, and fire departments have the lowest vaccination rates in Philadelphia, according to new data released by the city.

A superior court judge in Mercer County has ordered the emergency radio system for Trenton to stay on, despite the city owing the vendor more than $200,000.

Dougherty’s union, Local 98, spent thousands to send Councilmember Bobby Henon to big games. Prosecutors allege the gifted tickets were bribes.

Experts point out that it also appears to be an attempt to change the subject from the Facebook Papers.

Superintendent William Hite said schools should remain open to provide students with a “sense of community and support services that they need.”

The Justice Department will pay $88 million, which includes $63 million for the families of the slain and $25 million for survivors of the shooting, it was announced Thursday.

Bill Siemering, one of the founding board members of NPR, reflects on his historic career with “Morning Edition” host Jennifer Lynn.

The task of reshaping Pennsylvania's political maps falls to a small group of legislative insiders, a system that critics worry facilitates backroom deals.

The action comes the same day the Democratic Attorney General, who is running for governor, tried to distance himself from the program.

The revised package has lost some of the Democrats’ top priorities as the president’s ambitions make way for the political realities of the narrowly divided Congress.

One Philly bike shop will offer a 10% discount on all bikes with a SEPTA Key card. Other organizations plan to give free rides if a strike happens.