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Amid ongoing gun violence in Philadelphia, residents are rethinking innocuous summer activities and how police should respond to public safety concerns.

Pennsylvania’s fracking disclosure law allows exemptions for trade secrets, and does not require drillers to disclose chemicals used to drill a well.

Student athletes in Pa. can now profit off their name, image, and likeness. It comes on the heels of an unanimous U.S. Supreme Court decision in June.

The last congressional map Pa. lawmakers made was declared an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander. This time, GOP leaders say they will be “most transparent.”

Musk testified in a Tesla shareholder lawsuit against him. He's the latest business celebrity to appear in Delaware Chancery Court.

New Jersey has partnered with Docket Health to give residents digital access to their COVID-19 vaccination records.

Teen “play captains” will teach kids on “Playstreets,” closed-off roads pre-designated by the city that draw over 150 kids daily.

The case of Hervis Rogers, a Black Texas resident facing years in prison for illegally voting, is the latest in the war for American democracy.

A large swath of the West baked during the weekend in triple-digit temperatures that were expected to continue into the start of the work week.

The figures, released Friday evening without explanation, also showed an increase of about 60,000 in the number of people who are counted as fully vaccinated.

Beginning July 18, people seeking unemployment must attest that they applied for two jobs and completed a “work search activity” the week prior.

The incident has prompted questions about the legality, or at least the wisdom, of an administrator stopping a student speech celebrating diversity in 2021.

The Britney Spears case in California — where adult guardianship is called conservatorship — has cast a spotlight on issues nationwide.

Lyme disease cases have been on the rise in Pa. for two decades. But epidemiologists worry residents might confuse some symptoms with a mild case of COVID.

Is one J&J COVID-19 vaccine shot enough? Is a mixed vaccine regimen better? Here’s what WHYY’s Health Desk Help Desk found out.