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Dr. Ardel Cirio, 61, of Springfield, Pennsylvania, was arrested and charged with indecent assault after a patient accused him sexually assaulting her.

Days after a young man was murdered on prison grounds, Philadelphia’s union for city correctional officers is calling on Prisons Commissioner Blanche Carney to resign.

New Jersey has opened up the state’s long-term care facilities to indoor visits, following federal guidance from the Biden administration. Here’s what you need to know.

The suspects allegedly conspired to fraudulently transfer the ownership of North Philadelphia homes, stealing houses out from under their rightful owners.

Ward announced Monday that the Wolf administration's failure to advertise a proposed constitutional amendment doesn't justify using the emergency amendment process.

Children in pre-K through second grade will be welcomed back to classrooms for two days a week, joining students at 133 other schools that have reopened since March.

Health officials said the new rules also apply to vaccinated people gathering with people from a single household who have not been vaccinated but who are considered low risk.

Enrollment in the program rose by more than 388,000 people, or 13.7%, including in counties that, historically, have been wealthier than some of their counterparts.

The victim was shot at the Market-Frankford Line's 15th Street Station late Sunday night, SEPTA said.

Although AstraZeneca’s vaccine has been authorized in more than 50 countries, it has not yet been given the green light in the U.S.

The Anti-Defamation League says N.J. and Pa. experienced two of the highest levels of white supremacist propaganda distribution in the country last year.

City and state officials promise to improve equity in vaccine distribution, but data shows a disparity. WHYY’s Health Desk Help Desk looked closer.

Leveraging their shared life experience and local roots, community health workers aim to move the needle on long-standing health disparities.

Lawmakers and advocates say if the suspect in the deadly Atlanta-area shootings had been forced to wait before getting a gun, he might not have acted on his impulse.

The Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee has been out of session for the past year, but others worked to advance coronavirus-related concerns.