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Montgomery County students are heading for at least two weeks of all-virtual school after a judge denied a legal challenge to the county’s remote-learning order.

Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Rachel Levine said the federal government will distribute the antibodies to healthcare systems in the state.

The earliest shipments are expected to go to health care professionals and first responders first, with the vaccine likely becoming available to the public in April or May.

Since Nov. 12, the city Medical Examiner's office has confirmed three overdose deaths among restaurant and bar workers who thought they were using cocaine.

City residents who have a grievance with a Wilmington police officer could soon have a new way to get that problem addressed.

In the month before Philadelphia and other Pa. cities entered a second coronavirus wave, the state’s unemployment rate dropped slightly.

The scrutiny on Biden’s staffing decisions reflects the tremendous pressure the president-elect faces as he cobbles together a team to execute his policy priorities.

Wolf’s office has previously said he would veto the bill, as it “poses an undeniable risk to the health and safety of our citizens, the environment, and our public resources."

The decision could swing the neck-and-neck contest toward GOP challenger Nicole Ziccarelli.

New Jersey lawmakers advanced legislation setting up a recreational marijuana marketplace, which voters overwhelmingly approved this month, but differed on key details.

The action comes days after Pfizer Inc. and its German partner BioNTech announced that its vaccine appears 95% effective at preventing mild to severe COVID-19 in a study.

Despite the pandemic, the annual Philadelphia event will go on and memorialize trans people whose lives were cut short by violence.

While the historically Democratic city delivered a decisive win for President-elect Joe Biden, a few surprising shifts emerged.

The influential indie film festival in Philadelphia saw a need for critical writing about Black, brown, and Indigenous visual culture.

Voting data show Trump’s message resonated more broadly than is often recognized, particularly in a city where Democrats hold an overwhelming advantage.