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The conviction rates for nonfatal shootings and illegal gun possession are decidedly low in Philadelphia. One of the problems: Witnesses aren’t showing up to court.

His victory makes him the youngest U.S. senator and gives Democrats control the Senate for the opening of Democrat Joe Biden’s presidency.

The new COVID-19 relief package has funding for vaccine distribution but the money hasn’t arrived yet.

A Wisconsin prosecutor has declined to file criminal charges against a white police officer who shot a Black man in the back last summer.

According to the ACLU, from 2008 to 2018, Montgomery County Court overcharged defendants by hundreds of dollars in nearly 13,000 cases.

The company that's in the process of mothballing one of the nation's oldest nuclear power plants says it is interested in building a new next-generation nuclear reactor

The state has confirmed that an Allegheny County Democrat won another term in the Senate by 67 votes. The GOP is still hoping the courts will overturn the outcome.

The governor and his top public health and education administrators say schools have not proven to pose a serious risk for coronavirus transmission.

The rules put much of the power in the hands of the majority party, which Democrats and good-government groups said effectively stifles the voices of many Pennsylvanians.

As two GOP lawmakers push to abolish mail voting, county election officials say the state should keep and improve the new system.

Doctors, nurses, paramedics and others who go back on active duty can help protect frontline workers against COVID-19 and give vaccination efforts a shot in the arm.

Tuesday's voting will help determine President-elect Joe Biden’s capacity to enact what may be the most progressive governing agenda in generations.

Frontline health workers in N.J. receive their second shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine this week.

The latest plans to redevelop the Old City Painted Bride HQ include the iconic tilework, marking a departure from past plans to tear down the mosaic.

Based on allegations of fraud and “unlawful practices,” found meritless by the courts, many Republicans plan to contest the results in key swing states, including Pa.