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Republican state Sen. Doug Mastriano had gone to the White House to discuss efforts to overturn president-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the commonwealth.

Too many cases and hollowed-out public health budgets leave officials to ask even more of the people who get sick.

Thousands phone banked, marched, and attended public meetings during a record year of activism demanding changes in local and federal governments.

Refugee resettlement agencies welcome coming changes to refugee and immigration policies.

Mayor, police seek open dialogue with community on police reform.

Elsewhere in the region, with case counts surging, schools are going (or staying) all virtual. Quakertown is doing the opposite.

Philly’s Christmas Village is back for another season, but with fewer vendors and with coronavirus mitigation efforts in place as cases rise across the city.

Biden was playing with Major, one of the Bidens’ two dogs. They adopted Major in 2018, and acquired their first dog, Champ, after the 2008 election.

The Phillies are searching for a general manager to replace Matt Klentak and face important decisions regarding catcher J.T. Realmuto and shortstop Didi Gregorius.

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court is set to hear Bill Cosby's appeal of his sexual assault conviction on Tuesday, Dec. 1.

The number of new COVID-19 cases reported in the United States topped 200,000 for the first time Friday. The highest previous daily count was 196,000 on Nov. 20.

New Jersey’s capital city has surpassed the homicide record it set in 2013.

From Dec. 1 to March 31, the city’s larger parks will all be off limits from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m., during the annual effort to keep the deer population stable.

City Council passed a bill lowering the city’s parking tax. The move would roll back progress on meeting city goals and generating revenue at a time of financial crisis.

DREs use a nationally standardized method to spot the physical and physiological signs of drug impairment in a person, such as muscle tone, pupil size, and heart rate.