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Pennsylvania enacted legislation Tuesday to give future victims of child sexual abuse more time to file lawsuits and to end time limits for police to file criminal charges.

The House Judiciary Committee is set to take over the impeachment probe of President Donald Trump next week, scheduling a Dec. 4 hearing.

Conservationists ebullient after long fight to preserve biologically diverse Holly Farm lands.

Members of a Pa. Supreme Court-appointed task force say grand jury reports raise “considerable due process concerns.”

At a speech to the commonwealth’s Press Club, John Fetterman brought special guests: two recently commuted people who were sentenced to life without parole.

Philadelphia’s first city-wide composting facility will open in the spring, marking a major milestone in a march towards zero waste.

Studies are accumulating showing the teen brain, consistently plied with alcohol, won’t reach maturity and damaged genetic material may be passed on.

Abundant drilling of the Marcellus and Utica Shale created a glut of natural gas and drove down prices. Now, new pipelines and export terminals are aiding overseas sales.

PECO used eminent domain to seize 600 University Avenue. It’s only the second time the utility has used its taking power since 1973.

Assailants may no longer be able to claim they acted in the heat of the moment when they learned of the victim's sexual orientation or gender identity.

The AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania is suing a Philadelphia pharmacy for outing a woman as transgender and HIV-positive to her neighbors.

Four years after it filed suit against the Neshaminy School District, a state commission has reached a decision regarding its use of a controversial Native American mascot.

John Grady’s departure from PIDC leaves a vacancy at the top of a powerful local institution. A successor is expected to be announced in January.

Cheyney University will keep its accreditation, state leaders and university administrators announced in a letter to faculty, staff and students on Monday.

The families of prisoners say that they also suffer during the holidays, specifically because of the state’s tough visitation policies.