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The famous director explained why it’s hard for new movie makers to convince studios to shoot in Pennsylvania. He argued for larger tax breaks.

The Pennsylvania House of Representatives went to federal court to maintain an opening prayer that invokes a higher power and it came at a high cost to taxpayers.

“My head is bloody, but certainly unbowed,” said Jim ‘Mattress Mack’ McIngvale, who was hedging against an extravagant mattress promotion.

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“Without bipartisan support I believe this inquiry will further divide the country tearing it apart at the seams and will ultimately fail in the Senate,” Van Drew said.

A Shore congressman has introduced legislation that would prevent the federal government from recouping allocated federal disaster funds awarded to citizens. 

The rules outline how the last several weeks of closed-door depositions of witnesses by three House committees would transition into public hearings.

"The last place I thought that I was going to get help was a courtroom," one woman said.

A vacant lot on the city’s West Side will soon be transformed into rental units and commercial space, thanks to a $4 million in funding from the bank.

The grounds of Eastern State Penitentiary survived years of abandonment and bids for redevelopment. There’s just as much history as there is terror behind those walls.

Language within this year’s school code bill allows districts to withhold hot meals from students who accrue more than $50 in lunch debt.

A recent college graduate who moved to West Philadelphia this year reflects on how to be a good neighbor when you are part of the force that is changing a neighborhood.

City kicks off $125K urban agriculture plan to promote community gardens and farms. Interface Studio and Soil Generation picked to develop the plan.

Society Hill Civic Association blocked installation of barrier posts designed to protect people in bike lanes. Neighbors want the veto to be reconsidered.

Philadelphia, Delaware and South Jersey host feel good festivals, Halloween 2019 and Day of the Dead celebrations