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A prominent charter leader claims Philly school officials tried to give her control of a neighborhood high school. Those officials say it’s not true.

Protesters gathered at the doorstep of Judge James Troiano, who is facing backlash for comments that a boy accused of rape is from a ‘good family.’

A Delaware refinery has reached a settlement over its release of toxic chemicals into the air.

The new law exempts certain “vulnerable” inmates from being kept in isolation and lessens use of the practice on prisoners for whom it is deemed necessary.

Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale released a report calling for the state to get rid of its high school standardized test and replace it with the SAT or ACT.

The hearing on the overall closure plan is now scheduled for Friday, July 19.

Protesters slammed Joel Freedman, Hahnemann’s owner, for what they see as an attempt to encroach on a vulnerable hospital for real estate profits.

A new report says Philadelphia will do quite well compared to other places in the U.S. as more work gets automated.

The Pennsylvania Department of Health has added anxiety disorders and Tourette syndrome to the list of medical conditions approved for receiving medical marijuana.

The Pennsylvania attorney general's office launched an effort Thursday to improve the use of firearms databases, so law enforcement can better track guns used in crimes.

For the 11th consecutive year, the Cape May County municipality has once again taken top honors in a contest that lets people choose their favorite New Jersey beach. 

The home delivery service goPuff failed to disclose a federal labor law violation to New Jersey officials when it applied for a $39 million corporate tax break last summer.

The specially designed Jake’s Place Delran, which opened Tuesday, could be the first of many more to come with the passage of a New Jersey state law.

Wilmington officials say the new LED lighting will make the streets safer, and cut energy consumption by 40% to 50%.

Government scientists predict 40 places in the U.S. will experience higher than normal rates of so-called sunny day flooding this year.