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If grassroots Dems still doubt that a post-Hillary female nominee could slug it out with Trump, they need only watch last night's boffo performance by U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris.

The Supreme Court agreed Friday to hear a case involving two former state officials convicted in New Jersey's "Bridgegate" scandal.

Two Philadelphia public schools will move into a new building owned — and mostly financed by — Drexel University. Some worry it could spur gentrification.

Two components of the measure that would have, among other things, authorized $6.7 billion in basic education funding.

Black and Latino leaders in New Jersey say Gov. Phil Murphy and legislative leaders are not doing enough to advance social justice in the state.

State Sen. Dave Lawson is sponsoring a bill that would ban “foreign law” in Delaware courts. A Muslim group contends the bill is rooted in Islamophobia.

The nine-day festival draws more than 100,000 people from across the country.

Suburban Philadelphia communities are clashing with their districts over how their overcrowded schools should handle growing populations.

The decision does not impact Pennsylvania’s recently redistricted map, because the case was based on the state constitution.

The Pennsylvania chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union is suing state police for, it says, illegally turning drivers over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Investigators from several agencies say the site of the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery explosion and fire remains unsafe.

Citing concerns about loss of ER services, Pa. Health Secretary Rachel Levine says the hospital’s owners must give 90 days’ notice before shutting.

Some of Philadelphia’s most desirable neighborhoods come with a risk of increased exposure to auto-related air pollution.

New Jersey authorities announced Thursday criminal charges against four more people for allegedly filing fraudulent federal Superstorm Sandy relief fund applications.

The court says the Trump administration's explanation for wanting to add the question was "more of a distraction" than an explanation.