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Luzerne County's "cash for kids" scandal inspires a musical at the Lantern Theater.

City Councilwoman Helen Gym introduced two bills to advance gender-neutral accommodations in Philadelphia schools and City Hall itself.

PJM Interconnection manages the flow of wholesale electricity in all or part of 13 Mid-Atlantic and Midwestern states and the District of Columbia.

The recent bloodshed, including five homicides in May, has only deepened the resignation some residents feel toward gun violence in their city.

Dozens of rare 13-star American flags never before exhibited will be on display at the Museum of the American Revolution.

The spending plan includes new money for efforts to combat the opioid crisis and gun violence in Philly, plus job training for young city residents.

A bill requiring all Philly rental units built before 1978 to be free of lead was up for a final vote — until it’s sponsor suddenly pulled it from the agenda.

A retired federal judge best known for sending two corrupt judges to prison for their role in a notorious Pennsylvania juvenile justice scandal has died.

A Common Pleas court judge has cleared the way for a controversial facility to house immigrant minors to open in North Philadelphia.

In a 13-4 vote, Philadelphia City Council approved a new $60 million LNG facility, despite the opposition of environmental groups.

The programs, started under former Gov. Chris Christie, have awarded billions in incentives to companies that agreed to move to or expand in New Jersey.

A closer look at the numbers reveals what Booker strategists say is the strength of the campaign: Booker’s positive message.

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops voted to implement several measures following last year's sweeping Pa. grand jury report on clergy sex abuse.

On Wednesday, around a thousand activists took a trip to the Capitol to call for change to the fair funding formula.

Federal officials say they've canceled an annual summer concert series at Sandy Hook after the discovering of a piping plover nest.