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Calling Philadelphia a ‘dirty’ and ‘dangerous’ city, West Philly State Sen. Anthony Williams kicks off mayoral campaign against incumbent Mayor Jim Kenney.

Two key committees in the N.J. Legislature have approved bills to legalize recreational marijuana and allow past offenders to expunge their criminal records.

A western Pennsylvania state lawmaker has resigned two months after being stripped of a chairmanship following allegations that he had sex with an incapacitated woman.

The “White Water” sculpture had been in downtown Philadelphia for 40 years. It now lives on the front lawn of the Woodmere Museum.

The city plans to speed up construction of the greatly expanded network of protected bike lanes that Mayor Jim Kenney promised during his 2015 campaign.

300 homeless Philadelphians might be back on the street this month.

State environmental officials say thousands of dead fish have washed up in a New Jersey shore community.

Philadelphia developer Bart Blatstein said Monday he's moving forward with plans to bring a casino back to the Showboat, which has been a non-gambling hotel for three years.

New Jersey's "ghost gun" law bans manufacturers from selling partially assembled guns that can be built into fully functional, untraceable firearms.

More than 1,000 people were feared dead in Mozambique four days after a cyclone slammed into the country, submerging entire villages and leaving bodies floating in the water.

Gov. Phil Murphy’s determination to try again for a true millionaire’s tax could make budget negotiations with fellow Democrats difficult.

Less than two weeks before the accident at Three Mile Island, a Hollywood thriller depicting the frightening scenario of a disaster at a nuclear plant hit the screens.

"Mayor Pete" from South Bend, Indiana, is a welcome addition to the swelling Democratic roster.

With all that’s going on in the world—from climate change to wanton violence and political turmoil—I simply don’t have the energy to watch Saturday Night Live. 

Some activists say their concerns about a possible connection arise out of a culture of fear that persists in Ferguson 4 ½ years after Michael Brown's death.