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A bill to change a Pennsylvania law that requires school districts to keep tax increases below the inflation index is headed for a vote i ...

The next vote on Pennsylvania’s state budget will take place in the Senate, and the head of the chamber’s Appropriations Comm ...

The 89-year-old founder of Mary’s Cupboard, a food pantry in Levittown, Bucks County, is a finalist for a national award.  Mar ...

Last Thursday, Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter and Schools Superintendent Arlene Ackerman spoke at a “Save Our Schools” ral ...

The Gorgas Park Farmer’s Market is officially open for business. Two sisters, Anita McCann-Hepler and Nancy McCann-Foy of El ...

Camden Mayor Dana Redd and the city’s fire, police and public works departments have a reminder for residents for the hot holiday w ...

On Friday morning, commuters at the Market East station heard a sextet as they got off the train. Later on, lunchtime diners at the Readi ...

A high-end beer take-out establishment with two downtown locations is looking to move to Roxborough, NewsWorks has confirmed. At n ...

Plenty of people are heading to the Jersey shore this holiday weekend. They should find conditions ideal for a wide range of activities ...

More than a thousand Pennsylvania prisoners who had been housed in Michigan have returned to the commonwealth. Pennsylvania sent t ...

Here’s an extra treat for your holiday weekend: a visit from Sarah Palin. Her ‘One Nation’ tour will come through as it ...

An earlier version of this story misidentified Independence Blue Cross.  This is the corrected version. ...

A meeting between the School District of Philadelphia and SEPTA Friday is being described as “productive.”  The parties ...

Drug company AstraZeneca has announced it will stop paying for doctors to attend international medical and scientific conferences. ...

With 17 more rigs actively looking for oil and natural gas as of this week, the county’s total number of active rigs is now 1,847.< ...