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Pennsylvania legislators are considering a two-cent-per-bag tax on plastic bags in stores with more than $1 million in annual sales. ...

Leaders of community colleges met in Philadelphia with two members of the president’s cabinet to talk about their future. Ed ...

Some say there’s an ongoing turf war between the youth of Abbotsford Homes and nearby Allegheny. That’s what police believe l ...

The Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia has announced its 2011 winners. More than 22 historic properties were honored for thei ...

Good news for the water company means bad news for door-to-door scammers. Norristown residents should be extra wary of anyone knocking on ...

Update: An early investigation by the Pennsylvania Game Commission ...

While complaints about long lines at the DMV may never come to an end, the state Department of Transportation says things are improving. ...

What’s your favorite street name in Philadelphia? Maybe it’s the street you grew up on, the oft-mispronounced Cliveden or the ...

First it was a Burger King, then a movie theater. Now, all that’s in the University of Pennsylvania’s way is a pesky, persist ...

Support for victims of the Windermere Court fire continues. Not one, but three benefits are scheduled for this week. The West Philly Loca ...

Delaware’s Council on Development Finance is meeting today to consider funding the expansions of two major corporations: DuPont and ...

Much like the system proposed by SEPTA, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority had a one-way rail fare system. For a year. It did ...

Not limited to abandoned homes and waterfront decks at the Shore, squatters are popping up in Chestnut Hill’s parking lots. The nei ...

A new report from Harvard University Graduate School of Education, Pathways to Prosperity, has sparked a debate about whether all student ...

This year’s concert at the Bala Cynwyd Library could be the last free musical performance the library puts on. Budget cuts have slo ...