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The official White House Christmas tree this year is a Douglas fir that stands 18 ½ feet high and is nearly 13 feet wide. You can bet th ...

The film “Black Swan” starring Natalie Portman opens this weekend. Several Philadelphia dancers appear alongside her in the ...

Kensington’s been getting some bad press these days, what with the so-called “Kensington Strangler” on the loose. But P ...

Shore Memorial Hospital announced today it will buy out and lay off more than 100 employees. The Somers Point, N.J. hospital ...

Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania said the federal government should establish a single set of standards for regulating the natural gas indu ...

Since the 1890s, the Philadelphia Archdiocese has educated 15.5 million students. But enrollment in Catholic schools across the re ...

A jury has found Herbert and Catherine Schaible guilty on both charges: involuntary manslaughter and child endangerment. The couple faces ...

West Chester University will use a $5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to expand its geothermal energy system. The school ...

SEPTA’s found a unique way to save energy, and therefore, money. The transit authority switched cleaning companies about 18 months ...

Philadelphia City Council’s Rules Committee has approved zoning for a kidney dialysis center in Chestnut Hill.  Residents have ...

Several Bucks County businesses became the targets of burglars overnight Wednesday. Six businesses in Quakertown, Richland and Coopersbur ...

Students at Philadelphia’s High School of Creative and Performing Arts have all the more reason to get creative with their work. Fo ...

Parents have a legal — not just a moral — obligation to raise their children, Pennsylvania law says. This is the latest in a ...

What does Philly have on New York besides, well, everything? We’re not as screwed up, angry and devolved as we’ve been led to ...

Nearly 1,000 New Jersey parents were arrested this week in the state’s bi-annual summons of overdue child support payments. The 953 ...