Bobby Allyn

The number of inmates in Pennsylvania has hit the lowest point in a decade, but prison officials say the time isn’t right to close a prison.

The U.S. Supreme Court placed limits on the civil asset forfeiture, but Pennsylvania’s high court already reined in the program throughout the state.

The video game tax would pay for bulletproof glass and metal detectors at schools, but researchers say the proposal is misguided.

Nearly 2 million Pennsylvanians on food stamps have to wait until March before the next round of SNAP benefits.

The civil lawsuit is the first time the federal government has intervened in the hotly debated issue of supervised injection sites.

After a year in office, Larry Krasner, considered one of the most progressive district attorneys in the nation, sees himself as orchestrating his own movement.

John Dougherty’s mighty labor union is one of the top contributors to Democrats in races at both the state and city level.

Dougherty's mighty labor union in Philadelphia is one of the top contributors to Democrats in races at both the state and city level.

The charges are linked to a years-long federal probe into the operations of Local 98, Philadelphia’s powerful electricians' union.

The partial federal government shutdown is threatening food stamp benefits beyond February. Pennsylvania officials see a crisis coming in the next few weeks.

Although Philadelphia is about 43 percent black, police stop black drivers nearly 66 percent of the time, according to an analysis of vehicle stop figures.

A Philadelphia resident police say threw the punch that led to the death of man walking his dog has turned himself in to police.