Laura Benshoff

Critics call the law redundant, “excessively broad,” and potentially unconstitutional.

In a letter to the Bureau of Prisons, Sen. Cory Booker asked the federal agency for more information about its preparedness for extreme weather, citing two recent outages.

Area schools install devices that resemble smoke detectors to combat the use of e-cigarettes, or vapes, in bathrooms and other places without cameras.

A federal investigation found the cause of the Chester County senior living center fire was “undetermined,” but confirmed some details about how the blaze spread.

The study confirmed at least one recent court-related arrest in 13 counties across the state.

About 40 people rallied in South Philly Sunday in support of Vietnamese and Cambodian immigrants threatened with deportation, some for decades-old crimes.

The Thompsons are part of a small, but growing number of immigrants trying to avoid deportation by taking sanctuary in Philly.

Jose "Ivan" Noe Nuñez Martinez and his husband have been savoring what can feel like borrowed time, after he was arrested in Philadelphia last year.

The federal government shutdown — caused in part by disagreements over immigration policy — is halting down immigration court hearings across Pennsylvania.

Pam Africa, who runs the International Concerned Friends and Family of Mumia Abu-Jamal, said the Philadelphia district attorney has not done enough to help Abu-Jamal.

The number of homicides in Philadelphia rose, while other towns in N.J. and Pa. have had fewer murders and less violent crime this year.

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf has granted clemency this week to three inmates serving life sentences, including to the first female lifer since 1990.