A man is now free despite decades-old shoplifting charges that threatened to keep him in prison even after he received a rare commutation.

Prosecutors believe the pending cases could gut Pennsylvania’s law, allowing sexually violent predators to evade detection and endangering public safety.

About 1,500 Philly students attend Chester campuses run by the charter organization seeking to take the district over.

In what would be a first in Pennsylvania, Chester Community Charter School is pushing to take over all traditional K-8 education in its home district in Delaware County.

Five years ago, Philadelphia police found a girl nearly naked in a snowy, abandoned lot. That dark day led to a brighter future for special needs kids.

Pennsylvania is among the states that would be especially hurt because utility costs are significantly higher than the national average.

Indian restaurants have been popping up along truck stops along major shipping routes in the United States, offering comfort foods to a new wave of drivers.

Members of a Pa. Supreme Court-appointed task force say grand jury reports raise “considerable due process concerns.”

People from Adams and Philadelphia counties are hoping their shared views on the criminal justice system can make a difference.

A major advocacy group for Pennsylvania farmers says many have had to change the way they do business to stay afloat financially.

People abused as children will be able to file criminal suits against their abusers no matter how much time has passed.

The law itself would only apply to parents in Harrisburg. But one of Pa.’s most powerful legislators calls it a “pilot” program for school vouchers.

Recent testing uncovered high lead levels in the water at Mastery Frederick Douglass Elementary. Parents say they should have been told sooner.

As the son of Black Panthers, Sharif El-Mekki grew up in West Philadelphia enraged at the injustice he saw all around him, including in education.

The U.S. Supreme Court will decide if the Obama-era immigration decision — which affects 4,700 Pennsylvanians — was an executive overreach.