Pennsylvania

New federal rules on pipeline safety are being praised by the oil and gas industry but dismissed by pipeline critics in Pennsylvania as unlikely to make pipelines any safer.

In a new report, Auditor General Eugene DePasquale also urged lawmakers to legalize fentanyl test strips so drug users can check for the deadly synthetic substance.

The job cuts are effective Jan. 3., 2020, and include remote workers residing outside of the state, according to a filing with the Pa. Department of Labor and Industry.

They’re pointing to sinkholes and contaminated wells they’ve seen throughout the building process, and say they’re worried about explosions.

An ICE spokesman confirmed their deportation to the United Kingdom in a statement Wednesday evening.

A video, the second this month, emerged showing white Chester Township police officers arresting a black man for loitering in front of his own property.

The vast majority of Pa. voters will fill out ballots by hand Nov. 5. In the past, direct-recording electronic machines dominated.

College health experts called the move short-sighted and risky at a time of growing mental health needs among students.

The acting Department of State secretary says the legacy system doesn’t make it easy for applicants to tell how long the process will take.

Weeks after getting the green light to buy St. Christopher’s Children’s Hospital out of bankruptcy, Tower Health will trim positions at two other locations.

The face of refugees coming to the U.S. is changing. The places they're going is changing, too. Why is that happening and what does it look like in Pennsylvania?

The family says the Berks County-run facility is not equipped to care for a baby. Facilities are cold and normal caretaking items have been confiscated.

If the bills pass, it will be the first time the legislature has raised municipal salary caps since 1995.

The order covers 141 conventional wells and five shale gas wells in Allegheny, Washington, Greene and Westmoreland counties.

The USS Harrisburg will eventually be tasked with amphibious warfare and humanitarian relief missions.