Pennsylvania
Delco has only three skateparks. Meet the group that wants to change that
The group has a mission: to convince municipalities to construct at least five new adaptive and inclusive skateparks across the county.
3 years ago
Girl, 7, dead after shooting following football game at Academy Park High School
A football game between Academy Park and Pennsbury High School had just ended when shots rang out.
3 years ago
Despite infighting, Pa. GOP senators push forward with vague idea of 2020 election audit
A Trump ally in the Pa. legislature has been stripped of power, but the leading Republican in the State Senate is still promising a full “forensic audit” of the 2020 election.
3 years ago
Montco declares ‘Code Red’ for Thursday, Friday
During both days, residents can expect the heat index to reach at least 100 degrees.
3 years ago
Pennsylvania schools making plans to spend pandemic windfall
Since March 2020, the federal government has provided $190 billion in pandemic aid to schools — including nearly $7 billion for Pennsylvania.
3 years ago
Wolf asks Republican leaders to return to Harrisburg and pass school mask mandate
Few school districts are requiring masks inside classrooms, something the Democratic governor said it needed to ensure safety.
3 years ago
Wolf admin unexpectedly pulls the plug on controversial revamp of Pa. safety net program
The Department of Health did not explain why it abandoned a plan to change who administers a nutrition program for pregnant people and young children.
3 years ago
Aqua Pennsylvania looks to increase suburban water bills by 17% for up to 490,000 customers
The company has filed a rate request with the state Public Utility Commission, seeking to increase water bills by 17% and wastewater bills by 33%.
3 years ago
Pa. ends ‘prison gerrymandering’ with closely divided committee vote
The commission redrawing Pa.’s House and Senate maps has voted to stop counting state prisoners as residents of the districts where they’re incarcerated.
3 years ago
Listen 7:50Hearings in Pa. election ‘investigation’ to begin, senator says
Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman said he has communicated with Trump, whose baseless claims about election fraud have propelled loyalists to pursue election "audits."
3 years ago
Climate activists set their sights on the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
The Public Utility Commission has sway on everything from pipeline safety to utility rates. A grassroots effort seeks members to address climate change.
3 years ago
How to break into the FBI: 50 years later, Media burglars get local honors
The confidential files they stole in 1971 revealed widespread surveillance of the American public and the FBI’s infamous COINTELPRO operation.
3 years ago
Listen 6:30New report urges changes to Pennsylvania’s 1990s-era TANF benefit
The Meet the Need Coalition surveyed more than 350 current or past recipients of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families; many found it too restrictive.
3 years ago
Overtime pay for up to 190K workers died in Harrisburg this summer. Why aren’t more people upset?
The now-abandoned rule could have extended overtime protections for an estimated 190,000 workers.
3 years ago
Over Pa. Education Department objections, Nafis Nichols, the City of Chester’s chief financial officer, was named interim receiver.
3 years ago