
Pennsylvania
Coatesville leaders say the city is going through a renaissance. Many think a new sports and events complex will put the city on the map.
2 weeks ago
Protestors make noise outside Sesame Place following racial bias claims
It was the second weekend of protests after a viral video sparked accusations of racism and the park faces a racial discrimination lawsuit.
2 weeks ago
House destroyed in fire after stand-off with suspect who shot at police in New Hanover Township
The suspect fired shots at the responding officers and a barricade was declared.
2 weeks ago
The Pennridge school board is considering a policy that would limit the “nonschool materials” students can share in school and online.
2 weeks ago
Sharon Hill Borough has released its independent report into last year’s police shooting — and many of the most important details are being withheld.
2 weeks ago
A ‘lost opportunity’: Pa. and Del. are discontinuing their COVID-19 exposure apps
The Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New Jersey health departments launched their respective apps in 2020 as part of an effort to alert more people who are exposed to COVID-19.
2 weeks ago
Wolf sues GOP over abortion amendment, calling it ‘radical’ and improperly passed
Republicans are moving a constitutional amendment that would make it much easier to restrict abortion. Now, Gov. Wolf wants a court to throw it out.
2 weeks ago
Fate of 800 Pa. mail-in primary votes gets 1st court hearing
A Pa. court is considering the fate of some 800 mail-in primary votes that three county elections boards threw out over the lack of handwritten dates on their envelopes.
2 weeks ago
SEPTA announces newest Regional Rail station in Delco: The Wawa Station
The agreement will also see the Media/Elwyn line renamed the Media/Wawa line.
2 weeks ago
Media Borough becomes latest Philly-area community to ban plastic bags and straws
Starting January 2023, businesses in Media Borough will have to package goods in paper bags, but the borough encourages people to bring reusable bags.
3 weeks ago
As the GOP openly backs Mastriano, Jewish Dems tell them ‘there’s no coming back from this’
Gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano has personal and financial ties to spreaders of antisemitic rhetoric. Democrats want voters to know it.
3 weeks ago
The policy aims to keep books that a yet-to-be-determined group might deem “inappropriate” for unspecified “sexualized content” out of school libraries.
3 weeks ago
What kind of education does Pa. owe its public school students? A judge will now decide
For eight years, parents, school districts, and advocates have been trying to prove Pa. funds its schools unfairly. Now it’s up to a Commonwealth Court judge to decide.
3 weeks ago
The defense is challenging whether the Delaware District Attorney’s Office produced enough evidence at the preliminary hearing to allow the case to go forward.
3 weeks ago
Rep. Glenn Thompson says no to gay marriage, attends son’s same-sex wedding
Thompson's office says he and his wife are “very happy to welcome their new son-in-law into their family.”
3 weeks ago