Pennsylvania

In June, the borough’s council approved an $82 million sale of its sewer system, but critics say the process is rushed and won’t benefit residents.

As the coronavirus sweeps through congregate settings, calls have amplified to release immigrants held at family detention centers.

Thursday night’s session offered 149 community members a presentation on the research effort announced last year. The Q&A went more than an hour.

The Pennsylvania Board of Law Examiners decided to postpone the state’s bar exam a second time, and conduct it remotely over three days in October.

Gov. Tom Wolf plans to sign two reform measures, including one that would create a confidential police misconduct database.

Recent civil unrest has pressured state and city lawmakers to pass police reform bills that had been previously ignored. But these new measures only go so far.

When titan arum blooms, the flower stinks like rotten meat and only lasts 24 to 48 hours.

Under pressure, the federal government released the info this week.

Students and staff will be required to wear face masks when they return to school, according to new guidelines from the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

In Pennsylvania, convictions for felony-murder are automatically punished with life in prison, without the possibility of parole.

Pressure is mounting on Gov. Tom Wolf to extend his moratorium on evictions as advocates fear the relief effort is coming too late.

Anyone traveling into Philadelphia from those states, which include its neighbor Delaware, are advised to self-quarantine for 14 days and monitor their symptoms.

The stakes are significant: research shows gerrymandering protects incumbents and strips communities of political power.

It’s a small town where people typically hold police officers in high regard, but amid national conversation about police brutality, there’s a groundswell pushing for change.

Ken Matthews was retired after a long career as a music teacher and band director at Central York Middle School. He died at age 73.