Pennsylvania

Would a Marsy’s Law amendment on victims’ rights infringe on bedrock rights of the accused? The last-minute legal fight over a question on the Pa. ballot.

State lawmakers are on track to send a voting reform bill to Gov. Tom Wolf after negotiations over election security funding provisions went late Monday.

The controversial Berks Family Residential Center is one of three facilities in the US that detains undocumented parents and children together.

The Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission will decide whether the Neshaminy School District can continue calling some of its sports teams “The Redskins.”

Union leaders interpreted Corrections Secretary John Wetzel’s quiet aside at a prison closure hearing as dismissive.

The teenager was pronounced dead at the scene south of Swarthmore Station on the Center City- bound side of the Media/Elwyn Line. SEPTA has ruled out foul play.

A ruling expected Monday by the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission could end a long-simmering local debate that’s made national headlines.

Campaign accounts must be used for “influencing the outcome of an election.” But what qualifies is largely open to interpretation.

At issue is whether the state should have reduced funds to employers who hire people with intellectual disabilities.

Applied behavior analysts are licensed in 30 states. Pennsylvania isn't one of them.

Opponents of the victims’ rights amendment say it’s too broad and would cause “immediate and irreparable harm” to the accused. Marsy’s Law backers firmly disagree.

In the second of three debates, Democratic and Republican candidates sparred in front of residents of Maris Grove, a retirement community.

A year ago, a gunman killed 11 people at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh. Prosecutors are seeking a death sentence. Here's why some survivors object.

Pennsylvania is betting on booze to grow the economy. The Department of Agriculture plans to award $460,000 in grants, most of which can be used to make craft beverages.

Industry advocate calls hearings a ‘last-ditch effort’ to stop legally permitted project.