Pennsylvania

Crews in the Scranton School District are conducting air quality tests and making emergency repairs Thursday.

“It is something that is ever-present, this issue of transition.”

The invasive insect is already costing Pennsylvania $50 million each year in damages, according to a first-of-its-kind study.

The proposal would require Pennsylvanians to pay part of their checks into an emergency fund, from which any eligible worker would be able to draw benefits.

The governor introduced Restore PA last year, to a chilly response from Republicans. It’s one of several unsuccessful proposals he is reiterating ahead of his budget address.

Pennsylvania is the only Northeastern state that doesn’t outlaw discrimination against LGBTQ people. So advocates are working to pass local ordinances town by town.

The new coalition, called LEARN, is statewide, showing that charter reform is not just an "urban" issue.

Officials said they dismantled a Philadelphia-based gun ring that peddled weapons and drugs in Camden.

Former Harrisburg Mayor Stephen Reed, who served for almost three decades but was later sentenced to probation for accumulating products he bought with public money, has died.

Prosecutors who won a conviction in Bill Cosby’s sexual assault case are defending their work as they fight the imprisoned actor's latest appeal.

As one of Harrisburg’s most powerful lawmakers, Mike Turzai used his muscle to push major education initiatives.

After the Penn State abuse scandal rocked Pennsylvania, the state tried to strengthen its child protection laws. But one of them isn't being enforced, leaving kids vulnerable.

A former state representative faces three months in the Philadelphia jail after pleading guilty Thursday.

The Allegheny County Republican's announcement kicks off speculation about GOP leadership shuffle, and whether Democrats could win his suburban Pittsburgh seat

One of the bills now goes the governor for a signature, and the rest still have to pass the Senate.