
Pennsylvania
Sunoco buys two homes at Chester County site of Mariner East 2-related sinkhole
State and county documents show the company paid $400,000 each for the properties in Chester County.
6 years ago
Student protesters occupy Swarthmore fraternity house, want it closed
Students at Swarthmore College occupied a fraternity house after alleged documents describing some members' derogatory comments and sexual assault jokes were leaked.
6 years ago
Pennsylvania colleges face steep enrollment declines in 2026
Enrollment has been falling at many Pennsylvania colleges and universities for nearly decade, since peak enrollment numbers in 2010.
6 years ago
Biden heads to Pennsylvania to pitch rebuilding middle class
By picking Pennsylvania for his first campaign speech of the presidential race, Joe Biden is signaling he hopes to own what may be the 2020 election's toughest battleground.
6 years ago
Pittsburgh synagogue: Violence ‘must end. Enough is enough!’
The Pittsburgh synagogue that six months ago was the site of the deadliest attack on Jews in U.S. history held a vigil and offered its sympathy after another deadly shooting
6 years ago
The nuclear industry argues the design of the power market is flawed.
6 years ago
Study finds Pa. prisons give home districts power, take it from poor urban areas
If Pennsylvania counted inmates as part of their home counties, not where they’re jailed, four state House districts would legally be too large and four would be too small.
6 years ago
Pa. panel discusses broadband internet solutions, urges public-private collaboration
Private providers said expanding broadband to rural areas is too costly, but there’s potential in exploring technological alternatives in delivering internet access.
6 years ago
Suburban Philadelphia state senators seek answers from DEP chief over Mariner East pipeline
The lawmakers say Patrick McDonnell's re-appointment should be delayed until pipeline investigations are complete.
6 years ago
Online voter registration spikes in Pa., outpaces paper by 50 percent
Signups more than doubled last year, thanks to the internet.
6 years ago
Pa. fuel tax meant for bridge repair went to state police instead
From 2011 to 2017, $4.2 billion that could have gone toward repairing hundreds of structurally deficient bridges around the state has gone to fund State Police operations.
6 years ago
Area police departments, National Guard join forces to collect prescription meds
It's the fifth year the guard's Counterdrug Joint Task Force is working with police to collect the drugs from more than 800 drop-off centers around the state.
6 years ago
Cuban immigrants detained by ICE in York for more than a year, despite federal court ruling
Abel Perez, 27, and Pablo Alvarez, 26, both arrived from Cuba at the U.S. southern border in December 2017. Both applied for asylum, and have been held ever since.
6 years ago
Rep. Dean will introduce PFAS bill, the 15th in Congress this year
Both the House and Senate have stepped up efforts to address the toxic chemicals, which affect communities in Bucks and Montgomery counties and nationwide.
6 years ago
Pa. Republicans setting scene for another Trump win in ’20
Pennsylvania Republicans meet with President Donald Trump's advisers to work out a strategy to once again deliver the state's electoral votes to the president.
6 years ago