Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania's chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union is ending a seven-year lawsuit over a lack of funding for public defense in Luzerne County.

Anyone subject to a final protection from abuse order after a contested hearing must turn over their firearms within 24 hours.

After a drug smuggling scare, Pennsylvania officials have been sending inmate mail to Florida where it is inspected. Copies of the correspondence are then sent to prisoners.

The school board put the idea on hold in January pending the outcome of lawsuits from parents and teachers.

Several prominent Philly Democrats including Ed Rendell and Michael Nutter are planning a fundraiser for Joe Biden, who is considering a presidential bid.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania says it’s dropping a long-running lawsuit against Luzerne County over lack of fu ...

State Rep. Jordan Harris, a Philadelphia Democrat, says measures promoted by the Black Caucus aim to make sure bias — racial or otherwise — doesn’t bleed into police work.

Emissions from coke ovens can cause cancer, and they sometimes escape through leaky doors and other parts of plants.

The retired statutes are prime examples of the 'blue laws' that once aimed to restrict activities on Sundays.

The proposed funding is not tied directly to objective measures of student need, nor to a teacher's cost of living.

"Whenever I find something is going to discourage me, I would just pray, and then believe that everything is going to be all right."

Pennsylvania’s Environmental Quality Board voted Tuesday to advance a citizen climate petition aimed at dramatically cutting the state’s greenhouse gas emissions.

Glen Onoko has been the scene of dozens of serious accidents over the years, and several deaths, straining the region's all-volunteer fire departments.

After an 18-month investigation into Medicaid fraud in Pa., a grand jury panel suggests that state lawmakers make changes to disrupt "systemic" malfeasance.

Bill Cosby says his insurance company is settling another accuser's lawsuit without his permission, a week before his scheduled deposition.