Pennsylvania

In Maryland, a recent request to remove guns ended with a man's death.

Foster children who live in residential facilities in Pa. suffered physical and verbal abuse in hundreds of documented cases between 2010 and 2018, according to a new report.

Pa. wants to shed labels and reduce the importance of test scores with its new accountability tool. But will it alienate parents in the process?

Pennsylvania is considering holding more naloxone giveaways after finding even more demand than officials had planned for at a recent event.

Though it’s cleaner than in the 1970s, the plant is still one of the biggest sources of air pollution in all of Western Pennsylvania.

The blast happened shortly after 6 p.m. at MarkWest’s Houston Processing and Fractionation Facility at 800 Western Avenue in Chartiers Township.

The Department of Health's policy directs the use of intravenous doses, not the nasal spray.

Pennsylvania has a moratorium on executions, but the report from the Death Penalty Information Center finds prosecutors are driving a drop in death sentences.

Pennsylvania environmental officials have come out with a plan to reduce leaks from thousands of the state’s oil and gas wells.

The Toomey-Manchin gun control bill that fell just a few votes shy of passage after the Sandy Hook shooting may get a fresh chance in 2019.

More than 5,100 kits were made available at 80 health clinics, libraries and public spaces across Pennsylvania.

U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick wrote to Gov. Tom Wolf, applauding the state government for ceasing operations at the site and asking for a “more thorough environmental review."

The algorithm is supposed to make the criminal sentencing in Pa. fairer. Critics say it will exacerbate inequities.

The case stems from the district's 2016 decision to boost taxes despite having cash reserves.

The new policy was put in place in August when staff and inmates fell ill after drug exposure. Mail now goes to a facility in Florida, and inmates receive a scanned copy.