Pennsylvania

The Allegheny County Health Department gave the company five days to respond with a plan to reduce emissions at Clairton Coke Works and its Edgar Thompson and Irvin plants.

A change in Pennsylvania Department of Corrections policy means donated books must be processed at a secure center outside the prisons.

A mother accused of killing her 13-year-old son and four other family members pulled the boy out of school about two weeks earlier, a school official said Thursday.

The number of inmates in Pennsylvania has hit the lowest point in a decade, but prison officials say the time isn’t right to close a prison.

Numbers from the state Department of Corrections provide context for the breadth of the problem across Pennsylvania. Figures for the most recent year were released in February

As spring approaches, kids and teens start to anticipate summer vacation and many parents appreciate the more relaxed summer season as a ...

Pennsylvania's Department of Environmental Protection has pinpointed 20 locations with high PFAS levels in water sources. They include areas of Bucks and Montgomery counties.

Erie Bishop Lawrence Persico has been outspoken about the sexual abuse scandals that have stained the Catholic Church. Even he is taking a wait-and-see approach.

One of Governor Tom Wolf’s perennially-unsuccessful policy suggestions may face better odds this year.

The Turnpike Commission is behind on payments to the state amid a lawsuit over its rising tolls.

Gimmickry overtakes a play bombarded by on-stage directions and a prescribed lack of rehearsal.

The controversy has raised the question of what takes precedent: the safety and security of prisons or the protection of attorney-client privilege?

At an annual budget hearing in Harrisburg, Corrections Secretary John Wetzel reaffirmed the policy is staying put.

Police found a Pennsylvania woman and her teenage daughter in an apartment with the bodies of five relatives they had killed, including three children.

The state says there's no evidence its voting machines have ever been hacked. So why is Pa. forcing all 67 counties to buy new ones to the tune of $120 million?