Pennsylvania

With the state budget wrapped up, Pa. lawmakers can turn their attention to a few fast-approaching deadlines — including the renewal of funding for unemployment compensation.

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to put on ice a federal lawsuit challenging Pennsylvania's congressional districts approved after the 2010 census.

Advocates for Pennsylvania landowners are challenging a statement made recently by one of Governor Tom Wolf’s top aides, after saying complaints over gas royalties subsided.

Activists set up a pancake breakfast picnic on an Amish farm in Conestoga adjacent to a construction site and invited the pipeline workers to share a meal.

Castor alleges the women harmed his reputation and cost him a chance to return as DA in suburban Philadelphia by publicly criticizing him and suing him for defamation.

A New York company is planning to build a natural gas plant in Pennsylvania’s biggest coal county.

In a landmark speech delivered Thursday before City Council, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney said the city should reclaim control of its sc ...

Philadelphia moves to take back control of its public schools. Some Pennsylvania local governments curtail AirBNB in their communities.  ...

A bill aims to address abandoned mine lands with a focus on economic development. Proponents see it as a way to imagine a more sustainable future for old coal country.

While lawmakers passed a budget by the June 30 deadline, the state spending plan was $2 billion out of balance for four months.

Street harassment is defined on a continuum that starts with catcalls and sexually explicit remarks and extends to slurs, groping, stalking and assault.

Four months into the fiscal year, Pennsylvania’s revenues are more or less on target. A new report from the state Independent Fi ...

In the week leading up to Election Day, candidates for Philadelphia District Attorney pound the pavement, seeking votes. A two decade old ...

He reinvented himself after pleading guilty to corruption and serving time. Most recently Jimmy Tayoun was best known for his newspaper the Philadelphia Public Record.

The highest-profile race is for a seat on the state Supreme Court, and seats are also open on the Superior and Commonwealth courts.