Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania, New Jersey join lawsuit against federal rules restricting gender-affirming care for minors

Pennsylvania State Police commissioner leaving to join FBI

PSP commissioner leaving

Pa., N.J. and 20 other states sue Uber over deceptive business practices

Uber lawsuit

Distillery to open in stables of Gilded Age mansion on Elkins Estate in Montgomery County

Distillery Elkins Park

Shapiro opposes tech giants' push to dismiss case about how data centers connect to electric grid

Data centers pjm grid

Company that cans White Claw, Monster Energy and others to open at former South Philly refinery site

Bellwether District Tenant

Pa. lawmakers are among the highest paid in the U.S. They just got another automatic raise.

pa lawmaker raises

Brooklyn man allegedly used stolen credit cards to buy $65K of booze from Pa. state stores

Pennsylvania Stolen Liquor

African serval cat that escaped Pa. wildlife refuge found struck, killed by car

African serval escape

Pa. awards HBO's 'Task' $49.8 million tax credit to film Season 2 in the state

Task Pennsylvania Tax Credit

Tolls to drive over eight Delaware River bridges will increase next year

I-80 toll increase

Rep. Houlahan among Democrats probed by FBI after video about illegal orders

Chrissy Houlahan FBI

Philly school principals demand new contract but stop short of strike threat

philly principals contract

Trump administration threatens Pa. over driver's licenses 'illegally' issued to immigrant truckers

Truckers PennDOT Trump

Trump administration approves $1 billion loan for restart of nuclear reactor at Three Mile Island

Three Mile Island Loan

Pennsylvania's new budget tightens cyber charter oversight, boosts school funding

PA budget schools

Sen. Fetterman opens up about depression and his strained relationship with Gov. Shapiro

Fetterman interview

Pennsylvania abandons climate initiative to end five-month budget impasse

PA budget environment

Pa. crash deaths were near record lows in 2024, but speeding and drunk driving still account for most of them

PennDOT Crash Data

SNAP benefits resume in full in Pa. following end of government shutdown

SNAP payments resume PA

Sen. John Fetterman hospitalized after fall near home in Western Pa.

Fetterman Hospitalized Fall

Brother of man who died at Pa. ICE detention center sues U.S. government

ice lawsuit

What went wrong with Chester County's pollbooks on Election Day

Chester County voting

Pa. environmentalists urge Gov. Shapiro not to exit climate program in exchange for budget deal

PA budget climate

Three African serval cats escape from Pa. wildlife refuge

Serval Cats Escape

Here's a recap of Tuesday's election results in Pennsylvania and New Jersey

Vote Philly Election

All three Pa. Supreme Court justices will return after retention vote victories

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Retention

Pa. and N.J. want data centers to guarantee their own power supply

pjm interconnection data centers

Mike Tyson pushes for safe, legal cannabis in Pennsylvania

mike tyson cannabis

Revised Chesapeake Bay agreement nears approval with Pennsylvania on board

Chesapeake Bay PA

Smoke shops in Philly suburbs mislead consumers by selling 'straight-up marijuana,' district attorney says

Smoke Shops

Spotted lanternflies may use stinky toxin to keep birds from eating them

Spotted Lanternfly

Pa., N.J. among 25 states suing USDA for release of SNAP benefit funding

SNAP Lawsuit USDA

Transportation barriers prevent some Philly students from visiting colleges, so Pa. state schools are facilitating bus trips

Kutztown University

Bill to allow Pennsylvania lottery winners to remain anonymous heads to state House

pa lottery winners

How pumpkins became America's fall obsession spans thousands of years

pumpkin evolution

Pause on SNAP benefits would put 'massive strain' on Philly food banks

SNAP government shutdown Philadelphia

Pennsylvania considers harsher penalties for animal cruelty

PA animal protection

Pennsylvanians have until Monday to register to vote in Nov. 4 election

Pa voter registration

The use of AI in health care is evolving in ways that require regulations, Pa. lawmakers say

AI health care Pennsylvania

Rite Aid is transferring prescription info to nearby pharmacies. Here's how to find where your records were sent.

rite aid cvs

Harrisburg man pleads guilty in Passover firebombing of Governor's Residence, gets 25-50 years

firebombing shapiro guilty

Trump's EPA raises water quality standard in Delaware River in a surprise move

delaware river pollution

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