The Latest Breaking News from Pennsylvania

A Democrat running for a vacant seat in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives is getting President Joe Biden’s endorsement

Former Scranton, Pennsylvania, police sergeant Jeffrey Vaughn has been sentenced to six months in prison followed by two years of probation after pleading guilty to theft from a program receiving federal funds. Vaughn was paid to perform overtime patrols at federally subsidized low-income housing projects, but he claimed 266 hours…

Officials say nine railcars from a Norfolk Southern freight train derailed in Pennsylvania, with no hazardous chemicals on board and no reported injuries

Officials in Center Township, Pennsylvania, have agreed to pay nearly $1 million to settle a lawsuit brought by the family of a Good Samaritan who died after being tackled by a city police officer. Kenneth Vinyard was rendering aid to a shooting victim outside a Walmart when he was knocked…

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Homer City Generating Station has been used to delay environmental regulations. Could the infamous site become a symbol for the just transition?

You probably know the cost of living in your state, but what about the cost of dying — death taxes?

Democrats are clinging to a one-seat Pennsylvania House majority but that could change when voters fill a suburban Philadelphia vacancy next week