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Jeremy Long/WITFThe remains of five more Native American children who died at a notorious government-run boarding school over a century ago will be disinterred from a small Army cemetery and returned to descendants. -
State Sen. Doug Mastriano made the announcement Thursday night as top party officials try to recruit a strong candidate in the moderate battleground state in 2024.
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Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court will take its first crack at whether a governor can force power plant owners to pay for their planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions. -
A Lehigh Valley lawmaker’s bill to boost Pennsylvania’s mental health funding is going before the state House of Representatives for consideration.
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Medical illustration is a small field — there are about 2,000 certified professionals in the world, including a small team in Philly at CHOP.
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An independent study by the National Policing Institute found that Black drivers were nearly two times more likely than white drivers to be searched by PSP for discretionary reasons during traffic stops and Hispanic drivers were 1.3 times more likely.
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As state Sen. Doug Mastriano considers entering the U.S. Senate race on Thursday, one colleague is urging other Republicans not to support his bid.
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How much authority do school boards have to remove books, and at what point could a removal violate students’ First Amendment rights? Here is what legal scholars and school librarians have to say.
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Pennsylvania’s state House of Representatives began debate Monday on the first measure on gun control to see the floor amid a yearslong standstill in the politically divided government.
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The Environmental Protection Agency recently proposed more stringent vehicle emission standards, which could significantly help reduce air pollution.
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A nonprofit collaborating with state agencies and lawmakers is trying to expand doula services. The goal is to reduce the state’s maternal mortality rate, especially in communities of color, where that rate tends to be higher.
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Before Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman checked himself into a hospital for clinical depression in February, he walked the halls of the Senate stone-faced and dressed in formal suits. These days, he's back to wearing the hoodies and gym shorts he was known for before he became a senator. People close to Fetterman say his more relaxed style is a reflection of the progress he's made after six weeks of inpatient treatment for clinical depression.
