The Lehigh Valley school district that tried to ban an after-school Satan Club from meeting on its property earlier this year has agreed to pay $200,000 to cover attorney fees. The school will also give the club the same access to school facilities as “comparable groups.”...
You’ve probably been following the recent drama in D.C. over U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and his lavish vacations, private jet travel, and even his comfy “man of the people” RV — all funded, it turns out, by fabulously wealthy Americans who want to see ultraconservative jurisprudence, and who befriended...
Democrats kept control of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Tuesday after winning an open seat in a special election in the Pittsburgh area....
Pennsylvania said Tuesday it has reached a $100 million settlement with former agrochemical company Monsanto, now owned by Bayer, for contaminating 1,300 miles of streams and 3,600 acres of lakes with hazardous waste known as PCBs over five decades....
Lowell Gates, who owns two offices rented with public funds by U.S. Rep. Scott Perry, is accused of using a flagpole to attack police officers on Jan. 6, 2021, at the U.S. Capitol....
U.S. Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., is introducing legislation today that would allow workers on strike to collect SNAP benefits, formerly known as food stamps.
Wally — the famous emotional support alligator from Jonestown, Pa. — has been missing for more than a week after he was stolen from his enclosure, according to his handler Joie Henney....
The Pennridge School District has failed to protect children of color and LGBTQ students from harassment, and policies rescinding diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, banning Pride flags and restricting which bathrooms transgender people can use have only worsened the discrimination, a federal complaint says.
Heather Pressdee talked openly about how the elderly, frail patients she cared for at medical facilities around Western Pennsylvania “just needed to die,” state prosecutors say....
Highlights: A Pennsylvania court ruled Wednesday that former Gov. Tom Wolf (D) unlawfully joined an interstate carbon emissions payment program without legislative approval....
R.M. Palmer Co. was responsible for the deaths of seven people in an explosion at its West Reading, Berks County, chocolate factory in March, a report from the U.S. Department of Labor found....
It’s the end of September and the end of the third quarter, so it’s time for the Commonwealth Foundation’s Q3 Common Ground in the Commonwealth poll....