NJ Official Defends Police Ride During Storm
Franklin Township councilwoman Kimberly Francois is defending her call to police for a ride home from the train station during last week's storm.
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Franklin Township councilwoman Kimberly Francois is defending her call to police for a ride home from the train station during last week's storm.
We could know in about two weeks whether "Ride the Ducks" will ever be allowed to carry tourists on the Schuylkill River. The company stopped operations on the Delaware after last summer's fatal collision with a barge.
DRPA officials insist their officers will patrol their properties and nothing else.
Thirty-two new members of the Pennsylvania Legislature –- including nearly a dozen from the Philadelphia area –- were sworn in along with returning members of the Pennsylvania House and Senate.
Justice Roberto Rivera-Soto's departure this fall follows Governor Christie's decision last May not to reappoint Justice John Wallace, whose replacement is still awaiting state senate confirmation
President Obama is expected to sign a bill this week -- passed with the help of a Philadelphia organization -- that would allow community groups to operate low power radio stations on the FM dial.
The project is partially funded with federal stimulus money, but officials are warning that funding is in jeopardy.
Pennsylvania governor Ed Rendell held a news conference on Monday morning to go over the state's fiscal health as he gets ready to exit office.
The new Congress will be sworn in this week and there won't be much breathing room before the national debate begins. There may also be some high risks for the party who won the election.
In with the new in these early hours of 2011, some ideas as to what the New Year may bring in terms of political power.
Governor Rendell has commuted life sentences for three Philadelphia men convicted of murder in the 1970's.
New Jersey's Governor and Lieutenant Governor have been on holiday vacations this week. Given the weekend blizzard, they're likely to face some serious questions when they get back.
A person with knowledge of the investigation says federal authorities have opened a criminal probe of Delaware Republican Christine O'Donnell to determine if the former Senate candidate broke the law by using campaign money to pay personal expenses.
Pennsylvania's longest-serving US senator met with reporters in Washington on Thursday as the end of his fifth and final term draws near.
The Pennsylvania Turnpike has reversed its decision to stop printing the toll schedule on tickets motorists get when they enter the highway.
