Hearing Held To Bolster Support For Pa. Hate Crime Law
The House Democratic Policy Committee held a public hearing on LGBT hate crimes Thursday.
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The House Democratic Policy Committee held a public hearing on LGBT hate crimes Thursday.
Facebook has fulfilled its promise to meet with leaders of the gay and lesbian community after the enforcement of the social media behemoth's "real names only" policy led to the suspension of several drag queens' accounts.
To mark National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, a special ceremony will be held today in Burlington County.
Paris fashion week may have just ended, but Philadelphia's Project HOME showed off its own high style collection Thursday outside of its Homespun Boutique in Fairmount.
Kids arrived today at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, ready to pick out their new, free coats.
If you see a picture of these hefty bunnies, you might say it's been Photoshopped.
Yanay, a sixth-grader, has had a Big Sister for two years. "My 'big' is important to me because I don't have any brothers or sisters," she said, "so it was nice to have that attention."
A new section of the Schuylkill River Trail -- extending 50 feet out over the water -- is now open for joggers, cyclists, and those seeking a riverside stroll.
Molly Dolezel is a member of the team but was not on the team bus at the time of the accident. Nevertheless, the tragedy has left her family shaken.
At the bill-signing today, Nutter repeatedly stressed that the change does NOT make marijuana legal.
Drexel University held a field-level mass casualties and "hazmat" drill to test communications and decision-making in the event of a similar actual emergency.
"We women have a really bad habit, ladies, of taking care of everybody else first, and ourselves last," she said.
It has been designated one of this year's great public spaces as part of the American Planning Association's "Great Places in America" program.
The Pennsylvania Game Commission issued the ban on Wednesday, one day after state police revealed that two pipe bombs were found in the woods where 31-year-old Eric Frein is believed to be hiding.
Gov. Corbett has ordered flags at half-staff in honor of fallen State Trooper.
A medical student who suffered a devastating injury is facing a lifetime of medical bills that could top $2 million. Now he's back in school. He is not letting a disability get in the way of his dream of becoming a doctor and he's getting some help on the way.
Philadelphia's Walk4Hearing begins with registration at 9 a.m and the Walk at 10 a.m. at the Navy Yard, 4747 South Broad Street, Sunday, October 5th.
"You have flies flying all around it, it's decaying, it's disgusting, it smells horrible," said Cynthia Harris, who contacted KYW Newsradio about the problem.
This is the fourth year Giambri's will let the public decide what new flavor of candy canes will be sold through an online contest.
Starting tomorrow, Abington Township's Red Light Camera warning period expires and fines will be issued if you run red lights at three key intersections.
Dom Giordano spoke with Dustin Byerly, a spokesman from Goddard College, on Talk Radio 1210 WPHT, who said it was the students who decided to have Mumia speak.
The proposed settlement would essentially move the anniversary date for the twenty-three couples still part of the case to May 20, 2014 -- the same date a federal court found Pennsylvania's ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional.
The preliminary hearing for defendants Philip Williams, Kevin Harrigan, and Katherine Knott will be the first court test of the prosecution's evidence in a case that has drawn national attention.
They look like library book drops. But they're lined with Kevlar.
District Council 711 of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades is donating its services to repaint the historic ship, based in Camden.
