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A Pennsylvania mother of seven died in a jail cell where she was serving a two-day sentence for her children's absence from school, drawing complaints from the judge that sent her there about a broken system that punishes impoverished parents.
Philadelphia Police say they were charged with a summary offense for obstructing the roadway, and all were released.
Professionals say the same standards that have been applied for decades when husbands and wives get divorced will now be applied to same sex couples looking to dissolve their marriage.
Movoto, a real estate research blog, published a map Friday that takes a look at which states they say are the most stressed out.
Gov. Tom Corbett's hitting the Pennsylvania fundraising circuit with fellow Republican and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.
A weapon that helped early Pennsylvania settlers survive and prosper is closer to being designated the state's official firearm after a vote in the Legislature.
A poll released Wednesday by Connecticut-based Quinnipiac University showed Corbett trailing Wolf, 53 percent to 33 percent.
Democratic upstart Tom Wolf leads Republican incumbent Tom Corbett by a formidable 20 points as Pennsylvania's gubernatorial campaign shifts into gear for the general election, according to a poll released Wednesday.
Capt. Jason B. Jones, 29, of Orwigsburg, Schuylkill County, died Monday, in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, of wounds received from small-arms.
A surgical center in central Pennsylvania is urging some of its patients to get tested for hepatitis and HIV after a review by state health officials.
According to the Attorney General, employment schemes are among the most common and oldest forms of consumer fraud.
Some were Philadelphia residents, others veterans, and others simply identified themselves as people who care about clean air. Each expressed respectful opposition to a proposal by the Department of Environmental Protection to modify regulations covering certain pollutants.
Authorities in central Pennsylvania say a man has been arrested in a shooting death that authorities said was over a plate of food.
Veterans groups have been taking part in Memorial Day services throughout the region this weekend.
Federal food safety officials say ground beef recalled by a Detroit business may have been sent to stores in 10 states.
Governor Tom Corbett has followed through on his previously stated intention to allow more natural gas drilling below Pennsylvania state parks and forests.
Mayor Michael Nutter plans to officiate a string of same-sex weddings Friday.
Philadelphia school officials told city council, today, the deadline for massive lay-offs is getting close and a failure to to come up with funding will mean dire conditions in schools next year.
The Pennsylvania Lottery has sold its first jackpot-winning Mega Million ticket, a $149 million prize from the Tuesday, May 20 drawing.
Chris Stigall criticized the ruling of Federal District Court Judge John E. Jones that struck down Pennsylvania's gay marriage ban
You'll never believe what back-shaving, thumb wrestling, David Hasselhoff and the Delaware Valley all have in common.
A young state representative from Philadelphia beat three rivals — including a former congresswoman who is now Chelsea Clinton's mother-in-law — to win the Democratic nomination Tuesday for an open seat in the U.S. House.
Pennsylvania Democrats on Tuesday tapped millionaire businessman Tom Wolf as their nominee to challenge Republican Gov. Tom Corbett after Wolf dug deep into his own pocket to finance months of folksy TV ads that catapulted him to the top of a four-way race.
Pennsylvania is now the 19th state to legalize same sex marriage.
