4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (1327+ words) In the face of legislative inaction, four people serving mandatory life for second-degree murder want the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to step in and open a pathway for sentences like theirs to be reconsidered. Their Thursday morning filings ask the court…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (1226+ words) HARRISBURG — A bipartisan backlash against Flock cameras and other automated license plate readers is mounting in Pennsylvania, with lawmakers introducing bans and restrictions and both candidates for governor coming out against them. The cameras, installed on both public and private…...

6+ day, 29+ min ago   (1011+ words) Energy Transfer, the Dallas-based pipeline giant facing a state-level criminal probe related to a jet fuel spill that polluted drinking water in a suburban Philadelphia neighborhood, is seeking to have part of Pennsylvania’s 89-year-old Clean Streams Law declared unconstitutional. The…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (1675+ words) HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Supreme Court is weighing whether to add new legal protections for defendants accused of providing drugs that caused a deadly overdose. A decision from the state’s highest court could address a frequent criticism of these overdose death…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1305+ words) This article is made possible through Spotlight PA’s partnership with NOTUS, a nonpartisan news organization that covers government and politics with the fresh eyes of early career journalists and the expertise of veteran reporters. In a few years, the city…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1295+ words) PHILADELPHIA—A simmering debate over the future of Philadelphia’s Bellwether District has been reenergized by a Planning Commission presentation last month that identified the industrial zone as one of only two sites in the city capable of hosting a large…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (579+ words) Pennsylvania was a pioneer on renewable energy before the fracking boom upended that trajectory, and environmental advocates think it’s past time for state leaders to once again prioritize clean forms of power. The nonprofit PennFuture outlined ways for Pennsylvania to…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (816+ words) In Pennsylvania, a tick bite may bring more than one disease — and doctors may never know it. And fall is also a busy season for adult ticks. Anaplasmosis is the state’s second-most common tick-borne illness. But because it can occur…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (1737+ words) The skill games that have spread to taverns, social clubs and corner stores all over Pennsylvania in recent years started with one arranged seizure in a small Beaver County social club. On Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013, Pennsylvania State Police troopers entered Aliquippa’s…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (1682+ words) HARRISBURG — When Talen Energy reached out to Anthony Township Supervisor Craig High about rezoning, he was surprised. In his role, he’s occasionally contacted by companies planning to build within the township. But Montour County, where the small rural community is…...