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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT/WHTM) — Nearly 200 state legislators have signed an open letter calling for “forensic audits” of the “corrupted 2020 election” and urging states to decertify electors “where it has been shown the elections were certified prematurely and...

PHILADELPHIA – November 22, 2021 – State Senator Art Haywood (D-Montgomery/Philadelphia) announced today that two organizations in the fourth senatorial district were awarded a total of $1.3 million to improve infrastructure in the community. On Friday afternoon, the...

Wolf called for legislators to help tipped workers, boost wages and support sick leave. "Workers want better jobs. They want higher pay, better benefits, and they want safer working conditions," he said. The governor took executive action last month, but warned that's...

In Pennsylvania, elected district attorneys determine whether or not to charge officers who kill or use force against civilians. There is little recourse should anyone disagree with the decision. After State Police troopers shot and killed 19-year-old Christian Hall...

In Pennsylvania, elected district attorneys determine whether or not to charge officers who kill or use force against civilians. There is little recourse should anyone disagree with the decision. After State Police troopers shot and killed 19-year-old Christian Hall...

When it comes to understanding environmental and sustainability concerns surrounding the Delaware River, there’s no better way to learn than to actually get out on the water and gain firsthand experience. That’s exactly what the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC)...

STROUDSBURG — A Chinese American teenager who was fatally shot by Pennsylvania State Police last year had his hands in the air when troopers opened fire, new videos reveal, prompting calls for an independent investigation. The videos, recorded by the State Police,...

STROUDSBURG — A Chinese American teenager who was fatally shot by Pennsylvania State Police last year had his hands in the air when troopers opened fire, new videos reveal, prompting calls for an independent investigation. The videos, recorded by the State Police,...

In Pennsylvania, elected district attorneys determine whether or not to charge officers who kill or use force against civilians. There is little recourse should anyone disagree with the decision. After State Police troopers shot and killed 19-year-old Christian Hall...

STROUDSBURG — A Chinese American teenager who was fatally shot by Pennsylvania State Police last year had his hands in the air when troopers opened fire, new videos reveal, prompting calls for an independent investigation. The videos, recorded by the State Police,...

In Pennsylvania, elected district attorneys determine whether or not to charge officers who kill or use force against civilians. There is little recourse should anyone disagree with the decision. After State Police troopers shot and killed 19-year-old Christian Hall...

In Pennsylvania, elected district attorneys determine whether or not to charge officers who kill or use force against civilians. There is little recourse should anyone disagree with the decision. After State Police troopers shot and killed 19-year-old Christian Hall...

In Pennsylvania, elected district attorneys determine whether or not to charge officers who kill or use force against civilians. There is little recourse should anyone disagree with the decision. After State Police troopers shot and killed 19-year-old Christian Hall...

STROUDSBURG, Pa. — A Chinese American teenager who was fatally shot by Pennsylvania State Police last year had his hands in the air when troopers opened fire, new videos reveal, prompting calls for an independent investigation. The videos, recorded by the State...

HARRISBURG — The issue of whether Pennsylvanians should be mandated to get the COVID-19 vaccine continues to percolate in the state Legislature, fueled by concerns of people like Dr. Chaminie Wheeler. The pediatric hospitalist recently lost access to work inside St....

Criminal defense attorneys are warning that a get-tough bill upping the penalties on people who flee arrest on foot will needlessly fill jail cells even as it disproportionately targets defendants of color, according to a published report. "I promise that most things...

Ken Weinstein, owner of Philly Office Retail development company and co-founder of the Mt. Airy Business District, is teaming up with Morris Arboretum to turn Mt. Airy’s two-mile business corridor on Germantown Avenue into a leafy thoroughfare. “Sixty-five new trees...

The group of challengers who are suing to block subpoenas of voters’ personal information in a Republican-spearheaded investigation of Pennsylvania’s elections has gotten bigger. Commonwealth Court President Judge Mary Hannah Leavitt granted the request from a trio of...

The who are suing to block subpoenas of voters' personal information in a Republican-spearheaded investigation of Pennsylvania's elections has gotten bigger. Commonwealth Court President Judge Mary Hannah Leavitt granted the request from a trio of good government...

On Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021, State Senator Art Haywood (D-Montgomery/Philadelphia) joined Kathryn Ott Lovell, Commissioner of Philadelphia Parks & Recreation, for a check presentation and press conference. Simons Recreation Center, 7200 Woolston Ave., received a $2...

WASHINGTON, DC, October 23, 2021 /24-7PressRelease/ -- A recent graduate of East Stroudsburg University, Brandon Teel is the recipient of Ben Crump's Community Leadership Scholarship of $2,500. Teel's winning essay detailed the work he completed while at ESU,...

WASHINGTON, DC, October 23, 2021 /24-7PressRelease/ -- A recent graduate of East Stroudsburg University, Brandon Teel is the recipient of Ben Crump's Community Leadership Scholarship of $2,500. Teel's winning essay detailed the work he completed while at ESU,...

WASHINGTON, DC, October 23, 2021 /24-7PressRelease/ -- A recent graduate of East Stroudsburg University, Brandon Teel is the recipient of Ben Crump's Community Leadership Scholarship of $2,500. Teel's winning essay detailed the work he completed while at ESU,...

Most Pennsylvania motorists don't think very much about those two stickers on the bottom of the driver's side of the windshield. Unless, of course, your Inspection or Emissions sticker has expired and resulted in you being issued a ticket. Pennsylvania's annual...

The Biden administration has announced what it’s describing as an “accelerated effort” to protect Americans from so-called “forever chemicals” in drinking water in Pennsylvania and other states that can cause severe health problems. The administration says its plan to...

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania has spent nearly half a million dollars over the past six years to find and remove outdated registrations from its voter database, a process Senate Republicans now want to take up in a partisan-driven review at added expense to taxpayers. In...

Waterview Recreation Center in East Germantown is supposed to be a beacon of hope for the surrounding community — a resource for children to engage in after-school activities, educational programs and athletic opportunities. But the facility has deteriorated, like...

HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania has spent nearly half a million dollars over the past six years to find and remove outdated registrations from its voter database, a process Senate Republicans now want to take up in a partisan-driven review at added expense to taxpayers. In...

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania has spent nearly half a million dollars over the past six years to find and remove outdated registrations from its voter database, a process Senate Republicans now want to take up in a partisan-driven review at added expense to taxpayers. In...

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania has spent nearly half a million dollars over the past six years to find and remove outdated registrations from its voter database, a process Senate Republicans now want to take up in a partisan-driven review at added expense to taxpayers. In...