After a long, largely successful march over 25 years to liberalize cannabis laws in the United States, the movement had a tough election in 2024. Legalization ballot measures failed in Florida, North Dakota and South Dakota.

A diverse group of allies wants the state's top court to end a decades-old standard that makes it difficult to challenge police arbitration decisions. Why it matters: Philadelphia police officers win reinstatement at a high rate,

Washington Avenue Immigration Station, which operated in South Philly from 1873 to 1917, can be considered Philadelphia’s Ellis Island. But it wasn’t the first place new arrivals docked at.

A gunman, armed with a handgun and carrying zip ties, went inside UPMC's ICU, and took staffers hostage before he was ultimately killed by police in a shootout, the York County DA said.

Altoona police say authorities arrested 34-year-old Rashon Shariyf Shuler last Friday at the Greyhound bus station with approximately one pound of meth in his possession. Investigators noted that Shuler had an outstanding warrant out of Cumberland County.

A gunman was killed after shots were fired at UPMC Memorial Hospital in York County, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, hospital officials said.

A 64-year-old woman walking with a cane was gunned down in a Philadelphia street, and police are looking for the person responsible, Pennsylvania news outlets report. The shooting happened at about 3 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 20, on Philadelphia’s southwest side, police told KYW.

Russell Johnston led the department of elementary and secondary education in Massachusetts for a year. He indicated he wasn't interested in the permanent role back in December.

To access the millions in solar funding, state lawmakers must act by May. And President Donald Trump has frozen it, along with billions in other dollars committed to the state.

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The next few days feature a taste of spring with highs climbing into the 50s. SUNDAY: Sunny skies to start the day followed by increasing late day clouds, high 47.