Pennsylvania’s expanded fireworks law is being called into question by a Lancaster County state senator who says his constituents are “rightfully frustrated” by the disruptive explosives.

Lancaster County tenants who have fallen behind on their rent may be spared eviction until Oct. 3, but only if COVID-19 continues spreading in the county at its current rate or faster.

Advocates hope the ruling will prompt other counties to issue similar orders, guaranteeing that tenants won’t lose their homes while waiting for help.

Lancaster County government is still without a roadmap to spend over $100 million in pandemic relief funds as other communities move forward with spending plans.

Noelle Weinhold spent a lot of time praying that Kirra would get better.

As local governments and nonprofits race to distribute $870 million in federal funding for rent and utility relief, just 17% of that money has reached desperate tenants.

Lancaster city government’s policies too often favor the rich and enable gentrification while ignoring the working class, a group of poor peoples' advocates said at a City Council meeting Tuesday night.

Philadelphia’s district attorney wants the state’s highest court to alter the instructions jurors hear before rendering verdicts in cases where police use deadly force.

A spokesperson for Charlie Gerow said he was the driver and is now “cooperating fully with the investigation and will continue to do so.”

Wolf had said changes to the state’s voter ID rules were a nonstarter. But he shifted that position this week after vetoing the Republican-passed bill.

The state currently requires nursing homes to provide residents with 2.7 hours of direct care each day, despite the minimum federal recommendation being much higher.

The Lancaster County Housing and Redevelopment Authority will hold an in-person rental assistance application workshop on Friday and Saturday for Lancaster County renters at risk of eviction.

An Independent and a third-party candidate are each hoping to get a shot at becoming mayor of the City of Lancaster this fall.

A York County couple’s lawsuit in federal court seeks to give greater standing to grandparents in child custody cases involving their grandchildren.

Pennsylvania agencies turned to the emergency procurement process that avoids public scrutiny 483 times last year. In years prior, they made on average 135 requests annually.

As the first panel of witnesses at the Nov. 25 Senate Majority Policy Committee hearing in Gettysburg was about to testify, state Sen. Doug Mastriano, R-Franklin County, leaned over to committee chairman Sen. Dave Argall and asked, “Are we going to swear them in?”

The Senate opening has drawn plenty of interest from Democrats looking to shore up a narrow congressional majority, and Republicans looking to limit key aspects of the Biden agenda.