The nonprofit that manages Central Park has thrown its support behind a proposal to end the horse-drawn carriages that have been fixtures in the greenspace for more than 150 years.
The central Pennsylvania town of Mount Gretna is a throwback to the period more than a century ago when the summertime get-togethers known as Chautauquas were practically a craze.
Federal safety investigators and some members of Congress want to expand special safety rules that apply to trains carrying flammable material to many more trains, saying the risk to many U.S. communities is far greater than currently known.
Villanova University president says report of a campus shooter that sent students scrambling was a "cruel hoax".
Villanova University's president has called a report of a shooter on campus a "cruel hoax.".
Police are responding to a report of an active shooter on Villanova University’s campus.
Villanova University reports an active shooter on campus, tells students to lock and barricade doors.
Police are responding to a report of an active shooter on the Villanova University campus.
A medical museum in Philadelphia is redrawing its policies about collecting and displaying human remains.
The Philadelphia Zoo is showing off 16 critically endangered western Santa Cruz tortoise hatchlings.
Train derailments involving spills of 1,000 gallons or more of hazardous materials happen a few times a year, often resulting in evacuations or fires.
Oklahoma will require applicants for teaching jobs from California and New York to pass an exam that the state’s top education official says is designed to safeguard against “radical leftist ideology.”.
Oklahoma will require applicants for teaching jobs from California and New York to pass an exam that the state’s top education official says is designed to safeguard against “radical leftist ideology.”.
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has taken emergency action to ban the sale of a synthetic drug known as “designer Xanax” in his state.
Pennsylvania recently launched an online application for pardons, becoming one of the first states to digitize the process for people seeking to clear their record of criminal convictions.
No. 1 Texas and No. 2 Penn State each had three players selected for the preseason AP All-America team.
Pennsylvania’s two-term elected state Treasurer Stacy Garrity will seek the Republican nomination to challenge Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro’s reelection bid in 2026.
The explosion this week at U.S. Steel's Pittsburgh-area plant has reignited debate about its future.
U.S. Steel says preparations for a routine maintenance task may have led to an explosion at a U.S. Steel coal-processing plant near Pittsburgh that left two dead, sent 10 to hospitals and damaged part of the sprawling facility.
Long-distance runner Evie Parts has sued the NCAA and Swarthmore College.
Allegheny County is increasing air quality monitoring after an explosion at a U.S. Steel plant south of Pittsburgh killed two people and injured more than 10 others.
Ohio State and Pittsburgh each placed three players on The Associated Press All-Time All-America football team and four other schools have two players each on the first team.
It took a lot for Venezuela to the Little League World Series, but on Wednesday it made the playing baseball part look easy.
Authorities are investigating whether the Tuesday robbery of a Brinks truck outside Philadelphia may be part of a pattern.
