A township in suburban Philadelphia voted to ban gas-powered leaf blowers by 2029, becoming the first township in Pennsylvania to ban the noisy devices.

While most of us are focused on the Thanksgiving holiday being observed this week, there's a group of Philadelphia musicians preparing for New Year's Day. The Mummers will head down Broad Street for the 125th time in just a few weeks.

The director of the Penn State Cancer Institute resigned last Friday following an investigation by our partners at Spotlight PA focusing on his care of patients and leadership of the center.

A Republican-led Senate committee is moving to subpoena the Shapiro administration for records of taxpayer-funded security upgrades underway at Governor Josh Shapiro's personal home near Philadelphia.

PennDOT is reminding Pennsylvanians of the dangers of impaired driving and the importance of appointing a designated driver this holiday season.

Nearly 3-point-4 million drivers will be using the Pennsylvania Turnpike this week for their Thanksgiving travels.

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