In a populous city in southeast Virginia, a Republican sheriff who calls himself “Detain ’Em Dave” faces a race to the right against a GOP challenger who wants more immigration enforcement. No ...

Ten years after Kalief Browder’s death by suicide, his story lingers as a reminder of both the horrors of New York City’s ...

A widespread data-sharing program highlights financial ties between local police and immigration enforcement—and how even ...

Democratic U.S. Representatives Mikie Sherrill, left, and Abigail Spanberger are running for governor. Spanberger is running uncontested in Virginia’s primary while Sherrill faces five opponents in ...

Intense, sustained thunderstorms in Pennsylvania on April 29, featuring some of the mightiest winds ever reported in the region, made the morning of April 30 very messy in the Pittsburgh region. About ...

Editor’s note: Philadelphia approved this ballot measure by a large margin on May 20. In September 2024, activists burst into an auditorium in a Philadelphia library, interrupting a panel discussion ...

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, a national figurehead of the so-called progressive prosecutor movement, survived impeachment proceedings initiated by Republican lawmakers soon after he ...

In February, the city of Pittsburgh cleared a homeless encampment along the Eliza Furnace Trail, colloquially known as the “Jail Trail,” for its proximity to the Allegheny County Jail. Previous ...