Delaware County

Production at Boeing's helicopter plant in suburban Philadelphia was shut down Friday afternoon after a foreign object was found during inspection of an aircraft under production. Rep. Joe Sestak, D-Pa., said he had been told by a Boeing executive...

Democrats in the state House of Representatives are turning to a six-term member from Hazleton to be floor leader in the coming two-year session. Rep. ToddEachus elected floor leader by Pa. House Democrats Democrats in the state House of...

Names like Tamaqua, Catasauqua and Hokendauqua: What do they mean? The Stone Age people who lived in the Lehigh Valley area before the Europeans arrived here 500 years ago left little behind. Stone arrowheads and tools, clay pots and wooden objects are...

Voting in Pennsylvania went relatively smoothly, despite some long lines and scattered complaints about poll workers, election officials said. The election was calm and under control, said Cathie Abookire, a spokeswoman for the Philadelphia district...

Voting in Pennsylvania ran smoothly, despite some long lines at universities and complaints about poll workers struggling to handle a flood of first-time voters, election officials said. The Philadelphia district attorney's office, which was responding...

Comparing the current political climate to the one her father John F. Kennedy faced in 1960, Caroline Kennedy Sunday exhorted a crowd of Barack Obama faithful to embrace the future. ''This has been an incredible campaign season for everyone in America,''...

John McCain continued his Pennsylvania push Sunday as Barack Obama crisscrossed Ohio, both presidential hopefuls going after critical battlegrounds their parties have lost in recent elections. The race in Pennsylvania has narrowed, with Obama leading...

John McCain and Barack Obama kicked off a furious final weekend of campaigning Saturday, with McCain turning his attention once more to Pennsylvania as his Democratic rival zeroed in on states the GOP carried four years ago. McCain's stop in...

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., greets supporters as he enters a campaign rally at the University of Scranton in Scranton, Pa., Sunday, Nov. 2, 2008. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia) by Jill Zuckman WALLINGFORD, Penn. - Trolling for 21 electoral votes in......

Add Quakertown to the growing list of Pennsylvania towns to receive a visit from Republicans John McCain and Sarah Palin this fall. The GOP's presidential and vice presidential candidiates will appear at 12:30 p.m. tomorrow at Quakertown Memorial Park...

A Delaware County man has been charged with forgery for allegedly altering 18 voter registration applications during his employment with an organization whose voter-outreach efforts have become a flash point in the presidential campaign. Jemar Barksdale,...

Under a cold, driving rain, Barack Obama delivered his "closing argument" in the Philadelphia suburbs on Tuesday, urging supporters to keep fighting in the final week of the campaign. "We can't afford to slow down, to sit back, or to let up for one day,...