Pennsylvania House Democrats, with their one-seat majority, broke from tradition to advance an almost $46 billion budget that Republicans criticized as a “sneak attack” proposal.

The cost-per-vote exceeded even last year’s Senate race in Pennsylvania.

Former electrician union leader John “Johnny Doc” Dougherty came oh-so-close Saturday to unseating the man he backed 18 months ago to replace him atop Local 98, Mark Lynch Jr.

“She’s got all the virtues of a tough, scrappy Philadelphian,” said her NBC News colleague Andrea Mitchell.

Nearly every member of Philadelphia City Council is backing a proposed budget increase to enforce illegal dumping violations, clean abandoned lots, and calm traffic on unsafe streets.

Anthony Allegrini Jr.'s parents said their son, who was fatally shot by a state trooper on Sunday, would not try to harm anyone. Officials offered limited details about the case.

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner said the investigation could take time to determine exactly what happened.

Bucks County neighbors were shocked to learn that seven children were found living in deplorable conditions in a Sellersville-area home. Their parents have been charged with multiple felonies.

Amid a heated dispute last year, Joseph LaForte allegedly threatened to have Feibush and his wife "clipped," prosecutors say, calling the incident part of a troubling pattern.

Bruce Garner apologized to the victims and their families, calling himself a monster and a "broken and sinful man."