University of Pennsylvania reaches compliance deal with Trump administration on transgender athletes

By Steve Gorman (Reuters) -The University of Pennsylvania has agreed with the Trump administration to disavow and apologize for having allowed transgender women to compete in female-only sports under past National Collegiate Athletic Association rules and …

Pennsylvania Pregnant Woman Killed in Blaze Set Over Inheritance Feud: Cops

PHILADELPHIA, PA - Authorities have said that two people are now facing charges for their alleged connection to a deadly house fire that took the lives of two children and their pregnant mother. The two alleged suspects, 67-year-old Charles Sumpter and 44- …

Tracking the second round of storms sweeping through central Pennsylvania

Much of Central Pa. was under a severe thunderstorm or flash flood warning Tuesday as heavy storms rolled through the area for a second straight day. YORK, Pa. — As a line of afternoon thunderstorms moves across Central Pennsylvania for the second straight …

Former University of Pennsylvania transgender swimmer Lia Thomas (center) smiles after winning a race in 2022

University of Pennsylvania agrees to ban trans women from women's sports in agreement with federal government

The University of Pennsylvania has agreed to ban transgender athletes, resolving the civil rights case sparked by swimmer Lia Thomas, the Department of Education said Tuesday. Penn agreed to a number of "action items" to resolve what the …

University of Pennsylvania agrees to ban transgender women from women's sports teams

University of Pennsylvania to ban trans athletes, resolving Lia Thomas case

The U.S. Education Department announced Tuesday that the University of Pennsylvania has agreed to ban transgender athletes from its women's sports teams in order to resolve a federal civil rights case that found the university violated female athletes…

2 teens hurt after crashing into train in Lansdale, Pennsylvania, police say

Update: Flash flood warning for Pennsylvania predicted to expire at 9:15 p.m.

The warning was active for Berks, Bucks and Lehigh counties. "The heavy rain has ended. Flash flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures. A more targeted Flood Warning was just issued as some …

University of Pennsylvania to ban transgender athletes, feds say, ending civil rights case focused on swimmer Lia Thomas

In February, the Education Department asked the NCAA and the National Federation of State High School Associations, or NFSHSA, to restore titles, awards and records it says have been “misappropriated by biological males competing in female categories.”