Joyce Davis

At a Central Penn College conference, Republican and Democratic leaders showed students that bridging partisan divides is still possible, offering a rare glimpse of cooperation in an era of political rancor.

CM Niroula, a leader in Pennsylvania's Bhutanese community, wrote a heartfelt and moving opinion piece this week — “Success doesn't protect refugees from suicide, and our community needs help now.”

This time a year ago, Durre Sharif was in a nightmare no mother ever wants to even imagine. She sat in hospital room not knowing if her 6-year-old son would live or die.

Each year, PennLive honors people and organizations in our community who advocate for social justice, equity and inclusion.

There was a time when mainline Christian churches in the United States were loath to say anything critical of Israel and its actions in the Middle East. That time has passed.

From feeding starving Germans after World War II to cutting off AIDS medication in Africa, a Gettysburg forum asks when kindness became conditional.

Coach Michah Davenport survived more than 20 minutes without a pulse and turned his second chance into PULSE, a basketball program building character in Harrisburg youth.

| In her 42 years on the bench, Judge Cynthia Stephens has seen it all. She's dealt with fraudsters, drug addicts, wife beaters, gang bangers, armed robbers, as well as a murderer or two.

| PennLive's Editorial Board will meet with Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity, the Republican candidate for governor in the Nov. 3, 2026, election, at 10 a.m.

Behind the altar boy who never strayed lies a lineage of reinvention, race, and redemption that mirrors the nation he comes from.