Rachel Ravina

The Montgomery County delegation in Chicago this week for the Democratic National Convention describe an “electric” atmosphere as they join other delegates in nominating Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz for as the party’s president and vice president of the United States candidates.

Vice President Kamala Harris hit the campaign trail with her new running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Tuesday. Philadelphia was their first stop.

Gov. Josh Shapiro was greeted with a standing ovation on Tuesday from thousands of people attending a campaign rally for Vice President Kamala Harris and her new running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.

All eyes are on Gov. Josh Shapiro as he remains a contender for the Democratic vice president nominee alongside Vice President Kamala Harris as she campaigns for president.

Gov. Josh Shapiro returned to his native Montgomery County on Monday with a purpose: to campaign on behalf of Vice President Kamala Harris, and more than 1,000 supporters joined him and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to drive that message.

Top Montgomery County Democrats on Monday were still processing the news a day after President Joe Biden announced he was dropping out of the presidential race.

In the days following an assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in western Pennsylvania, political leaders have continued to call for calm.

Vice President Kamala Harris campaigned on reproductive freedoms during a Wednesday afternoon visit to Montgomery County.

The significance of President Joe Biden’s visit to Montgomery County was not lost on elected officials in the area.

The future relocation of the largest shelter in Montgomery County could cause further strain on projected increases in the area’s homeless population.

People experiencing homelessness in Montgomery County have their own stories, each different and often surprising.

It’s been a year since the Coordinated Homeless Outreach Center shut its doors.

PECO takes steps to clear homeless encampment on its property

The saga over the homeless encampment on PECO-owned land continues as signs were posted Tuesday along a stretch of woods just beyond the Norristown section of the Schuylkill River Trail.

The clock is ticking for more than than two dozen individuals living on a stretch of land just off the Schuylkill River Trail in Pottstown.

A federal lawsuit filed in an attempt to halt efforts to sweep a Montgomery County homeless encampment wrapped up on Monday.

Jessie Rumford huddled inside her tent as she tried to keep warm on a cold December morning.

A U.S. Supreme Court ruling on June 28 impacting individuals staying outdoors could have serious implications on the rising homelessness crisis in Montgomery County, say local advocates reacting to the  6-3 decision.

Expanding affordable housing efforts in Montgomery County has been a top priority for Kim Krauter over the past couple of years.

Legislation to make affordable housing more equitable is top of mind for state Rep. Napoleon Nelson.

HealthSpark Foundation CEO and President Emma Hertz knows housing and homelessness issues are top of mind for many in the Montgomery County communities where the foundation she heads has widespread influence. Hertz recently took time to discuss those issues and her hope for solutions.

Amid crises of housing and homelessness and sweeping public opposition to related development projects, Montgomery County officials convened to try and find solutions.

Pennsylvanians came out in droves on Tuesday to watch one of their own take the oath of office as governor.

Protesters and preservationists praise Montgomery County commissioners’ change of heart on prison demolition

Another chapter was written in the story of the Airy Street Prison on Thursday when Montgomery County officials announced intentions to withdraw an existing demolition permit.

Suburban Community Hospital nurses braved sweltering temperatures on Wednesday to express their outrage with their out-of-state hospital owner.

 It was standing room only inside the meeting room for Thursday’s Lower Providence Township Board of Supervisors meeting as dozens came out to speak on the issue of homelessness.

Dozens of people gathered in the Eagleville Elementary School parking lot Saturday, April 20, with purpose: to make known their objections to a proposed short-term housing facility at Eagleville Hospital.

In a sudden reversal, Lower Providence Township officials announced Friday a pause in proceedings regarding a short-term housing proposal that had sparked protests and a petition from township residents.

The decision by Lower Providence Township officials to pause proceedings for a proposed supportive short term housing development project on the grounds of Eagleville Hospital has prompted a lawsuit from the Philadelphia-based nonprofit Resources for Human Development.

Monica D’Antonio has been working to revive the long-dormant Norristown Area Education Foundation as its new executive director.

Members of the Norristown Area School District Robotics Club were overcome with emotion after qualifying for the 2024 VEX Robotics World Championship.

The Norristown community gathered Friday morning to commemorate the renaming of one of its educational institutions to Alice Davenport Elementary School.

Norristown Area School Board members approved a policy on Monday focusing on guidance around using artificial intelligence for educational purposes.

A power outage on Friday at Norristown Area High School that prompted classes to let out early was apparently caused by a squirrel. Yes, a squirrel.

Todd Stephens reflected on his tenure in state politics over a glass of cranberry juice on a cold December morning inside Lancers Diner.

Rev. Dr. Aidsand Wright-Riggins recently made the short drive from his Collegeville home to Ursinus College and was reminded, as always, that he does not look like the typical resident of the small town where he is mayor. The 73-year-old became the first African-American person elected to the position in the borough in 2017. He said he still stands out.

Norristown Police Chief Jacqueline Bailey-Davis knew leading a law enforcement agency would be part of her story.

The trio of Montgomery County commissioners engaged in a war of words Thursday as tempers flared during their board meeting.

In an unexpected turn of events, Aqua Pennsylvania backed off a previously publicized deal to purchase the Norristown Municipal Waste Authority. 

Norristown Police Chief Mark Talbot is ready to start having “really difficult conversations.”

The remnants of Hurricane Ida came through the region with a powerful force leaving thousands without power, homes and buildings damaged, and four people dead, according to Montgomery County Commissioners’ Chairwoman Val Arkoosh.

Gov. Tom Wolf returned to the area this week to survey damage from the remnants of Hurricane Ida.

A table situated outside the Patrician Society is emptied of items by the end of the service day, with families still coming by looking for food. It’s something Executive Director LeeAnn Rooney said she sees all too often, becoming more apparent given the everyday increased costs of food, rent gasoline.

The COVID-19 pandemic has forever changed the lives of medical professionals. More than two years into the global public health crisis, these frontline workers have continued to help those in need.

For Dr. Mayank Amin, a pharmacist, owner of Skippack Pharmacy and local superhero, the COVID-19 pandemic has been quite a journey.

Montgomery County teachers have traded their classrooms for home workspaces as the COVID-19 pandemic changed the educational landscape.

A Lower Providence Township police officer is the latest person to test presumptive positive for the coronavirus disease COVID-19, which brings the total to nine cases in Montgomery County, commissioners' Chairwoman Valerie Arkoosh said during a March 11 press conference.

Casting a ballot by mail. It’s a concept that became common practice for elections in Pennsylvania.

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In a year when so much has seemed out of control, local voters took the future into their own hands on Tuesday.

Montgomery County native Jill Biden headlined an event Thursday afternoon encouraging voter participation ahead of the 2020 general election.