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Governor Tom Wolf
Health

FEMA to help Pa. hospitals with COVID surge

Pennsylvania hospitals overwhelmed with the latest COVID-19 surge will get help from federal teams as Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration finalizes the details.

5 years ago

 File photo: Fireworks explode in the foggy night sky above the Benjamin Franklin Bridge during a New Years celebration (Matt Slocum/AP Photo, file)
Arts & Entertainment

Some New Year’s events in Philly changing or canceling as COVID surges

While some big New Year’s events are still on as planned, others are canceling outright or making changes to adapt to concerns over the latest COVID-19 surge.

5 years ago

FILE - People wait in a long line to get tested for COVID-19 in Times Square, New York, Dec. 20, 2021. U.S. health officials' decision to shorten the recommended COVID-19 isolation and quarantine period from 10 days to five is drawing criticism from some medical experts and could create confusion among many Americans. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, file)
Health

U.S. move to shorten COVID-19 isolation stirs confusion, doubt

To the dismay of some authorities, the new guidelines allow people to leave isolation without getting tested to see if they are still infectious.

5 years ago

People wrap around the block while waiting in line for COVID-19 testing
Health

Delaware COVID-19 cases shatter daily record as residents flock to testing centers

The trendlines, coupled with the emergence of the highly infectious omicron variant, signal difficult times over the next several weeks, said Dr. Jennifer Horney.

5 years ago

People wait in line outside N.J.’s BB&T Pavilion
Health

Camden County ramps up COVID-19 testing to help meet demand

Camden County has teamed up with Vault Medical Services to provide free COVID-19 saliva tests at three sites.

5 years ago

Michelle Lodzinski (center) appears for her sentencing
Courts & Law

Michelle Lodzinski’s conviction in son’s 1991 killing overturned by N.J. Supreme Court

It was a stunning turnaround in one of N.J.'s most infamous cold cases, which had remained unresolved for years even though Michelle Lodzinski was considered a prime suspect.

5 years ago

FILE - People attend the Women's March ATX rally, Saturday, Oct., 2, 2021, at the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas.  An expected decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in the coming year to severely restrict abortion rights or overturn Roe v. Wade entirely is setting off a renewed round of abortion battles in state legislatures. (AP Photo/Stephen Spillman, File)
Politics & Policy

State legislatures in U.S. poised to act on abortion rights

At least 20 states, mostly across the South and Midwest, already have laws that would severely restrict or ban abortion if the high court overturns Roe.

5 years ago

President Joe Biden steps off Marine One
Politics & Policy

Biden signs $768.2 billion defense spending bill into law

The NDAA authorizes a 5% increase in military spending over last year, and is the product of intense negotiations between Democrats and Republicans.

5 years ago

People wait at a COVID-19 mobile testing site
Health
6abc

Additional mobile testing sites opening in Philadelphia as COVID-19 cases surge

The demand for testing continues to rise as cases surge across the country and tri-state area.

5 years ago

Cara Gadzinski and Jessica Manzo, with co-responder Walter Bynum
Community

After promising pilot, Bucks County expands program pairing social workers with police

A report found the first year of a pilot program in Bensalem was successful in diverting community members from arrests and mental health holds.

5 years ago

Pedestrians carry plastic bags in Philadelphia
PlanPhilly
Community

Philly will start enforcing plastic bag ban next year. Many stores aren’t ready

The Philadelphia Department of Licenses and Inspections has issued 120 warnings to 84 businesses believed to be operating in violation of the ban.

5 years ago

The inside of the classroom of a Delaware school
Education

Wilmington schools would increase cooperation under Gov. Carney proposal

Gov. Carney’s plan calls for schools in Wilmington, which are now divided among three districts, to work together on curriculum and other things.

5 years ago

courtroom
Courts & Law

Judge sets hearing to reconsider trucker’s 110-year sentence

A truck driver sentenced to 110 years for an explosive crash that killed four people in suburban Denver moved a step closer to potentially having his prison term reduced.

5 years ago

A syringe with an influenza vaccine inside heads to its mark during a flu vaccination at Eastfield College in Mesquite, Texas, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020. This flu season started early and all but two states reported widespread outbreaks by the week ended Jan. 11, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. From 1982 to 2018, the flu most often peaked in February, so there's a good chance the rest of the states will see their cases increase this year
Health

Flu is making a comeback in U.S. after an unusual year off

The U.S. flu season has arrived on schedule after taking a year off, with flu hospitalizations rising and two child deaths reported.

5 years ago

City residents wait in a line extending around the block to receive free at-home rapid COVID-19 test kits in Philadelphia
Health

Can’t find a COVID test in Philly? City advises people with symptoms to ‘act like you are positive’

The Philadelphia Health Department has ordered tens of thousands of rapid, at-home testing kits, but a spokesperson says those orders are delayed.

5 years ago

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