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The city’s acting health commissioner said existing providers would be tapped to distribute third vaccine doses once CDC guidelines are finalized.

The Pennsylvania State Education Association cited the threat of the highly contagious delta variant of the coronavirus, which is spiking infections and hospitalizations.

The plan, as outlined by the CDC and other top authorities, calls for an extra dose eight months after people get their second shot of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine.

The 5-member panel that draws new state House and Senate maps will have to consider how to evenly distribute Pennsylvania's shifting population.

Local Afghan immigrants describe anguish over the situation in their home country, as the Taliban has rapidly taken control after 20 years of U.S. occupation.

The fledgling farm is growing quietly on a piece of city-owned land, part of a grassroots movement that seeks to turn vacant lots into green spaces.

A group of school nurses urges parents to model good mask-wearing behavior, as required for Delaware students, teachers, and staff this fall.

A collector of a massive collection of synthesizers and vintage rock gear in Harleysville, Pa., wants to tell the story of rock and roll, one Moog at a time.

The event is the first of its kind for the school district, but arrives after months of partnering with CHOP to organize other vaccination clinics around the city.

Despite Gov. Phil Murphy’s ‘unequivocal’ decision that school be in-person with no virtual option, a group of N.J. parents are asking him to change his mind.

The Bucks County Health Department said it was changing course because local hospitals said any pediatric COVID-19 cases could stress the system.

WHYY youth interns talk with supporters of the local dirt bike community about the future of the culture and its positive impacts.

SEPTA and the union that represents thousands of transit workers has begun negotiating a new contract. The union is asking for hazard pay and higher wages.

Parents have criticized the district’s “lack of transparency,” and many have filed Right-to-Know requests to obtain information on building hazards.

Sea-level rise threatens old-growth maritime forest at the national recreation area, as well as the region’s freshwater.