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Early in March, Gov. John Carney was considering easing coronavirus restrictions, but they’ve held off on that as cases rebounded in recent weeks.

The visit came on the heels of Superintendent William Hite’s announcement Monday that schools would open for third to fifth graders who elect to return starting on April 26.

As a result, a significant number of remaining, in-person school days could be dedicated to testing — which is required by the federal government.

Philadelphia’s Sheriff’s Office sold nearly $3 million in property in its first online sale. City Council is pleading to halt future auctions in April and May.

If you are an eligible New Jersey resident and can make yourself available Wednesday, Camden County could have a COVID-19 vaccine dose for you.

Negotiations are still underway for a forthcoming community benefits agreement. Amazon said it did not intend to make major alterations to its proposal.

A county commissioner omitted that detail in public comments on the center’s future.

Delaware State University students must be vaccinated before returning to campus. An in-person graduation ceremony is planned this spring.

The reckoning at Southern is being revisited in the wake of the killings last month in Atlanta of six Asian women and two others in what is being investigated as a hate crime.

Philadelphia firefighters could be seen pouring water onto the exposed front of the home in the area of Levick and Walker streets.

Vaccination rates are rising, but so are COVID-19 community transmission rates. Officials are ramping up testing accordingly.

Four of Pennsylvania’s most powerful lawmakers are accepting applications to chair the redistricting commission, and advocates are hoping for independence.

Jurors at the murder trial of ex-Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin have been told that he received extensive training in how to defuse tense situations.

Biden was set to make the announcement at the White House later Tuesday following a visit to a vaccination site in Virginia, a White House official said.

A group of Latino South Philadelphia residents launched the book-sharing project to give Spanish readers easy access to books in their language.