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From South Carolina to Washington, states are requesting the Biden administration send them only a fraction of what's been allocated to them.

N.J. taxpayers are on the hook for about $1.3 million dollars in fees to a criminal justice consultant to help the Department of Corrections amid a criminal investigation.

When kids leave foster care they have to make a decision: A job, or college? A new scholarship program tries to tip the scales toward education.

Since COVID-19 took hold, mental health experts say, more adolescents and young adults have sought help to combat their eating disorders.

Activists and family members protested for the third week in a row outside Philadelphia jails to draw attention to what they describe as deteriorating prison conditions.

Philadelphia’s newest COVID-19 recovery fund aims to send grants to neighborhood-based organizations through a community-driven process.

The employment report failed to show that the economy was accelerating forward, so much as it appeared to be stutter-stepping along as the unemployment rate ticked up to 6.1%.

Having trouble figuring out where to get vaccinated in Pa? Now, there’s a new and improved app to help you.

“When voter ID was put on the table, it made it clear that it was not a serious discussion."

The Department of Justice has loaned the NIBIN Mobile Unit to Philadelphia for at least three months.

The Keystone Awards recognize “journalism that consistently provides relevance, integrity, and initiative in serving readers and audiences.”

Sheriff Rochelle Bilal is saying goodbye to the undersheriff a week after PlanPhilly reported on an illegal contract with an online auction company.

A collaborative dance and visual art installation at the Cherry Street Pier put the classical dance company in front of audiences again.

Since Jan. 20, more than 200,000 Delawareans signed up for the vaccine through the state’s waiting list. Now, as interest has waned, the list is ending.

WHYY News was awarded the honors in a region that encompasses large-market stations in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.