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Amid surging job loss due to COVID-19, a no-bid contract led to bungled unemployment payments to people who weren’t given timely information about errors.

Nurses starting their careers last year faced low staffing and high burnout, just as nurses have for decades. But a pandemic was making it worse.

Lack of proper protections at the pandemic’s start eroded these Black health workers’ trust in medical systems. But they’re still getting vaccinated.

An immigrant rights group says Philly teachers and staff don’t know what to do should immigration enforcement ask for information on students. They’re trying to change that.

After families at the Berks Detention Center were released to sponsors, officials did not share details about what happens next to the county-owned facility.

The four men allegedly played a role in seven shootings in West and Southwest Philadelphia in 2018 and 2019, including three children.

Philly restaurant owners are celebrating the end of splitting up families and friends as the city relaxes outdoor dining rules.

The Philadelphia Health Department is canceling “hundreds” of appointments for people who aren’t in Phase 1A or 1B — and is working on a fix for the form.

Chief Justice Thomas Saylor said the position of chief justice will be filled by Justice Max Baer on April 1.

The House Democratic Caucus lists climate change as a priority, but more than half of the hearing on “21st Century Energy Jobs” featured speakers on natural gas and coal.

The deal, announced Monday, calls for pre-K through grade 2 students at about 50 elementary schools to attend classes in-person twice a week, if they choose.

In less than four months, the top staffer in Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration has been nominated to serve on 28 different state-appointed boards.

Temple University will begin the 2021-2022 academic year primarily in-person, with a “substantial” number of students returning to campus.

New Jersey is also opening up vaccine eligibility for members of the state’s tribal communities and people experiencing homelessness.

Chester County’s libraries closed for about a third of 2020, but librarians say they were busy as ever — lending out everything from books to seeds to information.