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Residents of Delaware nursing homes have accounted for more than half of coronavirus-related deaths, but fewer than 1 in 25 cases.

New grant money from Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield will help fight hunger, homelessness, substance use and other factors that lead to poor health.

Investigators say the plot by the anti-government extremists was because they were angry over her coronavirus policies.

Vaccines are not expected to be widely available to the public for months, according to health officials.

New Jersey State Police said that they have responded to 207 car crashes and 426 motorist aids since Wednesday morning.

A final band of snow is moving out of Philadelphia, the suburbs, Lehigh Valley and central New Jersey Thursday morning.

Readers and listeners reached out with questions about the COVID-19 vaccine. Our Health Desk Help Desk offers up the answers.

For K-12 students this year, even with powder still coating parts of the region Thursday morning, the snow days of yore seem to be slipping into a tale from time’s past.

More than a fifth of Pa.’s 500 school districts haven’t had a single teacher of color in at least seven years. Pa.'s student/teacher disparity is among the widest in the U.S.

“This is not a Nascar racing zone,” Donna Price, a North Philadelphia block captain, said. “We’re going to slow it down and have safety for our children.”

Drive-thru light shows and drive-in holiday theater are among the seasonal options in the greater Philadelphia area this weekend.

Public space writer Conrad Benner makes the case for public potties and talks to city officials about plans for a network of restrooms.

Kenney will select three names from among the candidates. He has until Dec. 26 to request additional names from the committee, if needed.

Dr. Ala Stanford has had the virus and thought she’d wait for natural antibodies to protect her. But she realized others would only see what she wasn’t doing.

A divided court denied the request by Maureen Faulkner, the widow of slain Officer Daniel Faulkner, to disqualify the Philly DA's from continuing to work on the matter.