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Tens of thousands of Jersey Shore residents are without power early Wednesday afternoon after a potent severe storm line lashed the region. 

An assessment commissioned by Gov. Murphy into the response by long-term care facilities to the COVID-19 outbreak offers recommendations for improvement.

Pennsylvania gave the clearest sign yet that schools will reopen in some form soon. Officials hinted at what safety measures schools may use.

There have been widespread reports of damage as hurricane-force winds blow through neighborhoods in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

The nonprofit’s announcement came on the heels of the removal of another controversial Rizzo landmark: the 10-foot-tall bronze statue outside the Municipal Services Building.

The three other police officers on the scene when a Minneapolis officer pressed his knee on George Floyd’s neck are being charged with aiding and abetting a murder.

Amid the civil unrest in Philadelphia, about 50 ATMs in have been blown up since Saturday by thieves attempting to steal the money inside, according to city officials.

For more than a decade, African Americans called for the removal of the Rizzo statue. Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney has finally heard them.

On Tuesday, a group of state House Democrats and local Philadelphia lawmakers proposed dozens of reforms regarding police training, discipline, and oversight.

New Jersey will update its use of force guidelines for the first time in two decades and will move to require a statewide licensing program for all police officers.

“This is not the end,” Mayor Jim Kenney said, pointing to where the bronze statue once stood. “[Removing the statue] is not the be-all and end-all of where we need to go.”

After days of violence, Kensington neighbors struggle to come to terms with yet another crisis. Community leaders fear it could take years to rebuild.

Police brutality brought protesters into the streets. But the city’s "inadequate" response to COVID-19 contributes to anger, writes Rev. Malcolm Byrd.

Mail-in ballots were so popular in Pennsylvania that it could take up to a week until all races are called.

Trump announced the news via tweet, complaining the state’s governor, Democrat Roy Cooper, “refuse to guarantee that we can have use of the Spectrum Arena."