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Down the Shore
Community

Humpback whale spotted in N.J. river

A humpback whale was spotted in a Jersey Shore river on Friday morning, authorities said. 

6 years ago

Senior Grace Honeyman and her father, Tom Honeyman, prepare to attend a virtual graduation event at Harriton High School in Lower Merion Township. (Photo by Kate Honeyman)
Community

Montco high school senior reflects on missing experiences because of coronavirus

Grace Honeyman, a senior at Harriton High School, talks with her father about how she’s dealing with missing milestones due to coronavirus.

6 years ago

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day care children walking on street
Health

Coronavirus update: N.J. sets reopening dates for child care, sports and more

Also Friday, Gov. Phil Murphy announced a $100 million fund for rental assistance and said religious services could resume by June 12.

6 years ago

(Anthony Orozco/PA Post)
Community
PA Post

Coronavirus complicates census efforts to reach hard-to-count Latino households in central Pa.

Reading and Berks should be neck-and-neck with neighboring counties and cities when it comes to the percentage of households responding to the census.

6 years ago

A protester gestures in front of the burning 3rd Precinct building of the Minneapolis Police Department on Thursday, May 28, 2020, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Community

Minneapolis cop who knelt on man’s neck charged with murder

Protesters torched a Minneapolis police station that the department abandoned as three days of violent protests spread to nearby St. Paul and across the country.

6 years ago

(Steph Chambers/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

UPMC rakes in $228 million in coronavirus stimulus cash, dwarfing competitors

The enormous handout to the state’s largest hospital chain is the result of a federal formula that rewarded companies based on revenue and medical claims, not actual need.

6 years ago

A person wearing a protective face mask as a precaution against the coronavirus walks past stuttered businesses in Philadelphia, Thursday, May 7, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Politics & Policy

Coronavirus update: Details on Philly’s June 5 reopening unveiled

Although health officials say Philly has slowed the spread of the coronavirus, they are fearful of losing those gains if social distancing measures are relaxed too quickly.

6 years ago

Summer camper leaps off a diving platform
Politics & Policy

Coronavirus update: Delaware youth camps and summer schools can open when Phase 2 starts

The Carney administration is encouraging those who run youth camps and summer school to limit groups to 15 children plus staff, and to take extra safety precautions.

6 years ago


House Majority Leader Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) speaks on the House floor on April 14, 2020. The remarks were live streamed. (Ed Mahon/ PA Post)
Politics & Policy
PA Post

Pa. House passes resolution to limit Wolf’s coronavirus emergency declaration

It was debate marked by heckling, parliamentary wrangling, and an accusation that a Republican lawmaker called a Democratic colleague a “little girl.”

6 years ago

(Miguel Martinez for Billy Penn)
Community

Series of shootings in Philadelphia leave 2 dead, 9 wounded

A series of six apparently unrelated shootings over a short span in Philadelphia has left two people dead and nine wounded, authorities said.

6 years ago

A woman walks past a boarded up business, Thursday, May 28, 2020, in East Cleveland, Ohio. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
Health

Rising US job losses stir fears of lasting economic damage

Despite a few glimmers of hope, most of the economic news was likewise grim, as some of the world's most populous countries reported rising infections and deaths.

6 years ago

File photo: Democratic Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon
Politics & Policy

‘Herculean task’ ahead for GOP challengers in Delco congressional race

The pandemic has scrapped the playbook for primary campaigning in a congressional district that made waves in 2018 after the redistricting decision.

6 years ago

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Chambersburg, Pa. (Jeffrey Stockbridge for Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
Community

Reopening economy in a COVID-19 hotspot stresses doctors in rural Pa.

Businesses are hurt. Unemployment is unprecedented. But coronavirus cases in this rural Pa. town have still been spiking. Now, as restrictions ease, hospitals could be tested.

6 years ago

A syringe with an influenza vaccine inside heads to its mark during a flu vaccination at Eastfield College in Mesquite, Texas, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020. (LM Otero/AP Photo)
Health

Is now the time to go for an annual physical exam or health screening?

Doctors and hospitals are open again for routine yet important care like vaccines and mammograms. Some patients are still unsure if they should go.

6 years ago

Listen 1:40
This undated handout photo provided by Christopher Harris shows George Floyd. (Christopher Harris/AP)
Courts & Law

Philly Police Commissioner Outlaw reacts to murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis

The video has been shared widely on social media and the death of the African American man in police custody has sparked outrage.

6 years ago

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