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A person wearing a protective face mask as a precaution against the coronavirus walks by a closed storefront in Lebanon, Pa., Tuesday, May 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Politics & Policy

Coronavirus update: Wolf announces a new batch of yellow counties, for a total of 49

Lawmakers from counties under restrictions have been agitating for a faster reopening and there’s another protest against the shutdown occurring at the capitol this morning.

6 years ago

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., smiles during a news conference on Capitol Hill, Thursday, May 14, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Politics & Policy

Dems push $3T coronavirus relief bill toward House OK

Democrats pushed Congress’ biggest coronavirus relief bill yet toward expected House passage Friday, a $3 trillion behemoth they said a beleaguered country badly needs.

6 years ago

Shoppers walks past a sign encouraging masks at SouthPark Mall, Wednesday, May 13, 2020, in Strongsville, Ohio. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
Money

US retail sales plunged a record 16% in April as virus hit

Other than online, not a single retail category was spared in April. Auto dealers suffered a monthly drop of 13%.

6 years ago

In this May 12, 2015, file photo, emergency personnel work the scene of a deadly train wreck in Philadelphia. An Amtrak train headed to New York City derailed and crashed in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/ Joseph Kaczmarek, File)
Courts & Law

Judge reinstates charges in deadly Philadelphia Amtrak crash

A judge has reinstated all charges brought against an Amtrak engineer for his role in a high-speed derailment in Philadelphia that killed eight people.

6 years ago

(Samantha Melamed/Philadelphia Inquirer)
Courts & Law
Spotlight PA

With thousands of Pa. prisoners in near-solitary confinement, how long can coronavirus lockdown last?

Advocates have widely praised the department’s efforts, but are concerned about potential harms to inmate mental health.

6 years ago

This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, yellow, emerging from the surface of cells, blue/pink, cultured in the lab. (NIAID-RML via AP, File)
Health

CDC alerts doctors to COVID-19 linked condition in children

The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning doctors about a serious rare inflammatory condition in children linked with the coronavirus.

6 years ago

Scenes from Chambersburg and Franklin County, December 2019. (Jeffrey Stockbridge for Keystone Crossroads)
Community

Pa. counties push to reopen with little power to protect businesses ‘caught in the middle’

Despite their frustrations with COVID-19 restrictions, counties in Pennsylvania don’t have much authority to declare themselves open or closed.

6 years ago

A Black doctor performs a free COVID-19 test in the parking lot of the West Philadelphia Seventh-day Adventist Church. (Christopher Norris for WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Health

Racial disparity grows as the coronavirus disproportionately claims Black lives in Pa., Jersey and Delaware

Doctors say that information about the virus’ community-specific impacts will only become more critical as the economy reopens.

6 years ago

Waiting rooms in hospitals and doctors' offices will look different because of social distancing requirements. (Bigstock/galitskaya)
Health

Philly area health networks are slowly bringing back elective surgeries, in-person visits

Health networks say they are now better prepared with COVID-19 tests and precautions, so can slowly bring patients for in-person visits and procedures.

6 years ago

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Chambersburg, Pa. which has seen a spike in COVID-19 cases in recent weeks, is in a county where state lawmakers are pushing for a faster reopening of the economy. (Jeffrey Stockbridge for Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
Community

Clash over reopening economy simmers below the surface in rural Pa. COVID hotspot

In parts of rural Pa. there has been growing angst about Gov. Tom Wolf’s coronavirus shutdown plan.

6 years ago

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Posters help people learn how to vote by mail
Arts & Entertainment

Grassroots art campaign: stay home and vote by mail

Philadelphia artists design a poster campaign to encourage people to stay home on election day and vote by mail.

6 years ago

Listen 1:51
A person walks along a beach in Neshaminy State Park in Bucks County.
PlanPhilly
Community

Dreaming of a night under the stars? Some Pa. parks open for camping Friday

If camping is the kind of treat you’ve craved, go ahead and get those plans rolling. Parks statewide will open as stay-at-home orders lift.

6 years ago

School District of Philadelphia headquarters
Education

Just over half of Philly students participating in school online, early data says

Philly distributed over 80,000 laptops in order to move classes online. Today’s data provides an early glimpse at how many students are showing up.

6 years ago

Documents that U.S. health officials have released as part of some long-delayed specific guidance that schools, businesses, and other organizations can use as states reopen from coronavirus shutdowns are photographed Thursday, May 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)
Politics & Policy

Officials release edited coronavirus reopening guidance

Health officials on Thursday released some of their long-delayed guidance that schools, businesses and other organizations can use as states reopen from coronavirus shutdowns.

6 years ago

Governor John Carney tours State Health Operations Center with Director of Division of Public Health Dr. Karyl Thomas Rattay on Monday, March 16, 2020, at State Health Operations Center in Smyrna, Del. (Saquan Stimpson for WHYY)
Politics & Policy

To extend states of emergency, Delaware lawmaker wants General Assembly’s approval

A Delaware lawmaker is proposing a bill that would give the General Assembly the authority to approve the renewal of a governor’s state of emergency.

6 years ago

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