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Keystone Crossroads
Education

Philly students will not be penalized for absences or missed work during virtual school

Any grades students receive can only improve their overall grades. Students will effectively not be penalized if they don’t complete assignments.

6 years ago

Close up of 'unemployment' dictionary entry (photo via bigstock)
Keystone Crossroads
Community

Confusion, frustration for freelancers and gig workers seeking unemployment in Pa.

A federal program expanded unemployment benefits to workers who are usually ineligible, such as temps, freelancers and the self-employed, including gig workers.

6 years ago

Brian Turner of the Delaware National Guard places food in a trunk during Monday's giveaway. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Community

Filling pantries, fridges of 2,500 families at Christiana Mall: ‘I just can’t believe so many people need food’

The Food Bank of Delaware, with help from the National Guard and dozens of volunteers, is holding mass giveaways in each of Delaware’s three counties this week.

6 years ago

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Medical personnel put on protective cloting at Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck, New Jersey, March 20, 2020. (Jeff Rhode/Holy Name Medical Center)
Health

Coronavirus update: 8 N.J. prisoners die of COVID-19

Gov. Phil Murphy had authorized releasing some from prison, but the ACLU says so far none has been released.

6 years ago

Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery in South Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Science

Philly warns of odors wafting from shuttered refinery this week

Crews are removing mercaptan from the site, the odor used to make natural gas leaks smelly.

6 years ago

Yetta Timothy, a certified nursing assistant in Harrisburg, was among a small group of health care workers who showed up to counter-protest the larger April 20, 2020, rally urging the quick reopening of Pennsylvania's economy. (Joseph Jaafari/PA Post)
Health
PA Post

Health care workers show up at ‘Reopen PA’ protest to urge people to stay home

Main rally marked by Trump flags, open-carry firearms, anti-vaxxers and plenty of anger at Gov. Tom Wolf

6 years ago

Legislative Hall in Dover. (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)
Health

Coronavirus update: Delaware revenue forecast drops nearly $700 million

Delaware’s revenue estimate for the current fiscal year dropped by $416 million on Monday. That’s roughly 10% of the budget Carney introduced in January.

6 years ago

Gov. Tom Wolf (Commonwealth Media Services)
Health

Coronavirus update: Pa. unemployment portal opens for self-employed workers

Pennsylvania’s new application for self-employed and gig workers saw 50,000 applications over the weekend.

6 years ago

People fishing
Science

It’s how you know the water is safe: the Schuylkill Rivercast turns 15

Pa. officials encourage fishing and boating close to home, with social distancing and no equipment sharing. The Rivercast predicts the water’s quality.

6 years ago

Listen 1:27
Formerly incarcerated women are sharing their strategies for surviving the isolation and confinement of the COVID-19 epidemic (clockwise from top left) Aesha, Faith Bartley,  Kitty, Latyra, Kerri, and Lisa. (Photos provided)
Community

Lessons from prison for dealing with scarcity and loneliness

Fellows at the People’s Paper Co-op in Philadelphia, a collective that helps advocate for incarcerated women, are writing tips to fight isolation blues.

6 years ago

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Maegen Wagner and her daughter, Elizabeth. (Photo provided)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Special education during coronavirus: What should parents tolerate, demand?

Advocates worry that school districts will begin offering limited support to special education students. They’re especially worried about families waiving their rights.

6 years ago

Listen 3:19
A worker in the Proctor & Gamble Mehoopany plant (Courtesy P&G)
Keystone Crossroads
Health

‘Flow to the work’: Toilet paper manufacturers in Pa. flush with demand

Toilet paper manufacturers in Pa. say they’re rushing to keep supply from wiping out — and are still surprised by their turn in the spotlight.

6 years ago

(Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Science
StateImpact Pennsylvania

A website about the U.S. electricity grid offers a mesmerizing way to pass the time productively

While millions of Americans hunker down, work from home, and try to stay busy and entertained amid a pandemic, much of our infrastructure hums along as normal, unseen and unap

6 years ago

“This is one of the most senseless acts of violence in our province’s history,” said Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil. (Jon Donathan for NPR)
Community

Police: At least 10 killed in shooting rampage in Canada

A 51-year-old man went on a shooting rampage across the northern part of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia Sunday, killing at least 10 people, including a policewoman.

6 years ago

Appoquinimink School District social worker Jackee Wade at the Fredrick Lodge Manufactured Home Community in Townsend, Del. on Wednesday, April 8, 2020. (Saquan Stimpson for WHYY)
Health

Coronavirus update: Pa. sees highest daily increase in deaths as state investigates older cases

Officials said the majority of these deaths did not occur within the past 24 hours, and that the increase is due to the state reconciling data from several sources.

6 years ago

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