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Philadelphia residents can pick up one box of food per household on Mondays and Thursdays. (Michael Rubinkam/AP Photo)
Health

Post-shutdown aid: Philly to distribute food; N.J. homeowners to get mortgage relief

City residents can pick up one box of food per household on Mondays and Thursdays. New Jersey homeowners will get a 90-day grace period on home loans.

6 years ago

Beginning Saturday, officials plan to send new male inmates and parole violators to SCI Retreat in Luzerne County, while transferring most of the people currently held there to other prisons in the state. (Department of Corrections)
Health
PA Post

Pennsylvania corrections officers, advocates worry a prison coronavirus outbreak is inevitable

As of early Friday evening, there were no reported cases of the coronavirus inside the state prison system, either among those incarcerated or corrections officers.

6 years ago

Philadelphia and its surrounding counties have been hard-hit by COVID-19. Now, they want to share resources with areas that didn’t get the brunt of the pandemic. (Michael Bryant/Spotlight PA)
Health
Spotlight PA

How many people in Pa. will be infected with the coronavirus? Scientific modeling is trying to find the answer.

With the rate of new coronavirus cases increasing across the United States, some of the country’s top scientists are racing to understand how bad the outbreak is going to get.

6 years ago

Falcons soar through the sky above downtown Wilmington. The birds were closely monitored by dozens of bird watchers as part of the Delaware Ornithological Society’s 12th annual falcon watch. (Courtesy Jerry am Ende/Delaware Ornithological Society)
Lifestyle

‘Riotous explosion of life’ awaits birding newbies in this stay-at-home era

Walking outdoors is allowed. The American Birding Association has tips to help start you on a hobby.

6 years ago

A laboratory technician prepares COVID-19 patient samples for semi-automatic testing at Northwell Health Labs, Wednesday, March 11, 2020, in Lake Success, N.Y. (John Minchillo/AP Photo)
Health

University of Pennsylvania researchers help develop rapid at-home COVID-19 test

The test’s creators at Connecticut-based medical technology incubator 4Catalyzer hope to start producing the kits within weeks, pending FDA approval.

6 years ago

Inside a coal mine in Greene County, Pennsylvania. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Politics & Policy
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Mine workers’ union wants more protections against COVID-19

Gov. Tom Wolf has allowed coal mines to stay open during that coronavirus pandemic.

6 years ago

At Einstein Medical Center Montgomery, Chief Nursing Officer Annmarie Papa (left) and Chief Operating Officer Beth Duffy accept a donation of bagels and croissants from Four Worlds Bakery. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Health

Food donations flood hospitals as pandemic surge begins

As the COVID-19 pandemic ramps up, Philly area hospitals begin accepting daily donations of food for staff.

6 years ago

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President Donald Trump
Health

Watch live: White House coronavirus task force holds news briefing

The White House task force is expected to give an update on the nation’s current novel coronavirus situation as the outbreak spreads.

6 years ago

In this April 23, 2010 photo, a Chesapeake Energy natural gas well site is seen near Burlington, Pa., in Bradford County. (Ralph Wilson/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Gov. Wolf vetoes natural gas tax-break bill

Proponents say the economic impact of the new coronavirus pandemic should boost efforts to override the veto.

6 years ago

SEPTA said that ridership is down due to the coronavirus. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

‘If you don’t have to ride, please don’t’: SEPTA, PATCO further reduce service

SEPTA is cutting back its already reduced Regional Rail service after ridership dropped by more than 90% this week. PATCO is also reducing services.

6 years ago

In this file photo, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents enter a restaurant to remove evidence. (David Duprey/AP Photo)
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

Amid coronavirus threat, feds release two immigrant detainees in Pa.

Crowded conditions in immigration detention could spread coronavirus. The lack of social distancing is compounded by limited access to soap, according to an ACLU complaint.

6 years ago

A family works at the La Parcelas community garden in Kensington. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

Yes, you can go to your community garden; City deems farms ‘essential’

Philadelphia has given community gardens and urban farms the green light to operate during the COVID-19 shutdown with new safety and social distancing measures in place.

6 years ago

A sign is displayed on locked tennis courts in Branch Brook Park in Newark, N.J., Thursday, March 26, 2020. (Seth Wenig/AP Photo)
Health

N.J. death toll tops 100 as coronavirus stretches hospitals increasingly thin

"These aren’t abstract numbers,’ Gov. Phil Murphy said. ‘These are our neighbors, our family, our friends."

6 years ago

Mari-Carmen Farmer made this arrangement from pods, leaves, buds and blossoms she found along a recent hike. (Mari-Carmen Farmer)
Health

A message of encouragement to the doulas of the world

Mari-Carmen Farmer ends World Doula Week with a message of encouragement to a community of women.

6 years ago

Philadelphia real estate agent Elizabeth Clark. (Courtesy of Jill Wolfe)
Money

Philly realtor talks about resilience during COVID-19, and offers some advice about mortgages

Liz Clark, a Philadelphia-area realtor, discusses how the coronavirus pandemic has changed the way she does business and offers mortgage tips.

6 years ago

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