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The corps’ 3,200-plus members are medical and nonmedical volunteers deployed by the city to assist during major emergencies.

Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn speaks with Chaz Howard about being away from the groups of students with whom he usually engages on campus.

Erika Almirón, a social justice advocate in Philadelphia, worries for her family and for those in detention while awaiting her coronavirus test results.

Trump has said he would like people in parts of the country that have not experienced massive outbreaks to be able to go back to work

In normal times, these high-touch and often low-paid jobs provide a critical link to the outside world. Now, workers worry about the health implications of the job.

Three SEPTA workers have tested positive for COVID-19. Two of the three work in maintenance while the third works at the agency headquarters.

The first Delawarean to die was a 66-year-old Sussex County man who was hospitalized out of state and critically ill with underlying health conditions.

The taxpayer money will be spent on city payroll and operating testing sites as well as other emergency operations.

When schools shuttered suddenly, teachers faced a question: What do I do now? Many of them got creative to stay in-sync with students.

The Bethlehem, Pennsylvania-based Just Born confections company said its production facilities there and in Philadelphia closed Wednesday through April 7.

The numbers on a national level are equally sobering: a record 3.3 million Americans filed for the unemployment benefits in a single week.

Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate has risen the fourth most in the country. At least 649,967 people have filed for compensation in under two weeks.

Amazon continues to expand its Philadelphia-area presence, closing in on a lease in Bucks County.

Superintendent Hite will ask for Board of Education approval to buy 50,000 devices for Philly families that lack computers.

Long before the coronavirus pandemic reached Philadelphia, advocates were on the front lines of another crisis: gun violence.