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Delaware beaches and public pools will reopen next Friday to state residents only. Out of state visitors will only be allowed if they've been quarantined 14 days.

Estimates don't capture leaks from 'abnormal' conditions, the Environmental Defense Fund says.

April was the cruelest month ever in Atlantic City as casinos saw their revenue fall by nearly 69% during a coronavirus-mandated shutdown.

Roughly 36 million people have now filed for jobless aid in the two months since the coronavirus first forced millions of businesses to close their doors.

The announcement was big news for Pa. hospitals, which has seen other states get the antiviral — the first somewhat effective coronavirus treatment.

COVID-19 has infected a quarter of the 263 city’s behavioral health centers — and eight people have died.

Every summer, Philly residents can apply for permits to turn their block into a playground for kids, no cars allowed. This year, the rules are changing.

Organizations around the Delaware Valley, in an abundance of caution, are mostly still shuttered, but have moved education, exhibits and even annual events online.

Officials are scrambling to adapt the June 2 primary to a new, coronavirus-induced reality. Unknowns remain, but here’s a guide to navigating the process.

The GOP-controlled state Senate approved a bill that would give counties the power to opt out of Gov. Tom Wolf’s business closure and stay-at-home orders.

Philly’s Mural Arts Program is finding ways to get artists work and to get them paid, despite concerns over looming budget cuts to arts funding and the city’s arts office.

South Philadelphia High School music director Courtney Powers still wanted her students to have access to their music and instruments after classes were suspended.

“This virus may never go away,” Dr. Michael Ryan said. Without a vaccine, he said it could take years for the global population to build up sufficient levels of immunity.

U.S. border agencies quickly expelled 600 child migrants in April after federal agencies began prohibiting asylum claims at the southern border, citing the coronavirus.

Gov. Phil Murphy signed an executive order effective Monday morning for nonessential construction and retail to reopen.