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Make-A-Wish CEO Richard Davis says 5,000 wishes are currently on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Steve McFadden, a Regional Rail conductor, and Terrance Burton, a Midvale operator, bring the death toll of SEPTA employees to seven.

A Harvard estimate says the state should test about 19,000 Pennsylvanians per day — or more than twice the rate of the Wolf administration’s plan.

Without drivers on the highway, toll revenue is down by at least 50%, costing SEPTA and other transit agencies that use toll income to fund improvements.

Philly councilmembers introduced a package of six bills designed to aid renters affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

One woman wearing prison garb said she feels “like our freedom has been taken away.” She wants to go to church and the beach and not have to wear a mask.

The first step toward reopening still mandates the closure of schools, gyms, and other recreation centers, as well as hair and nail salons. Large gatherings are also banned.

Remdesivir is the first drug shown to help fight COVID-19, which has killed more than 230,000 people worldwide.

Unions are going to want a say in when it is safe to reopen schools and under what conditions. And Hite also speaks to the issue of grading.

Lindsey Scannapieco, “landlady” to 175 creative tenants at the Bok Building, argues that some real estate owners, like their tenants, need government aid.

The PLCB can’t ignore a 2016 state law that permits the direct shipping of wines and spirits not sold in state-run stores, the Commonwealth Court ruling said.

I am proud to be one of 16,000 house cleaners, caregivers, and nannies in Philadelphia who, starting May 1, have the protections they need.

The analysis estimates that about 1 million more pounds of nitrogen pollution enter the Chesapeake Bay annually from poultry farming than cleanup programs estimate.

Dramatic budget cuts or tax increases might be needed if Congress does not send additional, unrestricted aid to states.

After drawing criticism for not doing enough to curb the spread of COVID-19 in prisons, the state says it will test everyone.