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Delaware State University president Tony Allen has spent much of the previous two months overseeing the scaled-back inauguration. The events went off seamlessly.

The undertaking is being launched weeks after a violent mob loyal to Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol.

Jennifer Storm, who has held the position since 2013, called her decision to leave this month “gut-wrenching” and said the Senate’s move was politically motivated.

Pa. Gov. Tom Wolf will nominate Beam to replace Dr. Rachel Levine. He also named Wendy Braund as interim acting physician general.

The intense cold will come in several waves and stick around for at least the next 10 days.

Last year, New Jersey borrowed about $4 billion to sustain the budget amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and to make that happen, the state was charged more than $12 million in fees.

Health officials have also said there is no evidence showing that current vaccines are ineffective against the new strain, also known as B.1.1.7.

Businesses who qualify may use the funds as needed to keep open after a brutal year of pandemic-related closures and losses.

The city health department considers nurses the top priority for vaccination of the tens of thousands of school staffers in Philadelphia.

House Democrats who voted to impeach Trump last week for inciting the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol riot have signaled they want to move quickly to trial as Biden begins his term.

Municipalities will be able to get help on science and planning from state and federal governments but should expect to do most of the work on adaptation by themselves.

The executive orders that Biden is to sign would increase food aid, protect job seekers on unemployment and clear a path for a $15 hourly minimum wage for some employees.

A “contractual impasse” has brought the multimillion-dollar effort to a halt — with less than 5% of the dredging complete.

President Joe Biden issued an executive order to shield certain Liberians from deportation, and promised to fix a green card program launched under Trump.

For some of Philly's Gen Z residents, 2020 was a political wake-up call. Now, they're bringing their ideas to city government.