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As Philadelphia reopens its park spraygrounds, experts say they’re a relatively safe way for kids to play and stay cool during the summer heat.

Delaware County’s district attorney is leading new efforts, highlighting a basic challenge: police departments are beholden to municipal leaders instead.

About 165,000 organizations have received PPP funding so far, totalling $20.7 billion — making Pennsylvania one of the top users of the loan program.

New Jersey state troopers rescued a jet skier stranded on a Barnegat Bay island Sunday afternoon after her jet ski malfunctioned. 

An extra $600 a week in federal unemployment runs out at the end of July — even for those with underlying health conditions who are at greater risk if they contract COVID-19.

In May, Amy Cooper drew widespread condemnation for calling 911 to report she was being threatened by “an African-American man."

Refuge Evangelical Baptist Church aims to construct a $15.1 million four-story apartment building on a vacant lot at 1122 Oak Lane with 40 one-bedroom apartments for seniors.

Nearly 60 people held in a southern Delaware prison have tested positive for the coronavirus.

Starting Monday, Philadelphia will again collect recycling from each home every week. The city had been collecting recycling once every two weeks during the pandemic.

Officials are urging travelers to follow the 14-day quarantine advisory as they see an uptick in the rate of infection for COVID-19.

This week; homeless encampments in Philly become hub for housing activism, examining the New Jersey primary election, and what's going on with the PA Ballet.

Beyond the Rizzo and Columbus statues, there are at least a dozen others at stake.

At least 210 people have been killed in Philadelphia so far this year, the highest number up to this point in the city in more than a decade.

The governor said he believes a national strategy is needed to handle the virus, and mask-wearing has to be at the core of it.

With COVID-19 cases surging across the country, exercising indoors with other people could increase your chance of infection. Here are some things to consider as gyms reopen.