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Pennsylvania will shut down all of its roughly 600 state-owned wine and liquor stores as part of the state's expanding shutdown to slow the spread of the new coronavirus.

Not all suppliers intend to close. One shop owner said: “I’m an essential business. I’m firearms. That’s essential. It’s second amendment rights.”

In light of the coronavirus outbreak, the University of Pennsylvania has announced that the Penn Relays, scheduled for April 23 through 25, has been cancelled.

The goal is stopping the spread while still giving folks their caffeine fix.

This week: Helen Gym talks housing protections in a pandemic, WHYY reporters talk coronavirus in the city, and the state of the 76ers amidst the chaos.

Canceled events and empty rooms bring work to a hard stop at hotels and arenas. But a sudden demand for extra cleaning means long days elsewhere.

The U.S. Coast Guard came to the rescue of a man who fell ill on a cruise ship off en route to New Jersey Friday afternoon.

Melissa Hall, who has a weakened immune system, ventured out for the first time in a week on Friday and donned a surgical mask to go grocery shopping.

Also, two-hour parking is now free for market shoppers at 11th & Arch.

Schools in the state will close for two weeks, leaving parents with the daunting task of keeping up at work while scrambling to arrange care for their children.

Jamaica banning its athletes from racing will impact Philly’s economy. But it's also a blow for cultural exchange, writes Andrea Lawful-Sanders.

Suyapa Reyes and her four children spent 18 months living on the second floor of a church before being given notice that they would be free from arrest or deportation.

As coronavirus continues its spread, city officials are considering a moratorium on evictions, foreclosures, residential tax liens, and utility cut-offs.

Health experts say you can still go out to eat and drink — just use caution.

North Wildwood is moving ahead with its planned St. Patrick's Day Parade on Saturday despite the expanding cornonavirus pandemic.