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In an effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus, funeral directors across Pennsylvania are being urged to postpone funerals and cancel public viewings.

Philadelphia has seen a big increase in renters in recent years. But Bridesburg, a neighborhood of mostly white homeowners in Northeast Philly, is trying to keep renters out.

In Philadelphia, where 23% of residents speak a language besides English at home, the city has not been translating information for these communities as updates happen.

Hundreds of furloughed city employees are now guaranteed paychecks throughout the coronavirus crisis.

You might be able to get benefits even if you’re not yet laid off.

A Cape May County freeholder is urging second homeowners to remain in their primary homes to prevent overburdening supermarkets and services. 

Parents across the Philadelphia region who've been ordered to work from home now have to be employees and caregivers, so they’re getting creative.

Schools across Delaware are providing lunch and breakfast five days a week until further notice. Wilmington is giving out meals at community centers.

Bars and state stores are closed, but you’ve still got options.

Get rid of coronavirus using local lather.

Small business owners adapt as Philly mayor orders bars and restaurants to close, and Gov. Wolf expands his mandate statewide.

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.