Coronavirus Pandemic

The administrator of New Jersey courts says they can’t wait for a vaccine to resume criminal trials. He said 4,700 defendants are in jail awaiting trial.

Montgomery County is actively searching for other labs to help the county process its COVID-19 tests more quickly.

A month ago, the state’s flagship university said it planned a mix of in-person and virtual learning. Now only “select” classes will be held in-person.

The coronavirus could prompt a radical change for when Philly teens start school. Will that lead to better-rested students? Or upend family routines?

Sen. Menendez (D-N.J.) announced the COVID-19 Health Disparities Action Act to improve contact tracing, testing and outreach to minority populations.

Wolf withheld nearly $12.8 million in funding from Lebanon County, where local Republican leaders voted in mid-May to lift pandemic restrictions in defiance of the governor.

More than 30 principals plan to speak at Thursday's board meeting.

Economists say ending the boost could trigger a downturn that would cost Pennsylvania another 250,000 jobs.

Members of 1199C, National Union of Hospital and Health Care Employees, were joined by state and local officials and rallied on behalf of 800 colleagues.

Over the past week, Philadelphia averaged 138 new cases of COVID-19 each day — an increase over the previous week’s daily average of 110 cases.

The governor once again bristled at the inclusion of his state on the list of places whose residents are advised to quarantine for 14 days.

The bill's sponsor and transparency advocates are urging the governor to reconsider.

PennPIRG, a nonpartisan group that advocates for consumers, said nearly 800,000 households and 55,000 businesses in Pennsylvania are at risk of a shutoff.

City officials opened 10 air conditioning spaces during the first heat emergency of 2020. But few people knew about the resource on Monday.

The Wilma Theater will present its final production the 2019-20 season, the Afrofuturist work “Is God Is,” as a radio play — something it’s never done before.