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Mississippi Air Guard Tech. Sgt. Exstrella Smith withdraws a dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for injection on Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020, in Flowood, Miss. (Rogelio V. Solis/AP Photo)
Health

Geisinger allowed employees’ relatives to skip vaccine line

The Pennsylvania Department of Health said it was unaware that Geisinger had arranged for family members to be inoculated until alerted by The Associated Press.

6 years ago

This Aug. 22, 2019 photo shows medical marijuana plants being grown before flowering during a media tour of the Curaleaf medical cannabis cultivation and processing facility in Ravena, N.Y. (Hans Pennink/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Legalizing recreational marijuana gets first GOP sponsor in Pennsylvania

Sens. Daniel Laughlin, R-Erie, and Sharif Street, D-Philadelphia, outlined the recreational marijuana proposal in a memo distributed to fellow senators.

6 years ago

Licensed practical nurse Starlette Sumpter administers COVID-19 vaccinations at a clinic
Health

Pa. coronavirus update: Montco now pre-registering vaccinations by phone

Montgomery County residents who pre-register by phone will get a call back notifying them of openings for vaccination appointments.

6 years ago

Former Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. Mike Stack (Jose F. Moreno/Philadelphia Inquirer)
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Voters may never again get to choose Pa.’s lieutenant governor candidates

A proposed constitutional amendment would allow a gubernatorial candidate to choose their running mate after the spring primary, much like the presidential race.

6 years ago

A person receives a COVID-19 vaccine
Health

Here’s how to sign up to get the COVID-19 vaccine in Pennsylvania

Trying to sign up for the coronavirus vaccine in Bucks, Berks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, or Philadelphia counties? WHYY has answers.

6 years ago

Doses of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine are prepared at the Liacouras Center, where the Black Doctors Consortium held a 24-hour mass vaccination clinic on Feb. 19, 2021. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Health

Pa. coronavirus update: Philadelphians with HIV/AIDS now eligible for vaccine

Cases have continued to fall over the past two months, and the city has seen an 80% decrease in weekly case counts since the peak in mid-December.

6 years ago

A nurse administers the COVID-19 vaccine to a health worker.
Health

‘They spread nurses dangerously thin’: Pa. nurses unions unite to back bills on staffing levels

Unions from around Pennsylvania that represent health care workers are throwing their support behind a set of safe-staffing measures.

6 years ago

Close-up of a standardized test.
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Pa. says it will allow public schools to postpone standardized tests until fall

After the federal government said states have to give tests, Pa. said it will comply, but give districts the option to test students early next school year.

6 years ago

An angry supporter of President Donald Trump shouts at crowds of celebrating demonstrators after the 2020 presidential election is called for President-elect Joe Biden, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, in Philadelphia.
Courts & Law

SCOTUS dismisses GOP lawsuits challenging 2020 election process in Pa.

Trump allies had challenged a decision from the Pa. Supreme Court to allow counties to accept mail ballots postmarked by Election Day up to three days later.

6 years ago

Gov. Tom Wolf, wearing a face mask, speaks to the press from behind a podium
Politics & Policy

Pa. coronavirus update: Wolf promotes natural gas tax to boost pandemic economy

Gov. Tom Wolf is pushing a plan to prop up the pandemic economy by taxing natural gas drilling, but that proposal faces an uphill battle in the legislature.

6 years ago

A map illustrates expected snowfall totals in the Philly region
Weather
NBC10

More snow to hit Pa. suburbs, Lehigh Valley on Monday

Accumulating snow is likely across the northern and western suburbs as well as Berks and Lehigh counties during the day Monday.

6 years ago

Kindergarten students at St. Pio Regional Catholic School in South Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

In-person classes. Old buildings. Almost no COVID. Are Philly Catholic schools a blueprint?

Philly’s public and parochial school systems have run parallel paths for many decades. But only one has been open during the pandemic.

6 years ago

Listen 4:13

A Kia Niro EV is charged at a charging station at Colorado Mills Outlet Mall Monday, Dec. 21, 2020, in Lakewood, Colo. (David Zalubowski/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania looks to boost electric vehicle sales

At least 12 states already have a requirement for zero-emission electric vehicles, including neighbors Maryland, New Jersey, and New York.

6 years ago

Harrisburg, Pa. (Andre Frueh/UnSplash)
Politics & Policy

‘Stalin-like cancel culture’: Infighting among Pa. GOP pits ‘Never Trumpers’ against loyalists

Regrouping in the wake of Donald Trump’s 2020 presidential election loss, Pa. Republicans have become locked in a cycle of infighting over the party’s direction.

6 years ago

Listen 3:35
Multiple campaign signs and posters, including some supporting President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, adorn the front window of the Montgomery County Democratic Committee’s Norristown office. (NBC10)
Courts & Law

Eaglesville man arrested on terrorism charges for shooting into Montgomery County Democratic HQ

The suspect fired into the Norristown Democratic Committee office after allegedly sending emails threatening violence. He faces felony terrorism charges.

6 years ago

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