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Pennsylvania

In this Dec. 9, 2020, file photo, test specialist Elijah Sanchez disinfects a testing booth at a COVID-19 testing site in Los Angeles.
Health

Pa. coronavirus update: Synthetic antibodies in development as new COVID-19 treatment

Also, statewide COVID-19 hospitalization rates are now double what they were during the spring peak.

6 years ago

More than 3.1 million people in Pennsylvania applied to vote by mail in November, and the state’s 67 counties processed every request, according to the Department of State. (Matt Smith for Spotlight PA)
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Mailed ballots, tight deadlines caused a crunch for Pa. elections officials. Now, comes the reckoning

Voters could request a mail ballot just seven days before the Nov. 3 election, making it difficult for county offices to send them out and receive them back by the deadline.

6 years ago

Public health nurses look on during coronavirus testing
Health
WITF

Here’s what Pa. hospital leaders say about masks, business closures and new public health measures

There is “universal support” overall, but some disagreement on specifics.

6 years ago

Capitol in Harrisburg
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

As coronavirus hits home, Pa. GOP shifts messaging but still rejects mandates

Still, at least two Republican lawmakers said Gov. Tom Wolf’s COVID-19 diagnosis was proof masks and other mitigation efforts don’t work.

6 years ago

Sandra Lindsay, left, a nurse at Long Island Jewish Medical Center, is inoculated with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine by Dr. Michelle Chester
Health

Pa. coronavirus update: Vaccine distribution is ‘going-to-war level of complexity’

Pa. and N.J. Governors Wolf and Murphy said that more aid is crucial not only for the economies of their states, but to be able to distribute the COVID vaccine effectively.

6 years ago

The interior of a prison
Community
Spotlight PA

Pa. corrections dept. tells officer with COVID-19 symptoms to return to work early

A corrections officer was told to come back to work while still showing symptoms. Was it the right thing to do?

6 years ago

Galway's Pub at dusk in Delaware County
Community

Delco bars serve customers during Eagles game despite Pa.’s indoor dining ban

At least four taverns in the Philly suburbs had customers enjoying drinks inside on Sunday, a reporter found, in violation of Gov. Wolf’s new COVID mitigation measures.

6 years ago

In this file photo from Dec. 19, 2016, elector Robert Gleason certifies the results during Pennsylvania's 58th Electoral College at the state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., Monday, Dec. 19, 2016. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Politics & Policy

Electoral College vote a big step to move past election

The electors' ballots are sent to Congress, where they are to be read into the official record by Vice President Mike Pence during a joint session on Jan. 6.

6 years ago

Julie Siglin looks at the sculptures displayed in Wharton Esherick's home studio
Arts & Entertainment

Tiny, hidden Wharton Esherick Museum gets $10M windfall

The tiny, hidden American Craft museum in a forest outside Malvern, Pa., has received a $10 million endowment gift from Windgate Foundation.

6 years ago

This 23-acre farm owned by Suzanne Banyacsky is one of three new additions to the Montgomery County Agricultural Land Preservation Program. (Courtesy of the Montgomery County Planning Commission)
Community

‘Great for the local economy’: Montco permanently preserves three farms

Currently, 175 farms, or about 10,000 acres, are preserved from future development through Montgomery County’s Agricultural Land Preservation Program.

6 years ago

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf was in Philadelphia Tuesday to announce that contract tracing app COVID AlertPA is available for download. The app notifies users when they have been in contact with someone who was exposed to the disease. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Judge denies motion to toss Pennsylvania mask mandate

Pennsylvania may continue to enforce its mask mandate and perform contact tracing, a federal judge decided Friday.

6 years ago

People stand in line outside Sayre Health Center for COVID testing a week before Thanksgiving in West Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Health

Pa. just had the second worst 24-hour COVID spike of the pandemic

The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported a large jump in new coronavirus cases one day after new restrictions were announced.

6 years ago

Dan Katz is the owner of the West Avenue Grille in Jenkintown, Pa. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

‘Get used to eating at’ chain restaurants: Suburban owners worry their businesses won’t survive new COVID rules

Small-business owners in Montgomery and Delaware counties prepare for a tough three weeks as more restrictions are set to begin Saturday.

6 years ago

Cells are shown in a cleared prison wing.
Community

Pa. SCI Somerset prison records first COVID death

An unidentified 73-year-old man has succumbed to COVID-19 at Pennsylvania’s State Correctional Institution – Somerset.

6 years ago

President Donald Trump listens during a ceremony to present the Presidential Medal of Freedom to former football coach Lou Holtz, in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Courts & Law

Pennsylvania blasts Texas’ bid to overturn Biden’s election

The lawsuit from the Texas attorney general demands that the 62 total Electoral College votes in Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin be invalidated.

6 years ago

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