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Pennsylvania

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks at a rally in Reading, Pa. (Branden Eastwood for WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Sanders is out of the presidential race, but Pa. supporters say they’ll carry on his mission

A small group of Pa. elected officials endorsed Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign. Now that it’s over, they say they’re still committed to its goals.

6 years ago

A sign reading “Sorry We’re Closed” is placed at the Pennsylvania welcome sign on the westbound lanes of Interstate 80 in Delaware Water Gap, Pa. on Saturday, April 4, 2020. (Christopher Dolan/The Times-Tribune via AP)
Health

Coronavirus update: Philly depositions go virtual as Pa. cases rise over 16K

Pennsylvania reported 1,680 new cases of COVID-19 and an additional 70 deaths Wednesday.

6 years ago

Philadelphia Medical Reserve Corps volunteers (from left) Megan Boyle, Marina Spitkovskaya, Jamie Huot, and Stephen Bonett, all of whom are nurses, walk to the swabbing tent as the city's coronavirus testing site prepared to open next to Citizens Bank Park in South Philadelphia on Friday, March 20, 2020. (Tim Tai/The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Health

Loss of FEMA funds is behind Friday closure of 2 local drive-through test sites

Citizens Bank Park and Temple Ambler test locations will close. FEMA says they were intended as “immediate high-impact intervention” for initial testing.

6 years ago

Listen 1:14
Alisha Risser owns and runs a dairy farm in Lebanon county. Having been in the business for 17 years, Risser said consistently low milk prices in recent years have been really hard for farmers.
Keystone Crossroads
Community

The dairy section is often empty. So why are farmers dumping milk?

During the pandemic, people are buying so much milk that grocery stores limit purchases. So why are dairy farmers dumping milk down the drain?

6 years ago

Listen 1:05
Philadelphia and its surrounding counties have been hard-hit by COVID-19. Now, they want to share resources with areas that didn’t get the brunt of the pandemic. (Michael Bryant/Spotlight PA)
Health

Philly and suburban counties urge Wolf to redistribute COVID-19 burden

Philadelphia and its surrounding counties have been hard-hit by COVID-19. Now, they want to share resources with areas that didn’t get the brunt of the pandemic.

6 years ago

A bottle of hydroxychloroquine.(Courtesy of Susan Hauk)
The Why
Health

Jumping the gun on hydroxychloroquine

Hydroxychloroquine is in high demand because of its yet-unproven potential to fight COVID-19. But that means the people who really need it are having trouble getting it.

Air Date: April 6, 2020

Listen 15:48
Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz bags up food that was ordered ahead of time for pick up on April 3, 2020, at Mi Casa Su Casa cafe in Reading, Pennsylvania. (Matt Smith for Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
Community

‘I have to keep it strong’: Pa.’s business owners, self-employed fight to weather the coronavirus shutdown

The unprecedented closure has forced owners and contractors to begin tapping deep emotional reserves, and seek out new financial options, to stay afloat.

6 years ago

Listen 4:38
The DEP wants a new environmental impact statement for both phases of the project. (Creative Commons)
Community
NJ Spotlight

N.J., DRBC call on FERC for new environmental review of PennEast

PennEast’s decision to build pipeline in two phases has reignited objections to project, rekindled concerns that have been seething for years

6 years ago

Bottles of hand sanitizer made at the Eight Oaks Farm Distillery sit in a display box at the distillery in New Tripoli, Pa., Monday, March 16, 2020. (Matt Rourke / AP Photo)
Health
PA Post

Pa. establishes helpline for companies that can produce critical medical supplies needed for COVID-19 response

"This portal will help facilitate the connections businesses need to get critical COVID-19-related products to market or retrofit their operations."

6 years ago

US Steel's Clairton Coke Works, near Pittsburgh. (Reid R. Frazier/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Health
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Can air pollution make coronavirus worse? Scientists say yes — possibly in both cases and severity

A few years ago, Karen Clay and two other scientists studied the death rates for the 1918 flu pandemic in the U.S.

6 years ago

(Spotlight PA)
Health
Spotlight PA

Coronavirus will accelerate EMS crisis in Pa.’s small towns and rural areas, experts say

When an EMT fell ill with the coronavirus in Upper Merion Township, the department saw its ranks suddenly dwindle. In all, 22 emergency personnel, including the fire chief.

6 years ago

In this Thursday July 19, 2001 file photo, U.S. fugitive Ira Einhorn is taken away by French police in Champagne-Mouton, central France to be extradited to the United States. (Bob Edme/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

Ex-guru Ira Einhorn dies in prison at 79, fled after slaying

A former hippie guru who lived the high life in Europe for years after murdering his ex-girlfriend in Philadelphia in the 1970s has died in prison.

6 years ago

(Jessica Griffin/Philadelphia Inquirer)
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Pa. needs another 1,000 to 1,400 ventilators, governor says. Here’s how the state is trying to find them.

As of Thursday, 130 COVID-19 patients in Pennsylvania had required treatment with a ventilator, though that number is expected to rise as cases increase.

6 years ago

Ron Fox brings some tomato plants to a customer at his farm stand in Pittsgrove, N.J. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Money

With underemployed goats and closed restaurants, farmers brace for coronavirus losses

N.J. and Pa. farmers are bracing themselves as business drops and commodity prices fall while the COVID-19 pandemic rages. They see little help on the way.

6 years ago

Listen 3:09
A mural created by artist Nile Livingston was installed at 17th and Vine streets along with a public hand washing station meant for people who are living with housing instability. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Health

Coronavirus update: Pa. receives less than half of emergency supplies requested from federal government

In one of the quickest meetings in Philadelphia City Council history, members approved $85.4 million in emergency funding to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic.

6 years ago

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