Delaware Governor John Carney announced on Friday, 4/24, that schools in the state will be closed for the remainder of the academic year due to the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. "Schools will be closed through the end of the school year, but we expect schools and teachers will finish out the last two months with remote learning and get as much instructional time and learning as possible,"...

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The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board announced on Friday, 4/24, that it is expanding curbside pickup to 389 more Fine Wine and Good Spirits Shoppes across the commonwealth starting Monday, April 27th. 176 stores were opened for the credit card and telephone only orders this week on Monday, 4/20. "Beginning Monday, we'll have 565 Fine Wine & Good Spirits stores across Pennsylvania...

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Philadelphia Police are looking for a woman who spat on another customer and an employee in two separate incidents inside a Center City market last weekend. The one incident happened around 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, 4/19, inside DiBruno Bros. on the 1700 block of Chestnut Street in Rittenhouse Square. The suspect bumped into another shopper, who then exchanged words with the suspect about...

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Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf said Thursday, 4/23, that Philadelphia and its surrounding suburban counties in Southeastern PA will be 'among the last places' to reopen when the commonwealth begins to ease restrictions on businesses and individuals starting May 8. "It's not a one-size-fits-all approach. What's good for Philadelphia is not going to be good for Cameron County; what's good...

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Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf unveiled a three phase colored plan to bring the state out from under strict business closure and stay-at-home orders due to the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. The Red, Yellow, and Green phases represent progressive levels of loosening of those restrictions. A region or county must post "an average of less than 50 cases per 100,000 individuals over the course of 14...

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Tonight at 7 p.m. Bon Jovi, Bruce Springsteen, and over a dozen other New Jerseyans will come together for a one-hour coronavirus COVID-19 fundraiser for vulnerable victims of the pandemic in the Garden State. 'Jersey 4 Jersey' will benefit The New Jersey Pandemic Relief Fund https://njprf.org/. The fund will provide grants to existing...

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Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney announced on Wednesday, 4/22, that the city will be pushing back the effective date for the ban on single-use plastic bags from July 2, 2020, to January 1, 2021. Kenney said that due to the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic the initial date is unrealistic as the city has not had the time to implement the law while focusing on the crisis. The law was signed in...

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The United States Senate has passed a $484 billion stimulus bill to refill the popular small businesses PPP program as well as help out hospitals and expand testing. The bill was passed by a voice vote quickly after Congress and the White House reached an agreement. It will now go to the House of Representatives where it is expected to pass as soon as Thursday, perhaps by proxy vote....

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The annual Lyrid meteor shower is expected to peak overnight tonight (April 21) with the best viewing at its peak around 2 a.m. EDT Wednesday (April 22). Here in Philadelphia, the forecast is calling for clear skies as a cold front moves through and the storms push out of the area. It will be chilly with a light wind and temperatures dipping into the 30s overnight, so bundle up. The night sky...

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Pennsylvania officials have published an interactive map that shows both confirmed cases and the number of negative tests in the state. The data is available on both a county level and a zip code level. The county level also shows the number of deaths. 34,528 people have tested positive, 132,323 patients have tested negative, and 1,564 have died in the commonwealth. About half, 796, have...

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