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| Pennsylvania COVID-19 Test Data by County/Zip Code; Student Meals 1 Day/Week; 4yo Shot and Killed |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/21/20 2:52 pm | updated: 04/21/20 2:52 pm |
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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 died in nursing homes and long term care facilities. "As we see the number of new COVID-19 cases... Read More |
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| President Trump to Suspend Immigration; Archdiocese Distributes Computers; Center City Burglaries |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/20/20 10:50 pm | updated: 04/20/20 10:50 pm |
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| President Donald Trump announced on Monday night, 4/20, in a tweet that he would be signing an executive order temporarily suspending immigration into the United States. He said that he was taking action because of coronavirus COVID-19 and to protect American's jobs. He gave no other details. He tweeted, "In light of the attack from the Invisible Enemy, as well as the need to protect the jobs of our GREAT American Citizens, I will be signing an Executive Order to temporarily suspend... Read More |
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| Gov Wolf Extends Stay-At-Home to May 8; Harrisburg #ReOpenPa Protests; Liacouras Takes 1st Patient |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/20/20 3:12 pm | updated: 04/20/20 3:12 pm |
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| Pennsylvania Governor Wolf announced on Monday, 4/20, that stay-at-home orders across the commonwealth will be extended to at least Friday, May 8. He also announced three actions dealing with online auto sales, construction, and curbside liquor pickup. Wolf is expected to sign Senate Bill 841 on Monday that will permit online notary services. This will allow auto dealerships in Pennsylvania to perform online auto sales. Construction projects will be able to resume on May 8 using safety... Read More |
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| Mandatory Masks in PA Businesses Start 4/19 8pm; NJ Woman Charged For Protest; Mount Airy Collapse |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/19/20 2:27 pm | updated: 04/19/20 2:27 pm |
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| Starting Sunday night, 4/19, at 8 p.m. it will be mandatory that all customers wear a face covering or mask when inside an open store/business. All workers will have to wear face coverings or masks while they are inside of their place of work whether it is open to the public or not. Businesses are ordered to deny entry to customers who do not have a mask or face covering. However, if a customer does not have a mask AND the business is providing medication, medical supplies, or food then... Read More |
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| PLCB Opening Some Fine Wine and Good Spirits Stores For Curbside Pickup Mon, 4/20. See Full List |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/18/20 9:36 pm | updated: 04/18/20 9:36 pm |
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| The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) announced on Saturday, 4/18, that it will begin curbside pickup at 175 of its 600 state stores on Monday, April 20. All state run Fine Wine and Good Spirits stores in the commonwealth were closed on March 17th. The online store finewineandgoodspirits.com reopened on April 1, but has been overwhelmed with orders. The PLCB hopes that by opening some stores to process online orders and... Read More |
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| 2 More Charged in Sgt O'Connor's Death; North Philly Hit-and-Run; Woman Stabs Boyfriend Over Phone |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/18/20 4:07 pm | updated: 04/18/20 4:07 pm |
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| Philadelphia Police have charged two more men in connection to the shooting death of a Philadelphia police officer who was serving an arrest warrant in Frankford last month. 18-year-old Khalif Sears and 19-year-old Bilal Mitchell are charged with murder, seven counts of attempted murder, and conspiracy in the killing of 46-year-old Sgt. James O'Connor IV. SWAT was at the property on the 1600 block of Bridge Street on March 13 to serve an arrest warrant for 21-year-old murder suspect... Read More |
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| Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf Releases 'Plan for Pennsylvania - Relief, Reopening, and Recovery' |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/17/20 8:41 pm | updated: 04/17/20 8:41 pm |
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| Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf released a plan that outlines how he sees the state eventually coming out of this lockdown safely and reopening the shuttered economy after the coronavirus COVID-19 crisis. He says this is just a 'framework' and more details will be coming. "Unfortunately, we cannot flip a switch and reopen the commonwealth. There isn't going to be one big day, we need to make smart, data-driven decisions," Wolf said. "We will rely upon quantifiable criteria to drive a targeted,... Read More |
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| USNS Comfort Ready For Philly Area Patients; Dead Body in Burning Car; $10k Reward Bensalem Shooting |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/17/20 3:36 pm | updated: 04/17/20 3:36 pm |
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| The Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort that is currently docked in New York City is now ready to receive patients from the greater Philadelphia area. The U.S. Northern Command said on Thursday, "In anticipation of medical support needed in the greater Philadelphia area, the USNS Comfort is prepared to admit patients within a one-hour traveling radius from the ship." Northern Command is the Department of Defense's lead for fighting COVID-19 in the United States. They also announced that... Read More |
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| President Donald Trump Announces 'Guidelines - Opening Up America Again' for State Governors |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/16/20 9:15 pm | updated: 04/16/20 9:15 pm |
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| President Donald Trump unveiled a three phase road map for governors on Thursday, 4/16, aimed at easing our nation back to normal activity after the coronavirus COVID-19 crisis. The plan, called 'Guidelines - Opening Up America Again,' is predicated upon locales continuing to meeting certain measurable 'gating criteria' before moving on to the next phase. Some places in the country will be able to reach those milestones sooner than others, depending on the extent of the epidemic in those... Read More |
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| PLCB Uses State Stores to Fill Online Orders; Man Shoots 3 Teens on Bus; Delco Mother/Daughter Dead |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/16/20 6:27 pm | updated: 04/16/20 6:27 pm |
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| Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf approved a plan by the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board to reopen 106 of the state's 600 liquor stores to help with online fulfillment from the state-run web store. Workers will be returning to those state stores to help process orders from www.finewineandgoodspirits.com. The stores themselves will not be open to the public for retail sales. The online store has been swamped with demand... Read More |
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