Where will the bodies go? Morgues plan as coronavirus grows
In general, few morgues in the country can hold even 200 to 300 bodies. The Federal Emergency Management Agency has asked the Defense Department for 100,000 body bags to prepare for the coronavirus pandemic.
Researchers at University of Pittsburgh develop candidate for potential COVID-19 vaccine
The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine believes it has broken ground in achieving a potential vaccine against SARS-CoV-2, the disease that causes COVID-19.
Allergies or coronavirus? For allergy sufferers, a season of worry
Are these my allergies? Or something more sinister?
What's 'essential'? In U.S., it's golf, guns and weed
In the United States, golf courses, gun shops and marijuana dispensaries have all been put on lists of "essential" businesses that should not be closed during the coronavirus pandemic.
Pa. grocery store tossed $35K worth of food after woman purposely coughed on fresh produce, owner says
Joe Fasula, the store’s co-owner, explained he received a call that told him of the horrific incident amid an already tense time nationally amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Virus leads FAA to briefly suspend flights to Philadelphia, New York
The FAA has lifted a brief suspension of flights to New York and Philadelphia because of coronavirus-related staffing issues.
Officials: Man steals ambulance, leads Philadelphia police on wild chase
Authorities have taken a suspect into custody who they say stole an ambulance and lead police on a wild chase across Philadelphia Friday night.
Pennsylvania brewery puts adoptable dogs on cans to help animal shelters
The Colony Meadery, located in Allentown, is working with Providence Animal Center and the Brandywine Valley SPCA to help adoptable animals find their forever homes.
Philadelphia tattoo studio offers free services to cover self-harm scars
Under "Project Tsukurou," Fishtown's Crown and Feather Tattoo Co. offers free services for self-harm victims who want to turn their scars into art.
Philadelphia woman adopts 4 biological siblings
A woman from Philadelphia adopted four biological siblings on Wednesday.
7-year-old boy dies from flu complications in Delaware County
"Heaven gained an angel yesterday," Matthew Wzorek's mother wrote in a Facebook post. "Matthew was taken from us after a battle with the flu."
Fire at orphanage run by Americans kills 15 children
A fire at an orphanage in Haiti that is run by an American group has killed 15 people.
Berks County Girl Scout still selling cookies after nearly 90 years
Berks County Girl Scout Veronica "Ronnie" Backenstoe is still selling cookies after nearly nine decades.
76ers 118, Bulls 111
The Chicago Bulls lost to the Philadelphia 76ers 118-111 on Sunday.
Police: Pittsburgh man said he slept with gun, woke to find 3-year-old girl dead
Authorities say a Pittsburgh man charged in the death of a 3-year-old girl told investigators that that he was sleeping next to the child with a loaded shotgun under his pillow and awoke to a loud bang and found her dead with a neck wound.
Officials: Gun discharge at Lancaster County church security office injures 2
An accidental discharge of a gun at a Pennsylvania church on Sunday morning injured two people, church officials said.
DA: Man fatally beat girlfriend over text from ex, recorded video of unresponsive victim
Nicholas Forman, 23, has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of Sabrina Harooni, 23, of Gilbertsville.
Trump surprises Philadelphia 4th grader with 'opportunity scholarship' at State of the Union
President Trump surprised a fourth-grade student from Philadelphia with an "opportunity scholarship" during his third State of the Union address Tuesday night.
Northwestern 82, Penn State 59
Northwestern took over in the third quarter and beat Penn State 82-59.
Punxsutawney Phil does not cast shadow, predicts early spring
Pennsylvania's most famous groundhog on Sunday declared: "Spring will be early, it's a certainty."