Across the state there are at least 1,229 vacant police positions.

Today, suicide is the second-leading cause of death among Black children ages 10 to 19. And that rate is rising faster for them than for any other racial or ethnic group.

When Pennsylvania relaxes restaurant restrictions on bar and alcohol service, along with indoor dining and outdoor event capacity, on Sunday, April 4, Philadelphia won’t be following suit, city officials said on Tuesday.

If the city’s timeline unfolds according to the current tentative plan, Farley said, Philadelphia will stay in phase 1B until around the end of April, finish 1C by the end of May and move into phase 2 in June.

The 16-year-old feline lived in a household with multiple people who’d been infected with COVID-19, and was humanely euthanized earlier this month after presenting with respiratory distress.

Because it’s so rare, Castleman disease isn’t well understood. That was especially the case 10 years ago.

As of January 1, the State Department of Human Services is requiring that all prescriptions covered by Medicaid be drawn from the same preferred prescription drug list, which switches out a number of medications for cheaper alternatives.