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Pennsylvania strengthened its mask mandate to cover personal gatherings indoors as part of a new set of COVID-19 restrictions aimed at mitigating transmission ahead of the holiday season. Out-of-state travelers must have a negative test within 72 hours of entering the state. And colleges must develop testing strategies ahead of the next semester. Top Featured…

Black activist and convicted cop killer Mumia Abu-Jamal deserves to be freed from prison after 38 years behind bars, Colin Kaepernick said in a video released Monday for the “Bring Mumia Home” campaign. The former NFL quarterback-turned-activist said that Abu-Jamal, who was convicted after being found guilty of killing a Philadelphia police officer in 1982,…

Curran’s, an Irish pub with locations in Tacony and Bensalem, may be taking over the space of Establishment at 100, the North Wildwood bar that closed for good last weekend. Top Featured Tags: – Philadelphia News Press Release Distribution Service

New Jersey is hoping to mitigate the state’s growing number of coronavirus infections through the reimplementation of stricter limits on the number of people who can gather indoors and outdoors. No more than 10 people should get together in indoor settings, Gov. Phil Murphy said Monday, and the maximum number of people gathering outdoors should…

SpaceX and NASA successfully launched its Falcon 9 rocket into space last night, marking the next step in making commercial space travel possible. This trip was the first fully operational astronaut launch by Elon Musk’s space company, NBC10 reported. Falcon 9 carried the Crew Dragon spacecraft “Resilience” into orbit and it is expected to reach…

Pennsylvania Democrats have selected Rep. Joanna McClinton to serve as the House minority leader during the 2021-22 legislative session. McClinton, who represents portions of Philadelphia and Delaware County, will become the first woman to hold the leadership position. She succeeds Frank Dermody, who lost his House seat in the general election. Top Featured Tags: -…

As coronavirus infections continue to surge across the region, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf and New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy planned to meet this weekend with their fellow Northeast governors over how the neighboring states can work together to combat the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. News of the “emergency summit” was announced on Friday…

In the wake of New Jersey reimplementing restrictions on indoor dining service across the state, more than 400 employees at Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City will be subject to a layoff or a reduction in hours. Roughly 73 workers will be let go and approximately 349 employees will see their hours reduced,…

Starting on Monday, Nov. 23, all Montgomery County public and private K-12 schools will be required to hold all-remote instruction for two weeks in order to prevent an uptick in coronavirus infections around the Thanksgiving holiday. The county’s board of health voted on the measure on Friday, meaning that in-person learning will not resume in…

A top law firm representing one of President Donald Trump’s legal challenges to the results of the 2020 election in Pennsylvania dropped the case Thursday, just four days after agreeing to take the case on. The Ohio-based firm faced criticism for agreeing to represent Trump. Top Featured Tags: – Philadelphia News Press Release Distribution Service

Legal arguments have taken place in the U.S. Supreme Court case of Fulton v. City of Philadelphia. The case raises questions about whether the archdiocesan adoption agency, Catholic Social Services, in Philadelphia can legally be permitted to discriminate against potential adoptive and/or foster parents on the basis of their sexual orientation. As the first case…

More Philadelphia police officers could have Tasers as soon as early 2021, if a plan from the Kenney administration is approved. Mayor Jim Kenney is expected to send a proposal to City Council next week seeking equip all officers with Tasers and provide training, the Philadelphia Tribune reported. The move comes in the wake of…

An armed man was was killed Thursday afternoon during a gun battle with Philadelphia police, department officials said. The incident began after two uniformed officers patrolling the Port Richmond neighborhood in unmarked police cruiser came upon a red Ford Mustang stopped in the road on the 3100 block of B Street, police said in a…

A body was found inside a laundry bag in the Tacony section of Northeast Philadelphia on Nov. 13, 2020. Philadelphia police are trying to identify the victim and an investigation remains ongoing. Top Featured Tags: – Philadelphia News Press Release Distribution Service

Online liquor sales increased by more than 400% in Pennsylvania during the 2019-2020 fiscal year, which included the lockdowns sparked by the coronavirus crisis, according to the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board. The top-selling wines and spirits were unflavored vodka, bourbon, California cabernet sauvignon, California chardonnay and flavored vodka. Top Featured Tags: – Philadelphia News Press…

City Councilmember Katherine Gilmore Richardson introduced a bill aimed at preserving Philadelphia’s public artwork created through the Mural Arts program. The bill would create a database cataloguing all the murals in the city. It also would establish a notice and comment period on any construction that could affect a mural in the database. Top Featured…

Matthew Nyhammer, 24, is believed to be the person whose body was found in Pemberton Township on Wednesday afternoon. Nyhammer went missing on Nov. 3 and had been the subject of a wide search over the past week. The circumstances of his death remain under investigation. Top Featured Tags: – Philadelphia News Press Release Distribution…

Two brothers who worked for the city of Philadelphia and a third woman who served as a contractor are charged with allegedly stealing more than $300,000 from programs meant to benefit city residents, federal prosecutors announced. The programs were associated with the Department of Parks & Recreation and food vouchers for people living with HIV/AIDS.…

SEPTA’s new transit schedule takes effect Sunday, Nov. 15. Owl Bus Service will replace overnight weekend service on the Broad Street and Market-Frankford subway lines. The change will provide SEPTA more time to clean and sanitize subway stations during the COVID-19 pandemic. Top Featured Tags: – Philadelphia News Press Release Distribution Service

Philadelphia police have a man in custody after he allegedly disrupted American Airlines flight 2392 while en-route to Philadelphia International Airport from Orlando on Nov. 12, 2020. Top Featured Tags: – Philadelphia News Press Release Distribution Service

More Pennsylvania school districts should switch to online-only instruction due to the surge of COVID-19 cases, the Pennsylvania State Education Association said Wednesday. More than half of Pennsylvania’s counties are experiencing substantial community spread of the coronavirus. The School District of Philadelphia already has postponed plans to restart some in-person instruction. Top Featured Tags: -…

Holiday shoppers are setting their gift budgets lower this year, according to Debt.com. Of the 1,200 people interviewed, two-thirds said they’ll try to spend less for non-economic reasons. Among the reasons cited by many were plans for virtual celebrations, instead of in-person parties, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Top Featured Tags: – Philadelphia News Press…