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The vice presidential debate between Republican Mike Pence and Democrat Kamala Harris will take place at 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 7. The town hall forum will be held at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City and will run for 90 minutes without commercial interruption. Susan Page, USA Today’s Washington bureau chief, was…

Pennsylvania is expanding overtime pay for state workers for the first time in four decades, the Department of Labor and Industry announced Friday. An updated rule that allows more workers to qualify for overtime benefits goes into effect on Saturday, Oct. 3. Top Featured Tags: – Philadelphia News Press Release Distribution Service

Pennsylvania residents can prepare for Election Day on Nov. 3 election by reviewing important information about voter registration, mail-in voting, polling locations, early voting deadlines, and what to expect on your ballot. The leading race in 2020 will be the presidential showdown between Donald Trump and Joe Biden, but several other important races will be…

A black bear climbed atop a trash truck in Kidder Township, Pennsylvania and rode the vehicle all the way to the local police station before it was set free. Bear sightings are on the rise this time of year as their hibernation season approaches. Top Featured Tags: – Philadelphia News Press Release Distribution Service

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump announced that they tested positive for COVID-19 early Friday, Oct. 2 in Tweet posted around midnight. The diagnosis comes just weeks ahead of the Nov. 3 Presidential Election against Democratic Candidate Joe Biden. Top Featured Tags: – Philadelphia News Press Release Distribution Service

NBC10 investigative reporter Harry Hairston, a veteran journalist who has served the Philadelphia region for nearly 17 years, has announced his retirement. Hairston won multiple awards for his reporting over the years. Top Featured Tags: – Philadelphia News Press Release Distribution Service

Philadelphia police arrested a 58-year-old man who allegedly used a sledgehammer to break into the FOX29 studio on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020. Investigators said the man was subdued by a witness and later taken into custody after a taser was deployed by a SEPTA police officer. Top Featured Tags: – Philadelphia News Press Release Distribution…

More than six months into the coronavirus pandemic, assessing damage in the commercial real estate market is now more feasible in a broader economic context. Top Featured Tags: – Philadelphia News Press Release Distribution Service

The Gap store at 1510 Walnut Street will close at the end of November, ending a run of more than two decades in Center City Philadelphia. Gap Inc. is in the process of closing approximately 225 brick and mortar Gap and Banana Republic stores around the world. Top Featured Tags: – Philadelphia News Press Release…

The North Wildwood Fire Department said a 49-year-old mother died on Sept. 29 while attempting to rescue her children who were in distress off the shore. Three people survived the incident, authorities said. Top Featured Tags: – Philadelphia News Press Release Distribution Service

La Salle University’s board of trustees voted to eliminate seven sports programs at the end of the 2020-21 academic year. The reductions affect four men’s teams – baseball, swimming and diving, tennis and water polo – and three women’s teams – softball, tennis and volleyball. Top Featured Tags: – Philadelphia News Press Release Distribution Service

During the final moments of Tuesday night’s presidential debate between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden, the Republican incumbent claimed that “bad things happen in Philadelphia,” — sending social media into an absolute frenzy. Top Featured Tags: – Philadelphia News Press Release Distribution Service

Universal Health Services, a King of Prussia-based hospital system and healthcare services provider, has suspended its information technology operations after it was hit by a cyberattack, the company announced on Tuesday. The company reported that an information technology security incident took place in the early morning hours on Sunday. Top Featured Tags: – Philadelphia News…

Tech giant Amazon is reportedly planning to open one of its anticipated grocery stores at a mixed-use development project in Northern Liberties. The project, led by Rodin Development, is proposed at the corner of 5th and Spring Garden streets. Top Featured Tags: – Philadelphia News Press Release Distribution Service

The Philadelphia Water Department will not shut off customers’ water service until April 1, 2021. The six-month extension is intended to help people facing financial hardships caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Top Featured Tags: – Philadelphia News Press Release Distribution Service

Allegheny County Councilmember Bethany Hallam and several other elected officials in Western Pennsylvania have launched a nude photo campaign to educate voters about “naked ballots,” which will not be counted in the 2020 election. Top Featured Tags: – Philadelphia News Press Release Distribution Service

Former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge endorsed Joe Biden for president, saying ‘it’s time to put country over party.’ The former Pennsylvania governor, a longtime Republican, says he’ll be voting for a Democrat for the first time in the presidential election, saying Donald Trump is unfit to lead the U.S. through the coronavirus pandemic and…

Meteorologist Melissa Magee will leave 6ABC after 11 years at the Philadelphia television station, she announced in a statement on Facebook. Magee will return home to Los Angeles to be closer to her family. Top Featured Tags: – Philadelphia News Press Release Distribution Service

After a months-long standoff over two homeless encampments, city officials and Philadelphia Housing Action have reached a deal that will provide protest camp residents with 50 vacant homes. As part of the deal, 50 mothers and children experiencing homelessness will be permitted to stay in 15 vacant city-owned houses, the organization said. The two homeless…

As long as COVID-19 health and safety protocols are followed, all 17 Archdiocese of Philadelphia high schools may resume fall sports. The decision came after a review of “all possible factors, including the successful opening of our schools,” the Archdiocese said. Top Featured Tags: – Philadelphia News Press Release Distribution Service

One Philadelphia public school and four schools in the suburbs were among those named 2020 National Blue Ribbon of Excellence winners by the U.S. Department of Education this week. Among those, there were two public schools: the School District of Philadelphia’s Rhawnhurst Elementary in Northeast Philly and Marple Newtown School District’s Loomis Elementary in Broomall,…

District Attorney Larry Krasner announced charges on Friday in connection with the assault of transgender woman Kendall Stephens which allegedly occured on Aug. 24 in the Point Breeze section of South Philadelphia. Top Featured Tags: – Philadelphia News Press Release Distribution Service