HARRISBURG, Pa. | Allegheny County and Philadelphia reported the largest jumps in new positive COVID-19 cases, according to state officials. And as Pennsylvania approached 100,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus on Friday, various professional, semi-professional, amateur and university sports teams submitted plans to the state Department of Health to have fans …
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yesUtler County Republican Representative Daryl Metcalfe asked Governor Tom Wolf to step down Thursday before the Legislature seeks the impeachment. This, after Wolf and the Health Department tightened restrictions on bars and restaurants amid a surge in COVID-19 cases. “After the shame and struggles it has brought about the state, …
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Local authorities are investigating and protests have erupted after a video captured over the weekend showed a Pennsylvania police officer leaning on a black man’s neck during an arrest. The viral video was shared Saturday by Black Lives Matter in Lehigh Valley. The video shows three officers apprehending a black …
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A mass of people protesting racism and police brutality closed part of a Philadelphia highway on Sunday. City officials closed off part of Interstate 676 when crowds invaded the highway, demanding the resignation of Mayor Jim Kenney over tear gas from protesters in the City of Brotherly Love last month, …
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Armed militias arrived in Gettysburg on July 4 to protect the city from a flag-burning protest, which turned out to be an apparent hoax on social media, according to reports. Hundreds of counter-protesters were drawn to a Facebook event on Saturday that called for people to come to the historic …
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