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Suspect in Idaho Slayings Agrees in Pa Court to Extradition to Face Charges
A criminology graduate student charged in the November slayings of four University of Idaho students agreed Tuesday to be extradited from Pennsylvania, where he was arrested last week, to face charges in Idaho.
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Philly Reinstates Indoor Mask Mandate
With COVID-19 cases slowly rising, Philadelphia is bringing back its indoor mask mandate for public places, schools and day cares. Philadelphia announced Monday that, on April 18, masks must be worn again indoors.
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Mask Mandate Issued for Pennsylvania Schools, Day Cares
Masks must be worn by everyone inside Pennsylvania’s private and public schools this fall, after all.
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Prison Guards Union Warns Wolf of Legal Action Over COVID Vaccine Mandate
The union that represents about 10,000 guards in Pennsylvania’s state prisons is telling Gov. Tom Wolf it plans legal action to stop his effort to force them to get COVID-19 vaccines over the next month.
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Pa. to Fire COVID Contact Tracing Vendor That Mishandled Data After All
Pennsylvania is firing a company that performed COVID-19 contact tracing and exposed the private medical information of tens of thousands of residents, state officials said.
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Not Enough Vaccine to Go Around as Pa. Passes 20,000 Coronavirus-Related Deaths
Pennsylvania has surpassed the grim milestone of 20,000 deaths from the coronavirus, the state Department of Health reported Thursday.
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Pa. County Sues Gov. Wolf, Seeking $13M in COVID-19 Funding He Withheld
A Pennsylvania county has filed suit to compel Gov. Tom Wolf to release $12.8 million in federal coronavirus relief funding that he withheld after county leaders defied his shutdown orders.
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Gov. Wolf Unveils 3-Phase Plan to Slowly Reopen Pa. Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
Gov. Wolf announced a three-stage plan for Pennsylvania to slowly reopen amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Pennsylvania Dioceses Offer $84M to 564 Clergy Abuse Victims
Pennsylvania’s Roman Catholic dioceses have paid nearly $84 million to 564 victims of sexual abuse, a tally that’s sure to grow substantially in the new year as compensation fund administrators work through a backlog of claims, according to an Associated Press review.
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Pa.'s Year in Review: Refinery Blast, Clergy Abuse Fallout and Political Battleground
From the refinery blast that rocked Philadelphia to a tumultuous year in politics to the ongoing clergy abuse scandal, it was a year of memorable stories in the Keystone State.
