The outrage, violence looting and vandalism that shattered Center City on Saturday waited a day to spread to West Philly. This time, though, the damage came to a business corridor that serves a predominantly black neighborhood, one that had been in the midst of finding its footing.Tear gas wafted through her neighborhood and helicopter rotors roared overhead as Pamela Blanding-Godbolt waited anxiously Sunday for her daughter to come home.» LATEST: “I’m on pins and needles for her,” said Blanding-Godbolt, who lives on Lindenwood Street, about a block away from 52nd Street, one of the centers...…The outrage, violence looting and vandalism that shattered Center City on Saturday waited a day to spread to West Philly. This time, though, the damage came to a business corridor that serves a predominantly black neighborhood, one that had been in the midst of finding its footing.Tear gas wafted through her neighborhood and helicopter rotors roared overhead as Pamela Blanding-Godbolt waited anxiously Sunday for her daughter to come home.» LATEST: “I’m on pins and needles for her,” said Blanding-Godbolt, who lives on Lindenwood Street, about a block away from 52nd Street, one of the centers...WW…

After a fourth day without word from the state, Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon announced that a bounty of coronavirus shots will flow into Delaware County through a federal program in the coming weeks.As officials from the Philadelphia suburbs went a fourth day without answers from the state Department of Health about the region’s vaccine supply, Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon (D., Pa.) announced Thursday that a bounty of coronavirus shots will flow into Delaware County through a federal program in the coming weeks.ChesPenn Health Services, an Eddystone-based Federally Qualified Health Center, will be...…After a fourth day without word from the state, Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon announced that a bounty of coronavirus shots will flow into Delaware County through a federal program in the coming weeks.As officials from the Philadelphia suburbs went a fourth day without answers from the state Department of Health about the region’s vaccine supply, Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon (D., Pa.) announced Thursday that a bounty of coronavirus shots will flow into Delaware County through a federal program in the coming weeks.ChesPenn Health Services, an Eddystone-based Federally Qualified Health Center, will be...WW…

The day after a call between Southeastern Pa. lawmakers and the Department of Health, backlash grew among officials who say the region has not received its fair share of vaccine.The fight over vaccinating Philadelphia’s suburban counties intensified Monday, as Southeastern Pennsylvania politicians demanded that the state send more vaccine doses and the state Health Department indicated it had no plans to boost the region’s share.The state has consistently doled out “far smaller amounts” of vaccine than requested by the four counties, the counties’ leaders said Monday as a backlash to...…The day after a call between Southeastern Pa. lawmakers and the Department of Health, backlash grew among officials who say the region has not received its fair share of vaccine.The fight over vaccinating Philadelphia’s suburban counties intensified Monday, as Southeastern Pennsylvania politicians demanded that the state send more vaccine doses and the state Health Department indicated it had no plans to boost the region’s share.The state has consistently doled out “far smaller amounts” of vaccine than requested by the four counties, the counties’ leaders said Monday as a backlash to...WW…

Double-booked appointments, ineligible people signing up, appointment links shared - some counties say PrepMod is slowing the rollout. Now the state is weighing the software for mass clinics.When Allentown started vaccinating health workers last month, people who weren’t tech-savvy had trouble signing up for appointments. Sites were sometimes overbooked. Clinic employees would be ready to vaccinate 500 people, health director Vicky Kistler said, and 600 would show up with appointments.The city was using a registration software called PrepMod, which it could access for free under a state...…Double-booked appointments, ineligible people signing up, appointment links shared - some counties say PrepMod is slowing the rollout. Now the state is weighing the software for mass clinics.When Allentown started vaccinating health workers last month, people who weren’t tech-savvy had trouble signing up for appointments. Sites were sometimes overbooked. Clinic employees would be ready to vaccinate 500 people, health director Vicky Kistler said, and 600 would show up with appointments.The city was using a registration software called PrepMod, which it could access for free under a state...WW…

The city aims to speed up vaccinations with its own clinics, which come amid the fallout over Philly Fighting COVID and will open later this month.Philadelphia plans to open six mass coronavirus vaccination clinics this month, officials said Tuesday, aiming to inoculate 500 people a day in the wake of its decision last week .Grocery and drugstore pharmacies will also begin offering shots to Philadelphians 75 and older, and city officials are hoping some hospitals will open mass vaccination clinics as they transition from inoculating health-care workers to other residents.The city’s plan...…The city aims to speed up vaccinations with its own clinics, which come amid the fallout over Philly Fighting COVID and will open later this month.Philadelphia plans to open six mass coronavirus vaccination clinics this month, officials said Tuesday, aiming to inoculate 500 people a day in the wake of its decision last week .Grocery and drugstore pharmacies will also begin offering shots to Philadelphians 75 and older, and city officials are hoping some hospitals will open mass vaccination clinics as they transition from inoculating health-care workers to other residents.The city’s plan...WW…

People in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Philadelphia were relieved to become eligible for the coronavirus vaccine this month. But with patchwork systems and spotty information, many are frustrated.David Zalles, 82, spent an hour on Montgomery County’s website before he realized all the appointments to get the coronavirus vaccine were already booked.Arlene and Carl Taraschi of Burlington County preregistered on New Jersey’s website at the same time, but got appointments more than two months apart.And 67-year-old Glenn Davis of Phoenixville contacted multiple vaccine providers but hit dead...…People in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Philadelphia were relieved to become eligible for the coronavirus vaccine this month. But with patchwork systems and spotty information, many are frustrated.David Zalles, 82, spent an hour on Montgomery County’s website before he realized all the appointments to get the coronavirus vaccine were already booked.Arlene and Carl Taraschi of Burlington County preregistered on New Jersey’s website at the same time, but got appointments more than two months apart.And 67-year-old Glenn Davis of Phoenixville contacted multiple vaccine providers but hit dead...WW…

The city’s vaccination plan calls for people 75 and older and anyone with high-risk medical conditions to be inoculated next. Pennsylvania may vaccinate people 65 and older in its next phase.Essential workers and people 75 and older in Philadelphia could begin receiving the coronavirus vaccine later this month, city officials announced Tuesday, releasing guidelines that provided the first clear information for hundreds of thousands of residents — from teachers to public transit drivers to grocery clerks — about when they might get the long-awaited shots.The city’s second stage of vaccine...…The city’s vaccination plan calls for people 75 and older and anyone with high-risk medical conditions to be inoculated next. Pennsylvania may vaccinate people 65 and older in its next phase.Essential workers and people 75 and older in Philadelphia could begin receiving the coronavirus vaccine later this month, city officials announced Tuesday, releasing guidelines that provided the first clear information for hundreds of thousands of residents — from teachers to public transit drivers to grocery clerks — about when they might get the long-awaited shots.The city’s second stage of vaccine...WW…

Toomey became the third GOP senator to suggest possible support for removing the president after the violent mob attack on the Capitol by Trump supporters Wednesday.Pennsylvania Republican Sen. Pat Toomey said Saturday that President Donald Trump “committed impeachable offenses,” becoming the third GOP senator to suggest possible support for removing the president after the this week.Furious discussion among Democrats and some Republicans in Washington continued Saturday about whether Trump should or resign from office before his term ends in 11 days, with Democrats in Congress for by his...…Toomey became the third GOP senator to suggest possible support for removing the president after the violent mob attack on the Capitol by Trump supporters Wednesday.Pennsylvania Republican Sen. Pat Toomey said Saturday that President Donald Trump “committed impeachable offenses,” becoming the third GOP senator to suggest possible support for removing the president after the this week.Furious discussion among Democrats and some Republicans in Washington continued Saturday about whether Trump should or resign from office before his term ends in 11 days, with Democrats in Congress for by his...WW…