Sources: WCAU
Five people are killed and two others are injured in a shooting spree in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. 2023-07-3
A firefighter is killed and five other people are injured after a building collapses in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. 2022-06-18
Three people are killed and eleven others wounded in a mass shooting in the South Street neighbourhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. 2022-06-4
Pennsylvania governor Tom Wolf announces a mask mandate for Pennsylvania schools and daycares. The mandate will take effect on September 7. 2021-08-31
Pennsylvania reports a new single-day record of 6,339 new cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases in the state to 281,852. 2020-11-18
Philadelphia bans nearly all indoor gatherings, both public and private, between November 20 and January 1 as part of new restrictions in the wake of a spike in COVID-19 cases. In addition, high schools will be reverted to remote learning, restaurants will only be allowed to have takeaway or delivery, and businesses like movie theaters, arcades, and bowling alleys are ordered closed again. 2020-11-16
Pennsylvania reports 2,875 new infections, its single day record since the pandemic began. 2020-11-3
The first COVID-19 death in Pennsylvania is reported, an adult from Northampton County. He was being treated at a hospital prior to his death. There were no specific details released on the patient or his health prior to contracting the virus. 2020-03-19
The Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, City Council approves a 1.5-cent-per-ounce tax on sugar-sweetened and diet beverages, effective January 1, 2017. This is the first so-called sugary drinks tax in a major U.S. city. 2016-06-16
Ten people are injured in a shooting at a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania block party. 2015-06-21