Coronavirus – COVID-19
More counties say they’ll reopen with or without Wolf’s OK
https://www.mcall.com/news/pennsylvania/mc-nws-pa-counties-wolf-20200510-sgz5ygmhhnakvii5wgeqsvg3ma-story.html
Bucks requests Gov. Tom Wolf provide county with reopening date
https://www.buckscountycouriertimes.com/news/20200510/bucks-requests-gov-tom-wolf-provide-county-with-reopening-date
Pennsylvania coronavirus update: Death toll surpasses 3,700 as 1,295 new cases bring total above 56,000
https://www.mcall.com/coronavirus/mc-nws-coronavirus-lehigh-valley-death-toll-surpasses-20200510-r6t374ontfczdbyrod5ohimhn4-story.html
Pa. COVID-19 death toll exceeds 3,700
https://www.timesonline.com/news/20200510/pa-covid-19-death-toll-exceeds-3700
Pennsylvania reports 19 new covid-19 deaths; total coronavirus cases top 56K
https://triblive.com/news/pennsylvania/pennsylvania-reports-19-new-covid-19-deaths-total-coronavirus-cases-top-56k/
3 new deaths in W. Pa.; Allegheny County’s COVID-19 case count surpasses 1,500 mark
https://www.post-gazette.com/news/health/2020/05/10/COVID-19-coronavirus-Allegheny-County-Western-Pennsylvania-deaths-cases-data-pandemic-3/stories/202005100102
Covid-19 claims 2 more lives in Allegheny County
https://triblive.com/local/pittsburgh-allegheny/covid-19-claims-2-more-lives-in-allegheny-county/
Westmoreland County adds 2 new covid-19 cases, no new deaths
https://triblive.com/local/westmoreland/westmoreland-county-adds-2-new-covid-19-cases-no-new-deaths/
Positive cases jump by 60 in Luzerne County
https://www.citizensvoice.com/news/positive-cases-jump-by-60-in-luzerne-county-1.2627040
Lackawanna County COVID-19 cases up again over weekend
https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/coronavirus/lackawanna-county-covid-19-cases-up-again-over-weekend-1.2626901
Berks coronavirus positives rise by 114; coroner confirms three more deaths
https://www.readingeagle.com/coronavirus/berks-coronavirus-positives-rise-by-114-coroner-confirms-three-more-deaths/article_207bfe74-92d6-11ea-811d-87416c4032bc.html
4 Erie County cases among 1,295 news COVID-19 positives in Pa.
https://www.goerie.com/news/20200510/4-erie-county-cases-among-1295-news-covid-19-positives-in-pa
Pennsylvania nursing homes are treating coronavirus patients with the unproven malaria drug Trump touted — sometimes without consent
https://www.inquirer.com/news/coronavirus-nursing-homes-pennsylvania-hydroxychloroquine-pennsylvania-broomall-southeastern-veterans-center-20200511.html
National Guard to help Beaver County nursing home battling COVID-19 outbreak
https://www.post-gazette.com/news/health/2020/05/10/National-Guard-help-Beaver-County-nursing-home-Brighton-Wellness-COVID-19/stories/202005100104
Pennsylvania’s coronavirus data are less reliable, robust than other states | PolitiFact
https://www.inquirer.com/politics/coronavirus-reopening-data-nursinghome-meat-processing-plant-20200511.html
Pa. child care centers try to adjust to pandemic guidelines
https://www.witf.org/2020/05/11/pa-child-care-centers-try-to-adjust-to-pandemic-guidelines/
Libraries in Gov. Wolf’s ‘yellow phase’ are still waiting on how to reopen
https://www.post-gazette.com/news/social-services/2020/05/11/Yellow-Zone-libraries-pennsylvania-reopening-pandemic/stories/202005060148
From virtual storytime to planning for reopening, local libraries are figuring out their pandemic playbook
https://www.post-gazette.com/news/corona2020/2020/05/11/pittsburgh-virtual-storytime-zoom-reopening-libraries-pandemic-coronavirus/stories/202004270093
How a Berks County woman used Facebook to rescue an egg farmer’s 80,000 hens amid the coronavirus
https://www.inquirer.com/news/coronavirus-eggs-farming-20200511.html
Professor on reopening PA economy: Harrisburg has moved the goal posts
https://www.timesleader.com/news/783152/professor-on-reopening-pa-economy-harrisburg-has-moved-the-goal-posts
Lockdown protesters have a moral duty to forgo medical care in favor of those who followed the rules | Opinion
https://www.pennlive.com/opinion/2020/05/lockdown-protesters-have-a-moral-duty-to-forgo-medical-care-in-favor-of-those-who-followed-the-rules-opinion.html
People struggling to pay bills during coronavirus crisis could get hit again starting in June
https://www.citizensvoice.com/news/people-struggling-to-pay-bills-during-coronavirus-crisis-could-get-hit-again-starting-in-june-1.2626918
‘Scary to go to work’: White House races to contain an outbreak of the coronavirus in its ranks
https://www.mcall.com/coronavirus/ct-nw-nyt-white-house-trump-coronavirus-20200511-pp2mvpq5czgjlp2yk6cphkr67m-story.html
Legislature
‘We got Wolf on the ropes’ Rep. Mike Jones tells a crowd of 150+ maskless people in Wisehaven
https://www.ydr.com/story/news/2020/05/10/rep-mike-jones-held-meeting-150-maskless-people-wisehaven/3105177001/
State Rep. Marty Flynn apologizes for controversial post
https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/state-rep-marty-flynn-apologizes-for-controversial-post-1.2627080
Controversy for bipartisan recovery task force after Flynn blasts businesses
https://www.timesleader.com/news/783216/controversy-for-bipartisan-recovery-task-force-after-flynn-blasts-businesses
Better support long-term care
https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/opinion/better-support-long-term-care-1.2626905
Business
Unemployment rate could surpass 20%, and job market could worsen, White House advisers say
https://www.inquirer.com/jobs/labor/unemployment-rate-coronavirus-white-house-projections-united-states-20200511.html
Coming to a screen near you: Drive-ins opening as counties move into yellow phase
https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/movies/2020/05/10/Western-Pennsylavania-drive-in-movie-theaters-opening-COVID-19-pandemic/stories/202004300158
Mother’s Day crowds overwhelm Red Lobster in Ross
https://triblive.com/local/pittsburgh-allegheny/mothers-day-crowds-overwhelm-ross-red-lobster/
Workers in Pennsylvania with preexisting health conditions fear a call to return to work
https://www.inquirer.com/business/health/spl/pennsylvania-unemployment-reopening-health-conditions-20200510.html
Instacart shopping experience altered by COVID-19
https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/instacart-shopping-experience-altered-by-covid-19-1.2627086
Eyewear chain lays off more than 400 people in Pa. due to coronavirus pandemic
https://www.pennlive.com/news/2020/05/eyewear-chain-lays-off-more-than-400-people-in-pa-due-to-coronavirus-pandemic.html
Sports bar chain temporarily lays of more than 500 people in Pa. due to coronavirus pandemic
https://www.pennlive.com/news/2020/05/sports-bar-chain-temporarily-lays-of-more-than-500-people-in-pa-due-to-coronavirus-pandemic.html
Car rental company temporarily lays off more than 100 people in Dauphin County due to coronavirus pandemic
https://www.pennlive.com/news/2020/05/car-rental-company-temporarily-lays-off-more-than-100-people-in-dauphin-county-due-to-coronavirus-pandemic.html
What does the future of restaurants look like as Pa. eases guidelines?
https://www.pennlive.com/coronavirus/2020/05/what-does-the-future-of-restaurants-look-like-as-pa-eases-guidelines.html
Round the Clock Diner opens for dine-in service against Wolf’s order
https://www.ydr.com/story/news/crime/2020/05/10/defiance-round-clock-diner-opens-dine-service-sunday/3105326001/
Buying a house during a pandemic poses challenges
https://www.delcotimes.com/news/coronavirus/buying-a-house-during-a-pandemic-poses-challenges/article_60459fc4-9164-11ea-a441-af7fe04b19dd.html
Crime/Punishment
Hundreds are being released from jail during the coronavirus pandemic. But where are they going?
https://www.inquirer.com/news/coronavirus-reentry-jails-philadelphia-covid-incarceration-defender-preentry-20200511.html
Education
‘I just don’t have the bandwidth’: Parents struggle to ‘do it all’ with kids in virtual school
https://www.witf.org/2020/05/11/i-just-dont-have-the-bandwidth-parents-struggle-to-do-it-all-with-kids-in-virtual-school/
Supreme Court weighs whether parochial schools are exempt from fair employment laws
https://www.witf.org/2020/05/11/supreme-court-weighs-whether-parochial-schools-are-exempt-from-fair-employment-laws/
Schools get creative with graduation plans
https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/schools-get-creative-with-graduation-plans-1.2627081
Another week of no school? These smart, fun livestreams for kids will help you muddle through.
https://www.inquirer.com/entertainment/tv-streaming-shows-for-kids-20200426.html
Philly-area college students owe rent for their now-empty apartments, with little to no recourse
https://www.inquirer.com/real-estate/housing/coronavirus-college-students-rent-drexel-american-campus-communities-20200511.html
For inbound college students — and the schools — fall semester presents new choices and dilemmas
https://www.post-gazette.com/news/education/2020/05/10/College-enrollment-gap-year-COVID-19-Pitt-Penn-State-tuition-online-fall/stories/202005080064
Area universities planning for fall classes
https://observer-reporter.com/news/localnews/area-universities-planning-for-fall-classes/article_17be979d-1e6a-56b9-a622-69824048e16c.html
Elections/Politics
Steve Chapman: Voting by mail protects democracy and public health
https://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/Op-Ed/2020/05/11/Steve-Chapman-Voting-by-mail-protects-democracy-and-public-health/stories/202005080024
Health Care
Keeping children healthy: Kids should still get routine checkups
https://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2020/05/11/Keeping-children-healthy-Kids-should-still-get-routine-checkups/stories/202005080053
If sale falls through, nearly 700 people will be laid off at Pa. hospital
https://www.pennlive.com/news/2020/05/if-sale-falls-through-nearly-700-people-will-be-laid-off-at-pa-hospital.html
Local News
Lackawanna County municipalities brace for coronavirus cash crunch
https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/lackawanna-county-municipalities-brace-for-coronavirus-cash-crunch-1.2627062
Covington Twp. Updates Emergency Management Plan
https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/covington-twp-updates-emergency-management-plan-1.2627065
Delaware County moves ahead with plans for county health department
https://www.delcotimes.com/news/coronavirus/delaware-county-moves-ahead-with-plans-for-county-health-department/article_70e6cd10-9224-11ea-b842-3f00e08ec7c7.html
Berks County needed PPE: How four volunteers came together to help fill the gap
https://www.penncapital-star.com/covid-19/berks-county-needed-ppe-how-four-volunteers-came-together-to-help-fill-the-gap/
Norwin group to resume Meals on Wheels
https://triblive.com/local/westmoreland/norwin-group-to-resume-meals-on-wheels/
Only two new Luzerne County government workers added in April due to coronavirus hiring freeze
https://www.timesleader.com/news/783179/only-two-new-luzerne-county-government-workers-added-in-april-due-to-coronavirus-hiring-freeze
Luzerne County tax and mortgage foreclosure auction dates uncertain due to pandemic
https://www.timesleader.com/news/783177/luzerne-county-tax-and-mortgage-foreclosure-auction-dates-uncertain-due-to-pandemic
Bylaws changes, road takeovers on county council’s upcoming agenda
https://www.citizensvoice.com/news/bylaws-changes-road-takeovers-on-county-council-s-upcoming-agenda-1.2627019
Coronavirus forces townships, boroughs to delay projects, consider furloughs, cancellation of summer programs
https://www.pennlive.com/news/2020/05/coronavirus-forces-townships-boroughs-to-delay-projects-consider-furloughs-cancelation-of-summer-programs.html
Inside the numbers: Erie’s parking fine problem
https://www.goerie.com/news/20200511/inside-numbers-eries-parking-fine-problem
National News
Jerry Stiller, comedian and ‘Seinfeld’ actor, dies at 92
https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/tv-radio/2020/05/11/Jerry-Stiller-comedian-Seinfeld-actor-dies-obituary/stories/202005110045
Philly
Teaching through coronavirus: Philly’s star educators, winners of Lindback prizes, tell all
https://www.inquirer.com/education/coronavirus-philadelphia-top-teachers-lindback-education-remote-instruction-20200511.html
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney, Council President Darrell Clarke silent on whether city should apologize for MOVE bombing
https://www.inquirer.com/news/move-bombing-35th-anniversary-mayor-jim-kenney-darrell-clarke-apology-20200510.html
Ex-Philadelphia mayor calls for city apology in fatal 1985 MOVE bombing
https://www.witf.org/2020/05/11/ex-philadelphia-mayor-calls-for-city-apology-in-fatal-1985-move-bombing/
Philly’s Black clergy encourage voters to vote by mail
https://www.penncapital-star.com/uncategorized/phillys-black-clergy-encourage-voters-to-vote-by-mail/
Five shot, one stabbed during violent Mother’s Day in Philly
https://www.inquirer.com/news/five-shot-one-stabbed-philadelphia-gun-violence-mothers-day-20200510.html
Pitt
Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank, Veterans Leadership Program to hold food distributions Monday
https://www.post-gazette.com/local/east/2020/05/11/Greater-Pittsburgh-Community-Food-Bank-Veterans-Leadership-Program-food-distributions/stories/202005110043
Women’s Center & Shelter provides additional resources for Pittsburgh-area victims during pandemic
https://www.post-gazette.com/news/crime-courts/2020/05/11/pittsburgh-Womens-Shelter-resources-physical-abuse-victims-pandemic/stories/202005080105
14th Port Authority employee tests positive for covid-19
https://triblive.com/local/pittsburgh-allegheny/14th-port-authority-employee-tests-positive-for-covid-19/
Free masks available at Pittsburgh police stations
https://triblive.com/local/pittsburgh-allegheny/free-masks-available-at-pittsburgh-police-stations/
State News
What’s more endangered: the species or the list?
https://www.post-gazette.com/news/environment/2020/05/11/Endangered-Species-Act-listings-national-wildlife-protected-threatened-animals-Pennsylvania-US/stories/202005080103
Virtual meeting set on Lyme disease
https://www.citizensvoice.com/news/virtual-meeting-set-on-lyme-disease-1.2627038
More home buyers looking to keep parents and their adult children together
https://www.readingeagle.com/living/more-home-buyers-looking-to-keep-parents-and-their-adult-children-together/article_99dcbf1a-8edf-11ea-8f48-ab0c4bb9487c.html
Pa.’s rape kit backlog sees a sharp reduction | The Numbers Racket
https://www.penncapital-star.com/civil-rights-social-justice/pa-s-rape-kit-backlog-sees-a-sharp-reduction-the-numbers-racket/
Washington
Pence plans return to White House today despite exposure to aide who tested positive for coronavirus
https://www.inquirer.com/health/coronavirus/coronavirus-covid-19-vice-presdident-mike-pence-isolates-press-secretary-20200510.html