Gun Violence

Recent laws ban the sale of assault-style weapons, limit ammunition magazines to 17 rounds, and require a permit to purchase a handgun.

"We think drones will be the next layer of a fourth multiplier for us in our policing work," Commissioner Bethel said. He talked about some advancements in policing.

Republican Congressman Andrew Clyde, of Georgia, unveiled the Medicaid Funds Integrity Act to restrict Medicaid funds for gun violence prevention programs.

The district attorney said that crime has been on a downward trajectory for the past three years.

New Jersey and Delaware joined a 16-state alliance aimed at going after gun makers to reduce violence.

City leaders are touting 2024’s decline in gun violence, but they say more work needs to be done to improve those numbers further.

Luigi Mangione faces 20 total counts in federal court, Pennsylvania state court and New York state court. On Monday, he pleaded not guilty in the latter to 11 counts.

A recent study found young Black men in Wilmington feel they need protection to stay alive. Work is being done to provide hope.

Twenty-one shots were fired at the scene. Police say the victim was shot about 10 times.

Detectives traced a vehicle one suspect drove to the scene to a Philadelphia home where they found the jewelry box, they said.

Luigi Mangione already was charged with murder in the Dec. 4 killing of Brian Thompson, but the indictment could help move along procedural steps toward extraditing him.

In a statement, the U.S. Marshals Service said security officers moved to stop the man after he entered the courthouse, brandishing a knife.

Philadelphia police said they plan to increase law enforcement’s presence outside City Hall in the wake of a triple shooting in Dilworth Park.

Deputy Commissioner Frank Vanore said police believe there was a fight near the ice rink prior to the shooting.

The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to weigh in on regulations on 3D-printed firearms after several states have filed lawsuits regarding their regulation.