Public Safety

Zymire Hughes, 22, is already on probation for a crime in Montgomery County.

AI-fueled scammers are asking people to appear on WHYY’s “Fresh Air” and other popular shows and podcasts in exchange for money.

There’s growing backlash against Flock Safety cameras. Are they an essential crime-fighting tool, or a mass surveillance system ripe for abuse?

Cyber attacks against infrastructure are on the rise. Just how vulnerable are we to hacking?

The incident occurred just days after a judge allowed EMR to restart its shredder facility following a fire there in May.

County emergency services said dozens of firefighters responded to a blaze at 3 Industrial Drive, the address of a junkyard owned by EMR.

A new high-water rescue vehicle was pressed into service after more than 4 inches of rain fell within one hour.

Public utility regulators say the natural gas explosion was not caused by PGW infrastructure.

Piles of trash left after Fourth of July celebrations have likely already leached into the water. And that’s not all that’s in there.

As Philadelphia’s crash deaths move closer to pre-pandemic levels, pedestrians and cyclists are making up a growing share of fatalities on city streets.

E-bikes, e-scooters, and e-motos are all over our streets (and sometimes sidewalks). How are the rules of the road changing accordingly?

A 72-car, CSX freight train traveling eastbound went off the tracks in Bucks County. Authorities say 16 of those train cars derailed.

The Monroe Energy refinery in Trainer processes an average of 185,000 barrels per day, including jet fuel, gasoline and diesel.

From beach wheelchairs and access mats to beach taxis and accessible restrooms, here's where to find accommodations down the shore.

Perched 100 feet above the Pine Barrens, a man in a tower uses a century-old system to stop fire in its tracks.