Public Safety

Rain will be heavy at times Monday through the early afternoon and more than an inch of rain is possible during that time.

New Jersey’s capital city has surpassed the homicide record it set in 2013.

2020 has been a particularly deadly year on Philly roads. Holidays are a time when crash rates spike. Experts worry this year could be even worse.

The fatal shootings took the city’s homicide rate to at least 445 this calendar year, according to statistics by the Philadelphia Police Department.

The boy’s uncle described a child who enjoyed solving problems before he was killed by a person who shot through his front door.

The fire was reported at about 1:15 a.m. Saturday at a home in the 1500 block of South 30th Street.

Jeremy McTamney, 26, was fatally shot in Trenton on Tuesday, marking the city’s 37th homicide this year.

The question of whether the Philadelphia nonprofit can open a supervised injection site comes down to language in the U.S. Controlled Substances Act.

Philly area activists and organizers pushing for stricter gun safety laws and funding for gun violence intervention see Biden’s victory as a glimmer of hope.

Announced as traffic fatality rates soar to historic levels, Philadelphia’s latest Vision Zero plan hinges on changing drivers’ behavior.

Police say a Jane Doe was found in a laundry bag discarded on a Tacony curb Friday morning

The girl was shot in the chest, shoulder and arm while standing in the doorway of a home, police said

The criminal investigation describes the man buying 36 guns in less than three months across eight counties, including Philadelphia, Montgomery, Bucks and Chester.

Police confirmed a bomb threat was called in targeting the shopping mall, located near the offices of the Inquirer and the Pennsylvania Convention Center.

Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn speaks with WHYY’s community contributors and engagement editor Chris Norris about the Walter Wallace Jr. footage.