Public Safety

Serious crime has remained low, the report says. That includes a reduction in homicides, aggravated assaults, thefts and arsons.

The heavy rains also caused flash floods in New York and south-central Pennsylvania on Monday night into early Tuesday, prompting road closures.

A state of emergency was declared in New Jersey. The governor urged residents to stay indoors and avoid unnecessary travel.

A recent CHOP study shows mortality rates and chronic conditions have increased for young kids - obesity, sleep disturbances, pain, mental health issues, even early puberty.

From illegal sidewalk parking to bike lane obstructions, violations captured by photo trigger an automatic report that gets sent to the PPA.

Officials say the outage Friday is believed to be due to a glitch in the system and not a cyberattack.

People are directed to call nonemergency lines locally. There’s no information on how long the outage will last.

The cab was found in about 20 feet of water, a DRBA official said Friday morning.

For nearly twenty years, most air travelers in the U.S. have been required to remove their shoes when going through security. That requirement seems to be ending.

Fifteen people were aboard the plane that crashed Wednesday. As of Thursday afternoon, three are in critical condition and five have serious injuries.

Philadelphia municipal workers are on strike for a third day, meaning decreased city services and no trash pickup. Will DC 33 and Mayor Cherelle Parker come to an agreement?

Authorities say 15 people were taken to a hospital when a small skydiving aircraft went off the end of a runway at an airport in southern New Jersey and crashed in the woods.

Investigators await clearance to enter site where one person died after three rowhouses collapsed Sunday morning.

Two women who lived in one of the adjacent homes were injured when the collapse happened.

Safety improvements are coming to 58th Street and Baltimore Avenue. Residents say the changes can’t come soon enough.