Public Safety

The South 8th Street blast left two men dead and destroyed five rowhouses. Lawyers say the “painstakingly obvious problem” of unprotected gas pipelines remains unaddressed.

SEPTA announced it is also installing a police escort service for students at Olney Station, effective immediately.

After a Harrowgate firebombing, City Council is considering a bill that would allocate $500,000 to help people under threat of retaliatory violence.

After nearly being shut down last month, New Jersey’s capital city will replace its emergency radio system for first responders which had been riddled with service issues.

School officials say it all began around 8:40 a.m. when information was received about two separate threats made to the school.

The township says the records contain sensitive and confidential information obtained from Energy Transfer during its investigation of sinkholes near the pipeline.

Every delay in Vision Zero projects in Philly means more potential injury and death on our streets. With more funding and action, we can have safer streets.

Southwest Philadelphia residents say warnings about health hazards from a junkyard fire needed to come sooner and more directly.

Live Nation is the biggest live-events company in the world. Court records and federal citations show that the company was already linked to 200 other deaths and 750 injuries.

The deadly shooting on the set of Rust has workers in Hollywood pushing — again — for broader safety rules. But a history of complacent leadership has stood in their way.

Despite new pledges to cut emissions, the world is not on track to hit a key climate change target. Scientists warn a planet hotter than that will look very different.

The deaths at Astroworld Festival call to mind other rare incidents at concerts and festivals in which crowding or other factors contributed to dangerous conditions.

Officials in Texas say at least eight people are dead and numerous others are injured following a surge of the crowd during a performance by rapper Travis Scott.

Pa. Senator Sharif Street and Philadelphia Sheriff Rochelle Bilal brought together state and local leaders to discuss gun violence prevention.

On daylight saving, it’s also good practice to check your smoke alarms.