Public Safety

Haitian President Jovenel Moïse was killed during a raid of his home on Wednesday. He had continued to rule Haiti by decree after his term ended in February.

After 14 days of searching, the operation now turns to a "recovery" phase. None of the victims recovered from the wreckage as of Wednesday survived the initial collapse.

City Council members hope to advise Mayor Mike Purzycki how best to spend American Rescue Plan funds to fight the outbreak of gun violence.

The city’s research comes as the city continues to experience a surge in gun violence.

Body camera footage captured Byerly assaulting three Metropolitan Police Department officers, according to the affidavit.

“There’s a whole range of legal and practical questions that need to be answered,” the mayor said.

No one has been rescued from the site since the first hours after the building collapsed on June 24 when many of its residents were asleep.

The Gun Violence Archive reports that shootings across the country this holiday weekend claimed the lives of more than 180 people.

Three more victims were discovered in the newly accessible pile, raising the death toll to 27 people. More than 115 people remain unaccounted for.

SEPTA and the city of Philadelphia are calling for ideas on new ways to use technology to make it easier for people with disabilities to use mass transit.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that more than 3,900 people die from unintentional drowning in the US each year — with one in five under 14-years-old.

Some of the most dangerous pollutants are the metals used to create those brilliant colors. Smoke and particulate matter can aggravate asthma, COPD.

These groups may be small, but Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner said they are instrumental in the fight against violence.

Though consumer fireworks are legal within the city limits, several stipulations limit where and when they can be used.

N.J. Task Force 1 sent 70 members who specialize in 21 technically skilled positions and 10 ground support personnel. It is the unit's eighth deployment under FEMA since 2016.