Public Safety

The mothers gathered to honor George Floyd. They want people who marched for him to get involved in fighting violence here.

Nearly a year after George Floyd was killed, a group of community members on a legislative task force on police reform are frustrated by the lack of action.

The 11-3 vote by the Senate Judiciary Committee positions the bill for a historic floor debate as early as next week, a win for survivors and their advocates.

The fires started around 2:40 p.m. Tuesday and spread along the tracks from Broad and Lycoming streets to 12th and Luzerne streets.

The memo, which officials admitted was “misleading,” asked residents to sign off on enforcement of minor offenses like spitting and blocking the sidewalk.

They said they could not yet say why he opened fire with a rifle late Thursday night at a FedEx processing center near the Indianapolis airport.

On April 23 at 8 p.m. SEPTA will shut down the elevators at the station for repairs. No date has been set on when they’ll reopen yet.

More than 50 children under the age of 18 have been shot in Philly so far this year. Victims advocates on the impact and resources for young people and families.

Murphy said the combination of proposed legislation and increased funding would help clamp down on illegal guns and bolster community safety measures.

Free Press, WHYY, and Reclaim Philadelphia convened community leaders on the frontline of the gun violence crisis to explore funding what works and defunding what doesn’t.

The shooting occurred Wednesday night on the 5300 block of Baltimore Avenue.

Safe Routes Philly includes lessons ranging from a pre-K-friendly song about crossing the street to bike safety lessons for middle and high schoolers.

Advocates face steep odds getting a new ban through Congress. If they can succeed, they hope to avoid a repeat of past mistakes that left the original law open to loopholes.

At the Pentagon, officials were discussing reports that the mayhem was not confined to Washington and that other state capitals were facing similar violence.

Declaring U.S gun violence an "epidemic" and "an international embarrassment," President Biden outlined actions to regulate certain firearms and to try to prevent gun violence