Public Safety

Amid ongoing gun violence in Philadelphia, residents are rethinking innocuous summer activities and how police should respond to public safety concerns.

A large swath of the West baked during the weekend in triple-digit temperatures that were expected to continue into the start of the work week.

West Philadelphia neighborhoods would see safety improvements on Mantua Avenue, Chestnut Street and Cobbs Creek Parkway if the INVEST in America Act passes.

Lawyers representing 10 Sandy Hook families in a lawsuit against Remington Arms Co. have accused the gun-maker of deliberately slowing the discovery process.

One of those companies, 3M, says it acted ‘responsibly’ and will defend its environmental record.

Edward Mathews, who had already been charged with bias intimidation, is now accused of damaging vehicles and stalking one of his neighbors.

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.