Public Safety

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.

As the mercury climbs, Philly neighbors are raising money to help one another keep cool.

"The concrete deterioration is accelerating." Champlain South Towers' condo board president wrote as she asked for a $15M special assessment for major structural repairs.

Amid one of the largest U.S. rescue operations in recent memory, those who escaped the tower or lost loved ones want to know how the 12-story structure could have fallen.

City Council recently passed a budget for FY22 that includes $155 million for anti-violence efforts — believed to be the most Philly has ever spent on the issue.

An engineering report in 2018 warned of "major structural damage" in the Florida condo that collapsed. The next month, a town inspector said the building was in "good shape."

The 2018 report found major damage to the concrete structural slab below the pool deck, and warned that extensive repairs would be needed soon.

Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay $230 million to New York state to settle claims that the pharmaceutical giant helped fuel the opioid crisis.

Opening statements in the second phase of a trial are scheduled for Tuesday to determine whether Jarrod Ramos was legally sane at the time of the mass shooting.

The order from the Pennsylvania Supreme Court comes amid declining COVID-19 infections, and mostly mirrors what county court systems were already doing.

Officials said no cause for the collapse has been determined.