Public Safety

After protests, looting and a heavy police response rocked West Philly Sunday night, City Councilwoman Jamie Gauthier was able to calm tensions with just one phone call.

A series of six apparently unrelated shootings over a short span in Philadelphia has left two people dead and nine wounded, authorities said.

Firefighters rescued a swimmer who was caught in a rip current off Island Beach State Park on Wednesday, officials said. 

Sheltering in place isn't new for kids who live in areas with gun violence. Day care drills address physical safety, but dealing with the emotional toll isn't as simple.

A man barricaded himself in a room at Episcopal Hospital and then lit bedroom sheets on fire, police say.

With thousands of more seasonal workers due to arrive in South Jersey, farmers still await Department of Health safety guidelines.

Anyone entering the ocean Tuesday and Wednesday could face potentially life-threatening conditions, forecasters warn.

The report made it clear: Bryant and the passengers almost certainly were dead in an instant due to blunt trauma.

Circulating fliers call on “patriots” to descend on City Hall.

“Reopen?” said one Amazon fulfillment center employee. “We never closed. Plain truth: No one cares about us.”

Some businesses and employee advocates say they're not getting much help from the federal government to ensure workers' safety from the coronavirus pandemic.

The preacher who gave up life as a police officer to curb gang violence is best known for driving around in a van with a coffin on its roof.

The Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office has filed charges against the parents of a 4-year-old girl in connection with her shooting death.

The Coast Guard has suspended its search for a man who went missing after taking his rowboat into a southern New Jersey waterway before strong storms swept through the area.

2020 is shaping up to be a dangerous year for people walking near moving traffic with city crash data showing a startling 88% spike in pedestrian deaths.