Public Safety

A forest fire burning through a hiking area that is crossed by the Appalachian Trail and a major interstate highway was 80% contained, New Jersey fire officials said.

The lawsuit blames the “rolling bypass’’ policy and staffing levels. A judge ruled that the firefighters’ constitutional rights were not violated, but plaintiffs will appeal.

Union Fire Company has struggled to serve its Latino community in the past, but new efforts to recruit Spanish-speakers are making progress.

The afternoon shooting on West Thompson Street claimed the life of 19-year-old Yaniyah Foster, who died Wednesday at Temple University Hospital after being shot in the head.

Other cities have been much more successful in adopting the sexual violence prevention training.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday took its first, and long-awaited, step toward regulating the presence of two toxic PFAS chemicals in drinking water

After a quadruple shooting in North Philly, the city’s rapid response teams offered counseling. But residents say they want help to stop the bleeding.

Out of caution, Contigo representatives encourage people who have purchased these bottles to order a free replacement.

The four victims were on 11th and Thompson streets shortly before 4 p.m. when a gunman opened fire.

The Wilmington News Journal reports the deaths may have been caused by carbon monoxide poisoning from a propane tank used for heat.

A man barricaded himself in a unit at the Sterling Apartment Homes as police responded to a shooting

The century-old organization's filing is a sign of financial instability as it faces some 300 lawsuits from men who say they were sexually abused as scouts.

Delaware, Pennsylvania and New Jersey have no confirmed cases to date of COVID-19, which originated in China.

Since November alone, about 1,800 vehicles were reported stolen across the city, the police department says. About one-third of them had keys left inside.