Public Safety

A bill that would change the process made it through a House committee unanimously and now goes to the full chamber for a vote.

State officials and U.S. hate-monitoring groups are warning about the potential for violence ahead of a gun-rights rally in Virginia

The city knew about the high levels of benzene at the refinery, but decided not to inform the public.

Philadelphia residents want to know if they are safe after learning that a cracked gas main caused the explosion that killed two of their neighbors.

Five years after the law took effect, there are signs it isn’t working as intended, and organizations are able to skirt the rules and face few, if any, consequences.

The petition demands that EPA designate the chemicals under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, to ensure strict storage, transfer and disposal.

The partnership between Sandy Hook Promise and the state Attorney General's office aims to prevent mass shootings and help children dealing with problems.

State and federal authorities say David Anderson and Francine Graham were fueled by hatred of Jews and law enforcement that they expressed in notes and online postings.

Around a thousand electric customers are without power at the Jersey Shore Sunday morning amid gusty winds.

A magnitude 5.9 quake shook Puerto Rico on Saturday, causing further damage along the island’s southern coast, where previous recent quakes have toppled homes and schools.

Thousands of people in Puerto Rico still don't have permanent shelter three days after a 6.4 magnitude earthquake walloped the Caribbean island.

Pennsylvania state parole officers were serving the man a warrant for his arrest for violations of his parole.

A Middletown man was arrested on charges of tossing an incendiary device outside the clinic near the University of Delaware in Newark.

This hour, Mayor Kenney sits down with Marty to reflect on his last term and to discuss his plans for his second.

The quake was followed by a series of strong aftershocks, part of a 10-day series of temblors spawned by the grinding of tectonic plates along three faults beneath southern PR