Public Safety

A three-alarm blaze that left two dead in South Philly tested Philadelphia's capacity to respond to emergencies in diverse communities.

South Philly residents are pulling together to help families who lost their homes Thursday to a fiery explosion.

The city’s old infrastructure is ripe for disaster.

A block of South Philadelphia is battling a fire after a rowhouse collapsed in flames.

Gun removal laws take effect in three states next month. But those efforts have stalled in Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro is trying to crack down on the illegal possession of so-called ghost guns — a term used to refer to firearms made with DIY kits.

The program connects high-risk victims with an advocate.

If it’s not a scheduled buyback event, Philly Police require ID.

Philadelphia Police have cleared the SEPTA police officer whose Sig Sauer P320 service weapon discharged unintentionally at a Center City train station.

Police Chief Michael Kelly says six people have been killed, including an officer, in a shooting that sprawled across Jersey City.

Prosecutors believe the pending cases could gut Pennsylvania’s law, allowing sexually violent predators to evade detection and endangering public safety.

Portable generator use increases in winter, raising the risk of deadly carbon monoxide exposure. Safety advocates say the issue transcends user error.

It reflects what the industry says is a rush by people to buy weapons in reaction to the Democratic presidential candidates' calls for tighter restrictions.

In her office at Boulder High School, the assistant principal has a large cardboard box where she can toss the spoils of her ongoing battle with the newest student addiction.

Any sexual abuse survivor, abused at any time in N.J., can sue their abuser even if previously blocked by statute of limitations, for the next two years.