Public Safety

Law enforcement agencies can confiscate the guns of a person who poses a threat to themselves or others after getting judicial approval.

After the university sent an alert based on an unverified report of a shooter, students understandably freaked out. Did Villanova jump the gun or follow best practices?

Representatives from Philly's police, fire and prisons departments gathered in Old City to mark the 18th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks and remember the first responders.

The novel strategy is the latest salvo in Gov. Phil Murphy’s ongoing effort to make the state’s gun control policies even tougher.

The Philadelphia Police Department is investigating an incident in which a SEPTA police officer’s service weapon fired without manipulation while holstered.

During the packed meeting, the Haverford commissioners got an earful from residents, who decried the township’s decision to close Bon Air in the first place.

The Trump administration is keeping a suspicious eye on China while helping the Bahamas recover from Hurricane Dorian.

U.S. health officials on Friday again urged people to stop vaping until they figure out why some are coming down with serious breathing illnesses.

We discuss Walmart's decision to stop selling handguns and certain types of ammunition. And we look at what gun laws and measures are effective at reducing gun violence.

They said the new policies will inconvenience gun owners, while doing little to reduce gun violence.

A commercial satellite image shows just how much of Grand Bahama Island is underwater following days of torrential rain and massive storm surge from Hurricane Dorian.

A recent training for a group in Pa. addressed the softer skills around how to assess and prevent threats.

A recovery operation continues for a 15-year-old youth who went missing while swimming at a New Jersey beach.

Calls to respond to gun violence in Pennsylvania have only grown since then, coming to a head in mid-August when a man shot six Philadelphia police officers.

Midland police said at least one suspect was shot and killed near the Cinergy movie theater in Odessa.