Public Safety

Safety experts recommend taking shelter when you get the alert on your phone — and seeking out more information when possible.

The teen, Hallie Jackson, was hit by a train going toward Philadelphia on SEPTA’s Media/Elwyn Line near the Swarthmore Station.

The teenager was pronounced dead at the scene south of Swarthmore Station on the Center City- bound side of the Media/Elwyn Line. SEPTA has ruled out foul play.

Authorities ordered at least 50,000 residents to evacuate towns near a massive Northern California wildfire Saturday.

Years before federal authorities charged Imad and Bahaa Dawara with torching their Old City business, former employees say the pair stole their wages.

Industry advocate calls hearings a ‘last-ditch effort’ to stop legally permitted project.

A new report says that murder in Philadelphia hurts home values. And its authors think the city needs to hear that message to prompt real change.

Police have arrested a suspect in the shooting death of 2-year-old Nikolette Rivera.

The decision, which prompted debate Tuesday, is part of an effort to bolster struggling first-responders.

Solomon Jones writes about 2 children shot this past weekend. “Philadelphia’s black and brown community — my community — must do something.”

Even more than a typical shooting, a pair of horrific incidents involving small children this weekend could puncture the city’s sense of safety.

An auto shop that erupted in a dramatic three-alarm blaze in West Philly was cited for serious fire code violations by the city two weeks ago.

Almost a year after lines opened, residents will say the project remains a risk to public safety.

Federal regulators released a report that revealed just how close the city came to catastrophe after the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery explosion in June.

Authorities say a house explosion in the eastern Pennsylvania city of Allentown blew off the front of the row home and led to a fire that spread to nine other homes.