Public Safety

The Archdiocese of Philadelphia has offered over $32 million to victims of sexual abuse so far — a number that’s likely to go up.

SEPTA’s police force is still carrying the Sig Sauer P320 handgun, after a transit police officer’s P320 service weapon fired while holstered at Suburban Station.

Rosh Hashanah begins Sunday evening and security for Pittsburgh area Jewish New Year celebrations are expected to be greater than previous years.

Members of Mighty Writers presented an original booklet containing student writings about how violence has affected them and their communities.

The Senate Judiciary Committee finished two days of hearings about guns, mental health and the Second Amendment.

GOP Chairman Rob Kauffman says in particular, a high-profile “red flag” bill won’t be considered “so long as Chairman Kauffman is chairman.”

School districts are already overburdened — but there could be a workaround.

The training provides a glimpse of how Pa. schools could change if armed teachers become a new normal in classrooms.

Fire Commissioner Adam Thiel said only trace amounts of dangerous hydrofluoric acid remain at the damaged Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery.

Court papers say Smith also suggested targeting a major news network with a car bomb. The news network was not identified.

The prospect of significant gun measures has faded in recent weeks under the Republican-controlled Senate and President Donald Trump.

A volunteer firefighter's interest in the extremist group the Proud Boys has Haverford Township residents fighting over whether it should vet the views of public servants.

Both sides will keep a close eye on Senate hearings next week.

More than 3 million women experienced rape as their first sexual encounter, according to a new study, which surveyed women ages 18 to 44.

Why did Sig Sauer, the manufacturer of the P320 handgun, fix trigger problems in the U.S. Army version more than a year before offering an upgrade to the public?