Public Safety

President Donald Trump on Monday condemned weekend shootings in Texas and Ohio as "barbaric" attacks and crimes "against all humanity."

In the wake of mass shootings in Texas and Ohio that left at least 29 people dead, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf called for increased gun restrictions.

Police spokesman Enrique Carrillo said, "At one point, we had three people detained, but now there's just one male suspect in custody."

Through a Right-to-Know request, Keystone Crossroads obtained summaries of what schools across the state plan to purchase with an unprecedented level of state grant funding.

A Delaware County pipeline foe thought he’d get PUC information on the Mariner East risk, but now he’ll have to fight for it in court.

Hydroflouric acid is a toxic chemical used in local refineries. Why a release during the recent South Philly refinery explosion would have been disastrous.

Wind can turn the sunshades into “projectile spears,” U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez said. He wants a federal agency to issue safety guidelines.

Pennsylvania's attorney general is trying to convince firearms dealers and police precincts around the commonwealth to do a more effective job tracking guns.

Firefighters rescued a Wildwood boardwalk water park employee who was overcome by chlorine gas Thursday. 

Pennsylvania’s preemption laws prohibit municipalities like Philadelphia from passing their own gun-control measures.

A 39-year-old woman died Sunday when she was ejected from a small boat in Atlantic County and struck by the propeller, authorities say. 

A 17-year-old Monmouth County resident died in a house fire on Monday night, authorities say. 

Philadelphia Energy Solutions’ future is unclear and the debate over what should happen to it mirror a conversation that’s taking place across the U.S.

After a shooting at Baker Playground in Overbrook injured 7 people, the community organized a rally against gun violence exactly one week later.

Recent crime data shows Philly sees more shootings when temperatures rise above 85 degrees. But excessive heat can have the opposite effect.