Public Safety

Part of ReadyPhiladelphia, the new alert system will provide specific warnings about possible and ongoing flooding in the neighborhood.

Pushing Progress Philly expands its program to help young men build bright futures and keep them off the streets.

The notice comes after the state declared a drought warning Wednesday as the region faces record-low rainfall, leading to the driest conditions in the past 120 years.

The improvements will increase wastewater treatment capacity in Upper Dublin Township and Ambler Borough.

Bomb threats that U.S. officials linked to Russian email domains disrupted what was generally a smooth voting experience across America on Election Day.

According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, the metal straw inside the now-recalled tumblers can cut a user’s mouth and/or fingers.

Philadelphia placed high on the list for one of the best cities to celebrate Halloween, according to a new report.

If the mayor signs it into law, violators would be fined $125 in Center City and University City, and $75 in other neighborhoods.

Residents, cyclists and advocates weighed in about the proposed safety options.

DA Krasner won two elections running as a progressive criminal justice reformer. His critics say he's been too soft on crime.

The incident happened around 6 a.m. on the New Jersey River Line Light Rail track near US 130.

The storm tracked to the south in the final hours and made landfall as a Category 3 storm Wednesday night in Siesta Key, about 70 miles south of Tampa.

The warming climate boosted Helene's wind speeds by about 13 miles per hour, and made the high sea temperatures that fueled the storm 200 to 500 times more likely.

The federal agency claims Philadelphia Energy Solutions failed to properly monitor a burst pipe that started the fire. The bankrupt former operator hasn’t admitted fault.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is using data from vital statistics and local emergency rooms to report gun violence incidents in those neighborhoods.