Public Safety

A gunman opened fire at a manufacturing plant in suburban Chicago on Friday, killing five people and wounding five police officers before he was fatally shot, police said.

A building collapse last week in Fishtown and another recent collapse in Germantown has inspired City Council to finance a crackdown on unsafe construction contractors.

A Schuylkill County judge says she needs more information from the Tamaqua Area Education Association before ruling on a policy that would allow some staff to carry firearms.

Assemblyman Andrew Zwicker (D-Middlesex) says New Jersey shouldn’t wait for federal action, must take own measures to give consumers power over their personal data.

The video game tax would pay for bulletproof glass and metal detectors at schools, but researchers say the proposal is misguided.

When a mother fell down the stairs and died in the New York subway last month, parents in Philadelphia reacted with a combination of horror and recognition.

Carmen was one of 17 students and staff killed in the Valentine's Day shooting, in the past year, the Schentrups have formed a tight bond with the other victims' families

Wilmington high school senior wins $25,000 scholarship in recognition of her hard work in overcoming adversity.

Tamaqua became the first school district in Pa. to sanction armed teachers. Now, a legal battle is underway over whether the district can make such a policy.

The PUC has asked Sunoco to work with Chester County emergency officials and some school districts to plan evacuation drills in case of a leak.

Lawyers for Tim Piazza's parents announced the federal wrongful death lawsuit Friday and also disclosed they have reached a confidential monetary settlement with Penn State.

“Something Happened in Our Town” helps parents talk to their kids about racial issues by addressing police-involved shootings.

A crash involving 20 to 40 vehicles during a whiteout snow squall snarled traffic on a busy eastern Pennsylvania highway Wednesday afternoon.

As a new state legislative session dawns, gun control advocates are renewing their call for change.

In 2018, Chester City was dubbed one the “murder capitals of America.” But crime is down, including the rate of homicides.