Public Safety

Extreme Risk Protection Order laws, active in 21 states and Washington D.C., show promise in mitigating suicide and mass violence risks.

The six-car train was traveling from Philadelphia to Wilmington when it caught fire around 6 p.m. Thursday near the Crum Lynne Station in Ridley Park.

Numerous projects are on hold, including a traffic safety initiative along Route 291, a school safety initiative, a lead reduction program and a flood assessment.

City officials provided more clarity on Friday night’s plane crash to residents at a town hall on Wednesday night in Northeast Philly.

Six people inside the medical jet, including a child patient, her mother and four crew members, were also killed in Friday's crash.

Residents and businesses may soon be able to return to the crash area, but officials say finding a sense of normalcy will “take much longer.”

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says Philadelphia plane crash left 'expansive' impact zone

As details emerge, locals wrestle with new struggles — and the realization that it could have been much worse.

A truck-ramming attack early on Jan. 1 killed 14 people and injured dozens more along Bourbon Street, one of the city's most famous thoroughfares.

Wreckage recovery will continue on Monday, and all of the wreckage will be sent to a secure location in Delaware for further examination.

Of the 22 people hurt, five remain hospitalized, with at least three in critical condition, according to city leaders.

The death toll rose to seven Saturday with officials reporting 22 others injured as cleanup continues at the site of the crash near Roosevelt Mall.

Coach Sasha Kirsanov joined 11-year-old skaters Sean Kay and Angela Yang, and their moms, in Kansas. All five died in the midair collision.

Among the victims were elite skaters who skated with clubs in Philadelphia and Aston and at the University of Delaware. A Delaware coach is also among the victims.

The collision occurred at around 9 p.m. Wednesday in one of the world's most tightly controlled airspaces, just over 3 miles south of the White House and U.S. Capitol.