
Public Safety
Members of Pennsylvania skating club, Delaware coach among Washington, D.C. plane crash victims
Reportedly, some of the victims skated with clubs in Philadelphia and Aston and at the University of Delaware. A Delaware coach is also among the victims.
4 weeks ago
Collision between helicopter and jetliner kills 67 in nation’s worst air disaster in a generation
Passengers on the flight included a group of figure skaters, their coaches and family who were returning from a camp that followed the U.S. Figure Skating Championships.
4 weeks ago
Efforts are being ramped up to help New Jersey immigrants taken into custody by ICE. Many do not know they have constitutional rights.
1 month ago
Listen 1:26Churches have a long history of being safe havens — for immigrants and others
A Princeton sociologist said since the U.S. didn't welcome those fleeing Cold War–era regimes, "churches [and] synagogues declared themselves to be a sanctuary to refugees."
1 month ago
New Jersey Gov. Murphy signs bill formalizing a tracking system for rape kits
The tracking system allows sexual violence survivors and investigators to keep track of evidence in cases.
1 month ago
Medicaid funding for gun violence programs faces scrutiny
Republican Congressman Andrew Clyde, of Georgia, unveiled the Medicaid Funds Integrity Act to restrict Medicaid funds for gun violence prevention programs.
2 months ago
Listen 1:17What to know about thousands of evacuations and homes burned in Los Angeles area fires
At least 25 people have been killed and thousands of structures have been destroyed in the most destructive fire in Los Angeles history.
2 months ago
Warming centers open as safe places in Philly during cold snap
Roughly 20 sites across the city are open during the day, during the night or 24/7. City officials say everyone is welcome.
2 months ago
Vehicular attacks are not new. But preventing them has been a big challenge
The FBI said the man who intentionally drove a pickup truck into crowds on Bourbon Street early on New Year's Day acted alone.
2 months ago
Firework mortars, gas cannisters stuffed inside Tesla that exploded outside Trump’s Las Vegas hotel
The truck explosion came hours after a driver rammed a truck into a crowd in New Orleans’ famed French Quarter early on New Year’s Day, killing at least 15 people.
2 months ago
What we know about the vehicle attack on New Year’s Day in New Orleans
The attack unfolded on Bourbon Street, known worldwide as one of the largest destinations for New Year’s Eve parties.
2 months ago
Sugar Bowl CFP quarterfinal between Georgia and Notre Dame postponed after deadly truck attack
Ten people were killed in the attack early Wednesday in the French Quarter. The game originally was scheduled for Wednesday night at the 70,000-seat Superdome.
2 months ago
Critical care patients evacuated at Crozer-Chester Medical Center due to electrical fire
Officials say there was a small flood that caused a fire on the property.
2 months ago
More than 100 Philly rentals don’t have heat during the holidays, records show
It’s against the law to rent an apartment without heat inside Philadelphia city limits, but dozens of landlords are still doing that, city code violations show.
2 months ago
This week marks the 50th anniversary of the legislation, which was signed into law in December 1974 by President Gerald Ford.
2 months ago
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