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Public Safety

Latanya Byrd stands in front of Roosevelt Boulevard
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Community

‘This is definitely a crisis’: Will adding more speed cameras make Philly’s streets safer?

State lawmakers passed a bill last month that expands on a pilot program considered a big success. Opponents say drivers will be wrongly penalized.

3 years ago

Listen 4:38
A man on surveillance video
Community
6abc

Mosque vandalized in West Philadelphia; suspect caught on surveillance video

The Philadelphia Council on American-Islamic Relations said this is the third mosque that has been vandalized in the last two months.

3 years ago

Incoming Philadelphia Chief Public Safety Director Adam Geer (right) speaks at the appointment announcement for him and soon-to-be Acting Fire Commissioner Craig Murphy (left). (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Mayor-elect Parker announces more key appointments, vows to take time to make right decisions

Parker said she’s not filling her positions until she has the right people for the jobs.

3 years ago

Smoke is seen coming from Edgewater Manor Apartments
Community
6abc

Multiple injuries after fast-moving fire at Edgewater Park apartments; 20 residents displaced

Fire officials said the roof of the two-story building collapsed during the fire.

3 years ago

Philadelphia City Councilmember Curtis Jones gestures as he speaks.
Community

New blueprint offers 140 ways to stop violent crime in Philly

The blueprint plan comes from suggestions offered at a daylong event earlier this year.

3 years ago

Listen 1:14
The Toyota logo is seen, Sept. 13, 2023, at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit.
Community

Toyota recalling 1 million vehicles for potential air bag problem

The recall covers a range of Toyota and Lexus vehicles with model years from 2020 to 2022.

3 years ago

Philadelphia police and others stand at the front of a room during a press conference
Courts & Law

Suspect believed to be the ‘Fairmount Park rapist’ arrested after 20 years, officials tout DNA advancement

Police believe a man charged in a series of machete attacks last month is also responsible for a 2003 murder and several sexual assaults near Fairmount Park.

3 years ago

Listen 1:22
President Joe Biden reacts after hearing a loud bang as he leaves his campaign headquarters in Wilmington, Del., Sunday, Dec. 17, 2023. A car plowed into a parked SUV that was part of Biden's motorcade Sunday night while the president was leaving a visit to his campaign headquarters
Politics & Policy

Police say driver accidentally struck parked SUV in Biden’s motorcade near campaign headquarters in Wilmington

The president and first lady Jill Biden were unharmed.

3 years ago

Cars drove through standing water onto Spring Garden Street in Philadelphia after a storm brought heavy rain to the region and the Delaware River overflowed onto the road on December 18, 2023. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Weather
6abc

Heavy rain, flooding prompts evacuations in parts of Delaware County

About 20 Delaware County residents have been displaced due to significant flooding around Darby Creek, county officials said.

3 years ago

A group of people pose for a photo in an open clearing with trees.
Community

Philly’s gun violence rates are dropping but more work is needed to strengthen youth empowerment, leaders say

Organizations led by millennials and Gen-Z Philadelphians are now turning their attention toward Philly’s next mayor for more support.

3 years ago

Listen 1:19
Philadelphia City Hall
Courts & Law
6abc

Philadelphia’s ski mask ban becomes law. Here’s what you need to know

"Safety is important, but there is no evidence to suggest ski masks cause or encourage violent crime," said Solomon Worlds, of the Philadelphia ACLU.

3 years ago

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Community
6abc

Loose bull spotted on train tracks near Newark Penn Station captured safely

A bull on the loose was spotted running on the New Jersey Transit train tracks in Newark on Thursday morning before it was safely captured.

3 years ago

A SEPTA police officer stands on the platform of the Somerset stop
Community

‘This is on them’: SEPTA transit police to walk the picket line Thursday as contract negotiations stall

“[Safety is] paramount to us. But we're not here to get taken advantage of,” said union leadership following Wednesday’s strike vote.

3 years ago

Listen 1:19
President Joe Biden, accompanied by Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (left) salutes firefighters in the audience as he arrives at Engine 13 in Philadelphia, Monday, Dec. 11, 2023, for an event recognizing that the city of Philadelphia is receiving a 22.4 million dollar SAFER Grant, that enables the Philadelphia Fire Department to reopen three fire companies. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Politics & Policy

Biden visits Philadelphia to promote federal funding to reopen closed fire stations

The president spoke for about eight minutes at the firehouse before he headed to a fundraiser for his reelection campaign.

3 years ago

A Mount Laurel police officer sits in his car on Gramercy Way, opposite the home of Edward Cagney Mathews
Courts & Law
6abc

New Jersey man formally sentenced to 8 years in prison after racist rant went viral

Edward Mathews sparked outrage in his Mount Laurel community.

3 years ago

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