Public Safety

For nearly twenty years, most air travelers in the U.S. have been required to remove their shoes when going through security. That requirement seems to be ending.

Fifteen people were aboard the plane that crashed Wednesday. As of Thursday afternoon, three are in critical condition and five have serious injuries.

Philadelphia municipal workers are on strike for a third day, meaning decreased city services and no trash pickup. Will DC 33 and Mayor Cherelle Parker come to an agreement?

Authorities say 15 people were taken to a hospital when a small skydiving aircraft went off the end of a runway at an airport in southern New Jersey and crashed in the woods.

Investigators await clearance to enter site where one person died after three rowhouses collapsed Sunday morning.

Two women who lived in one of the adjacent homes were injured when the collapse happened.

Safety improvements are coming to 58th Street and Baltimore Avenue. Residents say the changes can’t come soon enough.

The violation is separate from an incident in May that led to sulfur dioxide emissions, but involved the same pollution control device.

The complaint filed by Angelize Rodriguez is the latest fallout from a series of shootings that shuttered the Landlord and Tenant Office last year.

The refinery reported emissions of the toxic gas sulfur dioxide at rates as high as 1,450 per hour over the past couple weeks. Officials say air quality remains good.

One of the bills passed the state House 122-80, with Democrats voting unanimously for it while a majority of Republicans were opposed.

Residents surveyed by The Lenfest Institute cited concerns over the mayor's "clean and green" initiative and handling of the opioid epidemic in Kensington.

A neighborhood group wants to stop the city’s plan of eliminating permit parking to make way for new loading zones and adding concrete barriers around bike lanes.

City health officials said Friday that nearby residents can resume their normal routines after several dangerous air pollutants spiked Thursday.

The National Weather Service says that while skies may be hazy, wildfire smoke should remain aloft. Air quality at ground level remains good.