Public Safety

The bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 killed 270 people, including 190 Americans, and launched a decades-long international manhunt for the attackers.

A winter festival and toy drive are coming to Kensington’s McPherson Square. The events are part of a collaboration between the city and residents to make the park safer.

How do you feel about stop and frisk (and policing more broadly) as an answer to Philly's gun violence crisis?

In a place where flooding has required residents to be rescued by boat, the city wants a contractor to develop a better system of emergency alerts.

The boy, discovered in a box in Northeast Philadelphia more than 60 years ago, has been identified as 4-year-old Joseph Augustus Zarelli.

With only a few weeks till the New Year, it’s been an especially deadly year on Delaware highways with 149 deaths — a number not seen since 1988.

Neil Patel says the crime targeting customers and his store and employees is rampant.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation, but officials said Monday the incident appears suspicious.

The flames were so intense, firefighters had to evacuate the home two different times.

A suspect is dead after a series of events in Delaware that includes two carjackings and a police chase.

“Kids could be out before 10 p.m. and also do violence,” one high schooler observed.

Police also confirmed on Friday that Bing used a 9mm handgun, which was legally purchased the morning of the shooting.

The newly formed Civic Coalition to Save Lives says it will build a violence intervention strategy based on what’s worked in other cities.

This is ZeroEyes’ first public transit rollout of the service, which has DHS anti-terrorism designation.

Drill music, a subgenre of hip hop, has come under fire for graphic depictions of violence and criminal activity. Some Philadelphia artists are working to change the genre its