Public Safety
SEPTA police officer, 2 women shot by man in Frankford shootout
Officers say they found the gunman dead from a gunshot wound that they determined was self-inflicted.
2 years ago
U.S. hits Russia with ‘war crimes’ sanctions, Europe following
Making it personal, the U.S. sanctions singled out Putin's family, targeting his two adult daughters in addition to blocking two key Russian banks.
2 years ago
Ukrainians pore over grisly aftermath of atrocities
In ruined towns around Ukraine’s capital that Russian troops recently left, investigators collected evidence documenting what appeared to be widespread killings of civilians.
2 years ago
NJ Transit says Greyhound ignored their concerns about new terminal reconfiguration
The bus company said it worked with Philadelphia officials in reconfiguring their terminal. But NJ Transit says it was ignored when it raised safety concerns.
2 years ago
Arrest made in connection with Sacramento mass shooting
Sacramento police have announced an arrest connected with the shooting that killed six people and wounded a dozen others in the heart of California’s capital city.
2 years ago
Russia faces global outrage over bodies in Ukraine’s streets
European leaders and the United Nations human rights chief condemned the bloodshed, some of them also branding it genocide.
2 years ago
Study finds 1 in 5 N.J. drivers distracted ahead of new awareness campaign
A new study from Rowan University found that 1 in 5 state drivers are distracted. It comes ahead of a new awareness campaign.
2 years ago
California mass shooting: 6 dead, 12 injured in Sacramento
Police in California are searching for at least one suspect in connection with a mass shooting early Sunday that claimed six lives and left 12 other people injured.
2 years ago
How is Montgomery County preparing for future floods?
The county is now acquiring land where three homes were damaged by Hurricane Ida along the Perkiomen Trail in Perkiomen Township, on a flood plain.
2 years ago
Ukraine: Russians leaving Chernobyl after radiation exposure
Its forces seized the Chernobyl site in the opening stages of the Feb. 24 invasion, raising fears that they would cause damage or disruption that could spread radiation.
2 years ago
Philly police ‘can’t keep up’ with rising homicide rate, Outlaw says
In a bi-weekly gun violence update, Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said the crime rate is rising in areas targeted for crime prevention.
2 years ago
Maternity patients among 20,000 civilians forcibly deported to Russia, Mariupol says
Under the Geneva Conventions, it is a war crime for an occupying power to deport people to any other country or territory during an international conflict.
2 years ago
Sanitizer found in milk cartons at Camden school, students sent to hospital out of caution
The district said many cartons were filled with the sanitizer, sealed and then shipped out with the milk.
2 years ago
Russia hits near Kyiv, other city despite vows to scale back
The shelling further tempered optimism about possible progress in talks aimed at ending the punishing war.
2 years ago
Massive 3-alarm fire destroys Levittown Lanes bowling alley in Bucks County
The fire started around 5:15 a.m. Wednesday at Levittown Lanes on the 8800 block of New Falls Road.
2 years ago