Public Safety
‘Significant increase’ in Philly’s domestic violence, especially involving guns
Domestic assaults with guns have almost doubled over the last five years. Philadelphia City Council heard from victims and others about how to work on the issue.
2 years ago
Russian strikes hit western Ukraine as offensive widens
The new airstrikes in western Ukraine were likely a message from Russia that no area was safe.
2 years ago
Russian strike on Ukrainian hospital that killed 3 draws outrage
Mariupol’s city council and Ukraine's president said a child was among the dead in Wednesday's attack in the southern port.
2 years ago
Violence Against Women Act reauthorization is added to a $1.5 trillion spending bill
A reauthorization of the landmark 1994 law is included in an annual federal spending package moving through Congress.
2 years ago
Ukrainians in the U.S. try to help their country. But getting aid there is difficult
As Russia bombs Ukraine, many Ukrainians in the U.S. are trying to help their country, but are finding challenges as normal shipping channels are broken with dangerous roads.
2 years ago
Airstrike hits Ukraine maternity hospital; 17 reported hurt
The attack comes amid growing warnings from the West that Moscow’s invasion is about to take a more brutal and indiscriminate turn.
2 years ago
False promises? Recipients of Philly’s gun violence grants are still spending their own money
Philadelphia has set aside funding for community groups combating gun violence. But nonprofit leaders say actually getting the money has been a challenge.
2 years ago
Listen 4:14‘Get out now’: A Philly resident’s account of his wife’s escape from Kyiv to Lviv
Friends have been coming forward with support, he said. “The one thing I haven’t felt in the last few days was alone.”
2 years ago
Philly officer to be fired and could face charges after shooting, killing 12-year-old
A Philadelphia cop who shot and killed a 12-year-old that allegedly shot at police will lose his job. Philadelphia’s police commissioner calls the shooting a tragedy.
2 years ago
‘Some kind of terrible dream’ for Ukrainian women refugees
The number of refugees reached 2 million on Tuesday, according to the United Nations, the fastest exodus Europe has seen since World War II.
2 years ago
U.S. banning Russian oil imports as Biden warns of ‘costs’
The move follows pleas by Ukrainian President Volodmyr Zelenskyy to U.S. and Western officials to cut off the imports, which had been a glaring omission of massive sanctions.
2 years ago
Effort to relieve encircled Ukrainian port put in jeopardy
The Russian onslaught has trapped people inside cities that are running low on food, water and medicine amid the biggest ground war in Europe since World War II.
2 years ago
Investigators still reviewing Philly cops who shot 12-year-old last week
The use of force is being questioned in the case of Philly police officers who shot and killed a 12-year-old after their car was fired upon last week.
2 years ago
Crisis deepens, Ukraine accuses Moscow of ‘medieval’ tactics
A third round of talks between the two sides ended with a top Ukrainian official saying there had been minor, unspecified progress toward establishing safe corridors.
2 years ago
Russian attacks halt plans to evacuate Ukrainian civilians
A second attempt to evacuate civilians from a besieged city in southern Ukraine collapsed Sunday as Russian attacks stopped plans to create a humanitarian corridor.
2 years ago