
Public Safety
Brooklyn subway suspect tipped off police to his location
The man accused in the shooting of 10 people on a Brooklyn subway has been arrested and charged with a federal terrorism offense.
3 years ago
Police focus on van renter in Brooklyn subway shooting probe
Chief of Detectives James Essig identified the man as 62-year-old Frank R. James and says James has addresses in Philadelphia and Wisconsin.
3 years ago
Philly pushes Harrisburg to pass law allowing safer bike lanes on state roads
The city wants to build more bike lanes that protect cyclists from getting “doored.” Officials say state law stands in the way on some major Philly streets.
3 years ago
400 illegal guns in Philly flowed through the ‘Iron Pipeline’
ATF agents identified 400 illegally trafficked guns in Philadelphia that were bought by straw purchasers in Georgia and South Carolina.
3 years ago
Dozens of residents of various religions and congregations rallied to press local government to allocate American Rescue Plan funding toward gun violence solutions.
3 years ago
Missile kills at least 52 at crowded Ukrainian train station
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the horrors of people killed at close range and left on streets were worse in another town north of Kyiv.
3 years ago
The 2022 Atlantic hurricane season will be more active than usual, researchers say
At least nine hurricanes are predicted by researchers at Colorado State University. Four of those are expected to be Category 3 or higher.
3 years ago
U.N. assembly suspends Russia from top human rights body
Russia is the second country to have its membership rights stripped at the Human Rights Council which was established in 2006.
3 years ago
Ukraine appeals for weapons as fight looms on eastern front
Ukrainian authorities are gathering evidence of alleged Russian atrocities amid signs Moscow’s troops killed people indiscriminately before retreating from Bucha.
3 years ago
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.
3 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.
3 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.
3 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.
3 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.
3 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.
3 years ago