People often dismiss street harassment as “harmless,” “infrequent,” or “only happening in certain places.” Street harassment in Philadelphia is none of the above.

Philadelphia officials and members of the city's union representing blue-collar workers resumed negotiations Tuesday as ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A Philadelphia community gathered on Tuesday night to bring awareness to pedestrian safety in Queen Village and across this city. The meeting comes after two fatalities ...

A Philadelphia community gathered Thursday night for a meeting with city leaders, activists and residents after three people ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Rising gun violence in and around Philadelphia schools is leading the school district to invest more than $1 million in additional safety measures. "This is a crisis ...

In the late summer of 2022, after six and a half years in office, I resigned my seat on Philadelphia City Council in order to run for mayor. I did it for one simple reason: All I wanted to do was ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Philadelphia police discussed new software and procedures designed to speed up the process of identifying and reporting nuisance businesses.

Operation Hug the Block marches on: Late-night Peace Patrols, community safety, and a City Council promise. On Monday, 12 City Council members voiced their support for the project, following an ...

WASHINGTON — The National League of Cities (NLC) announced the launch Thursday of the Municipalities Reimagining Community Safety Initiative in response to upticks in violence in some cities and the ...

Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel said his department will “keep pushing” to reduce homicides and shootings in Philadelphia after violent crime dropped in 2024.

Philadelphia community leaders say U.S. surgeon general's gun violence announcement is a win 02:32. PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- In a first for the U.S. surgeon general's office, Dr. Vivek Murthy issued ...

The School District of Philadelphia's new Safe Path program will pay community members to patrol the areas outside schools during arrival and dismissal times. The effort, based on Chicago's Safe ...