Philadelphia City Council bans ski masks, balaclavas in public and private places
City Council voted on Thursday to ban ski masks and some other face coverings in schools, city buildings and other places.
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City Council voted on Thursday to ban ski masks and some other face coverings in schools, city buildings and other places.
Philadelphia's latest gun violence prevention progress report shows the city's homicide rate is dropping faster than the national rate.
Police said the 1-year-old was in the backseat of a vehicle stolen in Newark, Delaware before being found in Philadelphia.
Porch pirates are targeting homes this time of year in the Philadelphia region with packages sitting on people's doorsteps this holiday season.
Package thefts often increase this time of year but there are some tips to avoid porch pirates this holiday season.
A criminal complaint filed in Montgomery County Tuesday said the 84-year-old Lower Pottsgrove Township man told investigators that he repeatedly struck his wife after a verbal argument turned physical.
Police in West Chester said the two men were scamming residents by going door to door.
Police are searching for an SUV wanted in connection to a hit-and-run in Northeast Philadelphia over the weekend.
Authorities in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, said a man filmed himself sexually abusing children and posted it on Kik and Telegram.
A Bucks County man is charged with several crimes after investigators say he filmed and photographed himself sexually abusing children and shared those files online.
The press conference happened following the sentencing of Jayana Webb, who pleaded guilty in the killings of two Pa. State Troopers and a pedestrian in Philly.
Earlier this month, Jayana Webb pleaded guilty to third-degree murder in the 2022 killings of Troopers Martin Mack and Branden Sisca, and pedestrian Reyes Rivera Oliveras.
The motive for the stabbings is unknown, but SEPTA police said at this point in the investigation it seems to be unprovoked.
Philadelphia police confirmed they're searching for the couple's stolen 2017 Hyundai Sonata.
Police say a man arrested in Center City, Philadelphia, escaped from custody after being taken to the hospital Monday morning.
Police say a 15-year-old shot a 39-year-old man in front of several witnesses in Pottstown on Wednesday.
A man was pronounced dead Wednesday night after a shooting in West Philadelphia's Wynnefield neighborhood.
Police said a man is in custody after shooting another man in the stomach outside a bar in Pennypack on Thursday morning.
The troopers and a man they were assisting were all killed when they were struck along I-95 in South Philadelphia in 2022.
A 42-year-old man died Wednesday afternoon in Philadelphia's East Germantown section after being shot multiple times.
Authorities say the shooting could be drug-related because they've seen increased narcotics activity in that area.
Dougherty, the former union leader of IBEW Local 98, was charged with embezzlement in the federal corruption trial. He's denied any wrongdoing.
Philadelphia police said they recovered at least five guns and drugs from the scene and at least 70 shots were fired.
One person was taken into custody after two women, including a 75-year-old, were shot in Philadelphia's Port Richmond section Tuesday afternoon.
Thomas Weber was in charge of the firehouse when prosecutors say then-deputy Fire Chief Matthew Bateman sexually assaulted a 15-year-old junior firefighter.
