After Camden, New Jersey, marked its first homicide-free summer in decades, city leaders say safety also appears to be improving in Philadelphia. Police report homicides are down nearly 16% this year, ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A city-funded program known as the Philadelphia Anti-Drug/Anti Violence Network, or PAAN, is trying to make a difference in stopping the violence. The Crisis Intervention Team's ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Since the start of 2020, Philadelphia has seen more than one murder per day. A disturbing pattern of violence that spiked over the weekend with seven homicides. Now the question ...

PHILADELPHIA -- Amid skyrocketing gun violence in one of America's largest cities, school principals have joined forces to figure out how to protect and support their vulnerable students. Philadelphia ...

The FBI and Philadelphia's top federal prosecutor announced Friday the takedown of the Weymouth Street Drug Trafficking Organization that they say ran like a business and peddled in poison for more ...

Chess clubs give Philadelphia students a space to slow down and learn critical thinking skills. Students and coaches say both can help keep kids safe from gun violence.

Philadelphia's City Council's public safety committee, on Tuesday morning, held a hearing that, organizers said, was intended to examine the city's "strategies, laws, and policies for protecting ...