Cars stop on the street for Rochelle Johnson, a mother of five, when she walks through her Baltimore neighborhood greeting ...

The rate of homicides has plummeted nationwide and, in 2025, is trending toward its lowest level in decades. The steady ...

Nearly two years into the city's efforts to shut down Kensington's open-air drug market, some of the neighborhood's most ...

BILLYPENNGRAM OF THE DAY “Stand tall, wear a crown, be sweet on the inside, prickly on the outside.”(Photo by @philahistory) ...

Lt. Gov. Austin Davis told the gathering that the administration still considers combatting gun violence a top issue.

We explore whether disinvestment and school closings are linked to the erosion of community and a rise in gun violence in ...

In 2019, Toniel Taylor was awakened at 4 a.m. by an intruder in her West Side apartment. The assailant, who broke into her home through her window, was a familiar face: an acquaintance who had begun ...

Any deterrence plan must be focused, balanced and fair. The consent decree won’t suffice. But cities like Boston and Oakland offer templates.

““There is no public safety without guns. If guns didn’t exist, yes,” said Ra-Twoine Fields. “But we live in America, where there are more guns than people. So no, there is no public safety without ...

Sign up for Chalkbeat Philadelphia’s free newsletter to keep up with news on the city’s public school system. There were 873 pieces of paper in the box. Eight ...

Travelers flying in and out of Philadelphia International Airport could soon face fewer options — and possible cancellations — as the Federal Aviation Administration orders a 10% reduction in flights ...