Tyrone Patterson, 67, has worked as a security guard for 21 years — but still wants job training. When Patterson first joined ...

Philadelphia is under a heat advisory, with temperatures expected to soar. From public pool openings to symptoms of heat ...

Philadelphia's urban improvements correlate with reduced crime, suggesting environment plays a role in safety.

Philadelphia allocates $1.9 billion of its $6.7 billion budget to public safety, with further funds for employee benefits and ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - Tuesday marked a new day in Philadelphia as Mayor Cherelle Parker was publicly sworn in as the city's first female - and its 100th - mayor during her inauguration ceremony at ...

Mayor Cherelle L. Parker warned that at Saturday’s planned protest in Philadelphia against President Donald Trump’s policies, ...

(Mark Scolforo/AP) Regarding the Nov. 24 editorial “A misguided move”: The Philadelphia city government is failing in its first duty: providing public safety. If the impeachment of the ...

There’s room for AMP to grow, and the city should prioritize it. Many of the issues around public safety in Philadelphia involve people dealing with mental illness or drug addiction. We need to ...

The first group of Philadelphia’s new public safety enforcement officers are ready to hit the streets to supplement police officers. More than a dozen of the new workers took the oath of office at ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Wednesday was Mayor Cherelle Parker's first full day in office as Philadelphia's 100th mayor. She joined an event previewing this year's MLK Day of Service events and says ...

We have new public safety officials. And the fact is ... We thought things were bad in 2006. That’s when Philadelphia recorded 406 homicides in one year, the most we had seen in a decade.

Philadelphia’s public safety leaders have created what they hope is a one-stop-shop for residents looking for information and resources related to gun violence. The guide includes a 25-page directory ...