Philadelphia Police launched the "Summer Night Lights" program with the goal of keeping kids safe from gun violence and ...

Apologues hosted "A Night of Hope" in Kensington, featuring an art exhibition for families who have lost loved ones to gun ...

The Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency, chaired by Lt. Gov. Austin Davis, is celebrating a reduction in gun violence and firearm deaths across the state. The drop, the agency says, can ...

Ripple effect’: SNAP cuts to affect local healthy-living programs Educational extensions that are part of SNAP, the federal ...

With killings down by more than half from the 2021 peak, officials say progress is real but fragile, and deep-seated social ...

Douglas Payne, the founder, said he is a retired School District of Philadelphia teacher and has lost several students to gun violence. "I said, 'I have to do something about it,'" he said.

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 ...

Surging gun violence: Philadelphia reaches 400 homicides for the year On Tuesday, Mayor Jim Kenney will sign an executive order banning guns and other deadly weapons from city recreation facilities.

CRIME SURGE: According to 6abc's Data Journalism Team, as of Tuesday, 1,289 people had been shot in Philadelphia so far in 2021, which is up about 29% from this time last year.