Philadelphia police officers who commit minor misconduct now have a new alternative to formal discipline: a training-focused diversion program. Why it matters: Police say the program will help chip ...

Philadelphia police officers who break certain department rules can now trade formal discipline for a few hours in the classroom, and the city’s top police watchdog is making it clear it will be ...

A 27-year-old man was struck and killed by a Ford Mustang while crossing the street in North Philadelphia on Sunday afternoon ...

The consultant is expected to be on board by April, kicking off a yearlong stabilization and reform effort. Earlier this year ...

An 11-year-old boy is accused of fatally shooting his mother's boyfriend during a domestic assault overnight in Philadelphia.

An off-duty Philadelphia police officer has died following a crash while riding his personal motorcycle in the city's Fox Chase neighborhood.

Police said an investigation is underway after a man was hurt in a shooting that happened in North Philadelphia early ...

Police are looking for two men who they said shot and killed a 26-year-old man Saturday night in the Temple University area of North Philadelphia. They said it happened when the victim arrived on the ...

The renewed focus follows a court injunction that halted a police directive treating barnacles used on private property the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A 30-year-old woman is in custody as police investigate a shooting and stabbing that killed another woman inside a South ...

A heavy police presence has been reported in New Philadelphia in response to an active incident. Fire police were called to the residence at 83 Valley St. shortly after 10 a.m. Monday morning.

Amid a historic drop in violent crime, homicides have fallen to lows not seen in decades. But in what researchers say is an alarming trend, homicides related to domestic violence are on the rise.