On a map of the 57 most shooting-afflicted blocks in Philadelphia, Kensington, a neighborhood that has experienced higher ...
Philadelphia police are investigating three separate shootings that left one man dead and three other men hospitalized early Saturday morning. According to police, the first shooting happened at 12:40 ...
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, ...
Two men were killed in separate shootings just an hour apart in Philadelphia on Tuesday morning, police said. According to the Philadelphia Police Department, the first shooting happened a little ...
Philadelphia City Council's Public Safety Committee held a hearing to address what leaders say is a pressing issue: domestic ...
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 ...
Jonah Kaplan is an award-winning journalist who has built a strong reputation for his balanced reporting, thoughtful interviews, and deeply researched coverage of high-impact issues affecting the ...
PHILADELPHIA -- At 18 years old, Hadir Boswell of West Philadelphia said he's lost five friends to gun violence. "Honestly, I don't know what's to come next, if I'm going to lose another friend, if ...
PHILADELPHIA - A Philadelphia non-profit, Apologues, is working in partnership with other anti-violence and anti-gun groups to support grieving families through art. The initiative, spearheaded by ...
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As Philadelphia weighs school closings, advocates ask: Does shuttering a school impact neighborhood violence?
This story was reported by Denise Clay-Murray and published by MindSite News. KIPP North Philadelphia Academy charter school has been operating since 2018 in the red brick school building on North ...
Philadelphia has achieved ‘unprecedented’ reduction in gun violence. Experts gathered to discuss how
Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. Austin Davis (left) talks about his focus on gun violence prevention with journalist Mensah Dean of The Trace during that publication's violence prevention forum, ''Safer ...
View from the street outside Fairhill Elementary School. The building has been empty since 2013. (Photo by Melissa Simpson) This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or ...
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