October 16, 2021 Philadelphia racial equity bill bans police from making stops for minor violations The Philadelphia City Council passed a bill aimed at closing racial inequalities that will ban police from making traffic stops for minor violations
October 16, 2021 Woman raped on train as bystanders did nothing, police say A woman was raped by a stranger on a commuter train in suburban Philadelphia in the presence of other riders who a police official said “should have done something.”
October 14, 2021 Bill Cosby sued by artist over 1990 hotel encounter A prominent Bill Cosby accuser filed suit Thursday against the actor over a 1990 hotel room encounter in Atlantic City, New Jersey, before the state's two-year window to file older sexual assault claims expires.
October 10, 2021 Court ruling allows plywood box to remain over Christopher Columbus statue in Philadelphia A state court ruling will allow a plywood box to remain — for the moment — over a statue of Christopher Columbus that the city has been trying to remove from a south Philadelphia park since the explorer became a focus amid protests last year.
October 6, 2021 Philadelphia hospital shooting: Gunman fired more than 75 rounds at officers The gunman who fatally shot his co-worker at a Philadelphia hospital early Monday fled the scene in a U-Haul truck before firing 76 rounds at police officers during a gunfight, according to a report.
October 4, 2021 Philadelphia nurse fatally shoots co-worker at hospital, wounds 2 officers in gunfight A nurse entered Thomas Jefferson University Hospital wearing his scrubs early Monday and fatally shot his co-worker before fleeing and squaring off with police in a gunfight, authorities said.
October 4, 2021 Street racers in Philadelphia filmed doing donuts around cop car outside City Hall, no arrests made Street racers were recorded drifting in intersections and doing donuts around a stopped Philadelphia police cruiser near City Hall on Saturday night.
October 4, 2021 Philadelphia hospital shooting suspect nabbed; 2 officers shot A person was shot inside a hospital in Philadelphia early Monday morning, the suspect fled the scene, and then two officers and the suspect were wounded in a shootout, police told news outlets.
September 30, 2021 Temple students' viral trash TikTok videos lead city, apartment management to respond Students living in off-campus apartments near Temple University in Philadelphia posted viral TikTok videos in the last week that prompted action from both the city of Philadelphia and the complex itself.
September 28, 2021 'The Five': Murder and crime rates spike in Democrat-run cities - is it a control play? "The Five" react to Democrats blaming the nationwide crime spike on COVID rather than lax law enforcement policies.