Philly police leader attends meeting with families of murder victims: 'We've got to be better as a department'

“We've got to be better as a department” is what Philadelphia Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel said while attending a meeting with families of gun violence and murder victims to help create a better relationship with law enforcement in Philly.

Good Samaritan stabbed at 8th & Market Street Station after intervening in fight: officials

A Good Samaritan is suffering from multiple stab wounds after officials say he intervened in a fight between a man and a woman, who was also injured, while at 8th & Market Street Station Monday.

Multiple large teen gatherings near Temple University spark major concern

Mel Wells, the President and CEO of "One Day At a Time," a Philly youth advocacy group is voicing concerns about an ongoing trend of large teenage gatherings happening near the Temple University campus.

Dead body discovered in Schuylkill River: police

Police have opened an investigation after they say a dead man’s body was found in the Schuylkill River Sunday afternoon.

70 protesters arrested after shutting down Vine Street Expressway for several hours this weekend

Police were dispatched for traffic control, as the roadway was crippled. The highway was shut down in both directions between Broad Street and 8th Street, while police diverted vehicles off the road.

Gunman kills 1, injures 4 at Nashville coffee shop on Easter Sunday

A gunman opened fire at a Nashville coffee shop, leaving at least one person dead and four others injured, during Easter brunch, Nashville police said. 

Watch: New Mexico police deploy horsepower to catch shoplifting suspect

In Albuquerque, New Mexico, police resorted to unconventional means to apprehend a suspected shoplifter outside a Walgreens store.

Downtown Indianapolis shooting leaves 7 minors hurt outside shopping mall

Seven minors, aged between 12 and 17, were injured in a shooting outside a shopping mall in downtown Indianapolis late Saturday night.

New Jersey youth wrestling coach sentenced to more than 7 years in child sex abuse images case

Federal prosecutors say a New Jersey youth wrestling coach and former state champion who made headlines for becoming the NCAA’s first openly gay college wrestler has been sentenced to more than seven years in a case involving images of children.

Dutch police detain suspect after hostage standoff ends peacefully in nightclub

Dutch authorities have detained a man after he left a nightclub where hostages had been held. It brings a peaceful end to a tense, hours-long standoff.