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Philadelphia Police Department on Thursday announced the launch of a new website designed to help solve unsolved murder cases around the city.

Philadelphia's police commissioner resigned Tuesday amid allegations that members of his department engaged in sexual harassment and racial and gender discrimination against two women serving in the ranks.

Two female police officers whose sexual harassment lawsuit led Philadelphia's police commissioner to resign have received promises from the city they won't be retaliated against or endure more transfers while the case plays out.

Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross resigned Tuesday amid allegations that members of his department engaged in sexual harassment and racial and gender discrimination against two women serving in the ranks.

Officials have named Christine Coulter as acting commissioner of the Philadelphia Police Department in light of recent news of Richard Ross’s abrupt resignation.

Police say that when they hit the streets, all they can do is prepare for the worst. And, in some cases, that means entering a war zone. 

Gov. Tom Wolf is urging the passage of a law in Pennsylvania requiring gun owners to report stolen or lost firearms, suggesting it could have prevented last week's wounding of six Philadelphia police officers during a long standoff.

Authorities say more charges are likely to be filed in the case of a Philadelphia man accused of barricading himself inside a Tioga row house and shooting six police officers during an hourslong standoff last week.

Police are investigating after a shooting near a Southwest Philadelphia park left one man dead and two others injured.

Two men are dead after several shootings during a violent night around Philadelphia.

The North Philadelphia community is still reeling from the hours-long standoff between Maurice Hill and police.

A man suspected of shooting six police officers during an hourslong standoff that ended when tear gas caused the man to surrender was charged with attempted murder. 

The Philadelphia Police Department has released images of the six police officers shot in the line of duty during Wednesday's standoff in Tioga-Nicetown.

A woman who was out of town during Wednesday’s firefight had no idea what she was returning home to. It was definitely not the ‘Welcome Home’ she was expecting.

In a week that has seen six Philadelphia police officers shot, first responders are getting a big thank you across the area Friday because it’s the fourth annual First Responder Day. It’s all about thanking those who put their lives on the line to protect others.

Homes pierced with bullet holes and crime scene tape blocking off the street. The North Philadelphia neighborhood is still far from normal after Wednesday’s police shooting.

A 17-year-old is dead after he was shot in the head in South Philadelphia Wednesday, authorities say.

Residents are recalling the chaotic scene as six Philadelphia police officers were shot in North Philly leading to a 7 1/2-hour standoff.

While charges have not been filed against Maurice Hill, the man accused of shooting six officers in North Philadelphia, the district attorney spoke Thursday about what charges he may face.

Officials have released the names of the Philadelphia police officers that were injured in Wednesday's violent hours-long shooting in North Philadelphia.