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WHYY's Community Engagement Editor Christopher Norris leads a discussion on defunding the police & the future of public safety.

In Pennsylvania, convictions for felony-murder are automatically punished with life in prison, without the possibility of parole.

Pressure is mounting on Gov. Tom Wolf to extend his moratorium on evictions as advocates fear the relief effort is coming too late.

Leaders in the Christina School District presented a defense of their school resource officers before the board of education approved funding for them.

Del.’s AG said it served “no good purpose” to prosecute 22 protesters arrested last month. The state’s largest police unions say they’re “under attack.”

The waiver applies to any code violation notices given out in the last month, including for all forms of disorderly conduct as well as failure to disperse.

Councilmember Isaiah Thomas, who is frustrated at how much tax dollars are spent on police, explains why he voted yes on a budget that didn’t “defund the police.”

Some Americans are left to wonder why the U.S. can't seem to get its act together, especially after it was given fair warning as the virus spread in China and elsewhere.

Anyone traveling into Philadelphia from those states, which include its neighbor Delaware, are advised to self-quarantine for 14 days and monitor their symptoms.

Trump made the comments a day after launching an all-out effort pressing state and local officials to reopen the nation’s schools and colleges this fall.

The audit recommends building a “civil rights infrastructure” into every aspect of the company, as well as a “stronger interpretation” of existing voter suppression policies.

Gov. Phil Murphy acknowledged that enforcing the order will be difficult, but emphasized hot spots and rising case numbers in other areas of the country.

Gibbs, the former Burlington County freeholder conceded late Tuesday. She hopes her campaign inspires other women to challenge “ol’ boys club.”

Crews in Trenton started dismantling the statue Wednesday, a day after city Mayor Reed Gusciora announced the decision.

The stakes are significant: research shows gerrymandering protects incumbents and strips communities of political power.