Public Safety
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Air Date: December 11, 2024 12:00 pm
Listen 46:54Deadly chocolate factory explosion caused by faulty gas fitting, safety board finds
The 2023 explosion leveled one building and heavily damaged another, causing $42 million in property damage.
1 day ago
Survey: Philadelphia residents paint mixed picture of city police
The survey found that only 48 percent of city residents believe Philly police are doing a good job.
2 days ago
Listen 1:08Numerous drone sightings in New Jersey frustrating but don’t pose safety concern, governor says
Gov. Phil Murphy stressed Monday that dozens of reported drone sightings across the state in recent weeks don’t appear to pose a public safety concern.
3 days ago
Philadelphia’s Vision Zero: Progress on highways, setback on Broad Street
The Vision Zero report aims to make the city’s roads safer and end traffic deaths.
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Listen 1:00South Jersey crossing guard dies after being struck near Burlington City High School
Police call his actions "heroic" as he prevented two students from being injured when he was struck.
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Delaware River Basin Commission declares water supply emergency
Record low rainfall has led to reduced water supply levels in parts of New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
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Listen 1:10Crews recover the body of a woman from a Pennsylvania sinkhole after a 4-day search
Police say the remains of a woman who fell into a sinkhole have been recovered four days after she went missing while searching for her cat.
6 days ago
PUC safety investigators claim PGW failed to prevent 2021 South Philly gas explosion
The explosion on Jackson Street in 2021 injured three people and caused several homes to be evacuated.
6 days ago
Listen 1:08Digging resumes in the search for a woman in a Pennsylvania sinkhole
Efforts to find 64-year-old Elizabeth Pollard have been frustrated by treacherous conditions for search crews inside the mine.
7 days ago
FBI investigating reports of large drones flying in New Jersey, seeks public’s help
The flights took place near the Picatinny Arsenal, a U.S. military research and manufacturing facility, and over Donald Trump’s golf course in Bedminster.
7 days ago
Underground voids from abandoned mines pose danger to people and property when land collapses
There are as many as 500,000 abandoned mines nationwide — far outnumbering those that are still active, according to the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration.
7 days ago
A sinkhole may have swallowed a Pa. woman. What are sinkholes and how do they form?
Pennsylvania is among the states that see the most damage from sinkholes in the U.S.
1 week ago
Police say searchers in Pennsylvania don’t expect to find woman in sinkhole alive
Police said sinkholes are not uncommon because of subsidence from coal mining activity in the area.
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Trenton Water Works says an inspector falsified water quality reports for 5 towns
A Trenton Water Works inspector submitted phony water quality reports for five N.J. towns over a 14-month period.
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