Public Safety
Girl and teen missing, 2 women dead after Isaias rips through region
Eliza Talal, 5, was last seen at noon on Tuesday at her home on Spring Valley Road in Lansdale, Pennsylvania, when she went missing.
4 years ago
Massive Chester County apartment fire displaces 100 people, injures at least 7
The fire started at the Ashwood Apartments on 782 Worth Road shortly before 7:45 p.m. Thursday night.
4 years ago
Made by students, ‘Our Philadelphia’ offers a look at how boys talk about gun violence
A group of West Philly teens who lost friends to shootings created a must-watch documentary.
4 years ago
Philly in crisis: Black Clergy host town hall on surging gun violence
The wide-ranging discussion largely focused on discussing general solutions to stemming the bloodshed, which one clergy member called “a citywide war.”
4 years ago
Disaster relief for the elderly and disabled is already hard. Now add a pandemic
Disasters are already deadly for the elderly and people with disabilities. During the pandemic, advocates say disaster prep has fallen short in meeting their needs.
4 years ago
Jogger commandeers boogie board to rescue man struggling off N.J. beach
A Wildwood official said the successful rescue was the second time in as many weeks that a civilian risked their life to save another in the shore town.
4 years ago
‘It felt like an earthquake’: South Philly rowhouse collapse crushes two cars
A spokesperson for L&I said that a dilapidated three-story rowhouse on Mercy Street was under construction at the time of the collapse.
4 years ago
A $2 million Vision Zero budget cut could imperil future Philly traffic safety projects
Current renovations will continue as planned, but capital funding is at risk.
4 years ago
‘Mad or nah?’: Philly residents react to uninterrupted gun violence
Tamara Russell brings her popular ‘Mad or Nah’ segment to WHYY. This first topic is the gun violence plaguing the city.
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Listen 4:24Mask resistance during a pandemic isn’t new – in 1918 many Americans were ‘slackers’
While a majority of Americans support wearing masks, widespread and consistent compliance has proven difficult to maintain in communities across the country.
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This week; City Council President Clarke on the uptick in city violence, Delaware HBCU Delaware State University acquires Wesely College, and the return of the lanternfly.
Air Date: July 13, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 48:59Recent civil unrest has pressured state and city lawmakers to pass police reform bills that had been previously ignored. But these new measures only go so far.
Air Date: July 9, 2020
Listen 22:31Police Reimagined: DA Larry Krasner extended interview
DA Larry Krasner discusses defunding the police and the future of public safety with WHYY Community Engagement Editor Christopher Norris in this extended interview.
4 years ago
Police reimagined: The future of public safety, part 4
WHYY's Community Engagement Editor Christopher Norris leads a discussion on defunding the police & the future of public safety.
4 years ago
Weekend of violence claims one of Philly’s hottest rising rappers at age 18
Aamir Johnson Daye, aka D4M Skiano, was loved by fans, friends, teachers and family.
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