Public Safety
A guide: How to prepare your home for coronavirus
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is telling Americans that they should be prepared for the possibility of a COVID-19 outbreak in their community.
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As testing quickly ramps up, expect more U.S. coronavirus cases
As labs across the United States quickly ramp up their ability to test for the novel coronavirus, public health officials are anxiously awaiting results.
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Virus’ effect on world economy grows more alarming
Concerns about the coronavirus outbreak's threat to the world economy grew Saturday.
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Temple closing Italy campus over coronavirus; students told to leave
Temple University says students in Italy will have to make their own arrangements and fly home as the school closes its satellite campus in the European nation.
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Facing lifeguard recruitment problems, Shore town significantly raises pay
Stone Harbor has responded to a problem of recruiting and retaining lifeguards through a significant pay hike.
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Sakeenah Benjamin was 10 years old when her cousin was killed right around the corner from her house. Sixteen years later, she is still dealing with the pain.
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Multiple people dead in Milwaukee shooting at Molson Coors
Police tweeted that there was no longer an active threat. Authorities did not immediately release details about the shooter or how the shooting unfolded.
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Health officials warn Americans to start planning for spread of coronavirus in U.S.
The CDC is urging Americans to start to prepare for the possibility of more aggressive measures to stop the spread of the new coronavirus in the United States.
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Forest fire near I-80, Appalachian Trail mostly contained
A forest fire burning through a hiking area that is crossed by the Appalachian Trail and a major interstate highway was 80% contained, New Jersey fire officials said.
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Judge dismisses federal lawsuit in blaze that killed 3 Wilmington firefighters
The lawsuit blames the “rolling bypass’’ policy and staffing levels. A judge ruled that the firefighters’ constitutional rights were not violated, but plaintiffs will appeal.
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When every second counts, bilingual firefighters make the difference in Chesco
Union Fire Company has struggled to serve its Latino community in the past, but new efforts to recruit Spanish-speakers are making progress.
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Listen 4:24Two arrested in connection to quadruple shooting in North Philly
The afternoon shooting on West Thompson Street claimed the life of 19-year-old Yaniyah Foster, who died Wednesday at Temple University Hospital after being shot in the head.
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Why Philly’s ‘Safe Bars’ program stalled, and how it might get fixed
Other cities have been much more successful in adopting the sexual violence prevention training.
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EPA makes long-awaited start to setting health limits for two PFAS chemicals
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday took its first, and long-awaited, step toward regulating the presence of two toxic PFAS chemicals in drinking water
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