Public Safety
Police suspect high-end car theft ring after two chases on Long Beach Island
Police are warning Long Beach Island residents to be vigilant after the theft of a high-end vehicle and subsequent pursuits early Thursday.
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Construction workers injured in partial house collapse on Long Beach Island
Two construction workers were injured when a house they were working on suffered a partial collapse, authorities said.
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20-year-old man dies in Philadelphia car crash as fatality rate spikes
2020 has been an especially deadly year on Philadelphia roads.
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Want answers to Philly gun violence? Ask someone who’s lived it
More than 1,500 people have been shot in Philly this year. The city needs answers, and listening to John Solomon's story may be one place to start getting them.
Air Date: September 24, 2020
Listen 17:51Neighbors in the crossfire: Disadvantaged communities
Gun violence occurs in neighborhoods where poverty, poor education, the prevalence of illegal guns and drugs, and few job opportunities ultimately result in a lack of hope.
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NWS: N.J. rip currents ‘life-threatening’ to anyone who enters ocean
Large swells up to eight feet high — generated by the distant Hurricane Teddy — are creating dangerous conditions and rip currents, according to the National Weather Service.
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AP source: Envelope addressed to White House contained ricin
The letter was intercepted at a government facility that screens mail addressed to the White House and President Donald Trump.
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Schuylkill to Susquehanna Greenway gets special state designation
The corridor passes through Chester, Montgomery and Lancaster Counties. The status gives completion of the trail higher funding priority.
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Gunmen fire shots at Camden officers’ home with baby inside
Police said the gunmen opened fire at the officers’ home on the 2900 block of Clinton Street late Tuesday night.
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‘A deadly epidemic’: Philly Council pushes city to declare gun violence emergency
“We need to do much more than we’re currently doing to address this crisis,” City Councilmember Jamie Gauthier said in introducing the new resolution.
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‘It leaves you speechless’: Incident at basketball court is Philly’s 21st mass shooting in 2020
At least five people were shot Wednesday night at Roberto Clemente Park in the Spring Garden section of the city, marking the 21st mass shooting this year.
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3 gunmen fire 55 shots, kill teen and man, injure 2 others at Philly playground
The shooting victims were on the basketball court at Roberto Clemente Park along 18th and Wallace streets in Spring Garden when multiple gunmen opened fire.
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Congressional inquiry faults Boeing and FAA failures for deadly 737 Max plane crashes
An investigation into the plane finds a "disturbing pattern" of Boeing design flaws, management failures and "grossly insufficient oversight by the FAA."
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Haze spreads across US as wildfires continue to tear through the West
Scientists link an increasing prevalence and intensity of wildfires to climate change, and residents are grappling with the dread that severe fire seasons are the new normal.
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Toxic chemicals at Salem County site sharply exceeded N.J. safety limits
The EPA says it’s working with the owner of the former DuPont plant to prevent spread to private water wells.
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