Public Safety
‘I’m still not calm’: Exhausted neighbors unsettled after North Philly police shooting
Normal life was turned upside down on Wednesday. A day later, people were still coming to grips with exactly what unfolded.
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Listen 1:44North Philly shooter had AR-15, to face ‘many charges’ as leaders call for gun control
Elected officials praised police handling of the Wednesday night shooting, and used the occasion to make passionate pleas for increased gun control.
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Philly DA Krasner may appeal dismissal of charges against driver who fatally struck cyclist
Philly DA Larry Krasner is reviewing “options” in case against driver who struck and killed bicyclist Emily Fredricks.
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As a Mexican immigrant, the El Paso shooting scared me, but I won’t be silent
The mass shootings in El Paso and Gilroy have horrified me. I won’t allow my fear to silence me. Instead, I will use it to resist and fight against white supremacy.
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Como inmigrante de México, El Paso me asustó, pero no permitiré que me silencie
Los asesinatos en El Paso y Gilroy me han horrorizado. Pero no permitiré que mi miedo me silencie, lo utilice para resistir y luchar contra la supremacía blanca.
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7-hour North Philly standoff ends without fatalities: Suspect surrenders, hostages free
The suspected gunman who allegedly opened fire on police officers in Philadelphia’s Nicetown-Tioga neighborhood is in custody
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Safe to join Boy Scouts? Some parents say policy upgrades help prevent abuse
To ensure their kids’ safety, some parents have set up their own protocols. Others say Boy Scouts of America has put in its own protective policies.
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Three horrific crashes at Delaware beaches last weekend renew safety calls
A driver died in a crash, a pedestrian was fatally struck by a state trooper’s vehicle and a bicyclist suffered head trauma on a six-mile stretch of Delaware beach highway.
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Listen 0:50Tornadoes possible at the Jersey Shore Tuesday
Severe thunderstorms are possible Tuesday at the Jersey Shore, and forecasters are not ruling out the potential for a few tornadoes.
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How a ‘red flag’ law could work in Pa. — and what stands in its way
The ACLU of PA dropped its opposition. The NRA hasn't.
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From pain to purpose: 5 ways to cope in the wake of trauma
There are strategies to counter the fear — and move forward.
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Elizabeth Warren’s new plan on guns has a goal: Reduce gun deaths by 80%
Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren introduced a sweeping gun control plan Saturday with the goal of reducing gun deaths by 80% through executive action and legislation.
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Walmart bans violent imagery, but not gun sales
Following shootings at two store locations, Walmart said in an internal memo that it would take down all imagery and stop playing videos that depicted violence.
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After complaints, Pa. senators return to drawing board on part of school safety law
A law to expand schools' security options in Pennsylvania now has some school law enforcement officers miffed.
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Senate will discuss gun proposals in September, McConnell says
"What we can't do is fail to pass something," McConnell told WHAS radio in Kentucky, adding, "the urgency of this is not lost on any of us."
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