Public Safety

Scot Peterson, if convicted, could get more than 96 years in prison. He is charged with criminal counts that include child neglect, culpable negligence and perjury.

The attacks have changed how America talks, prays and prepares for trouble. Today, the phrases "active shooter" and "shelter in place" need no explanation.

Christi Dewar, a government employee in Virginia Beach, says her co-worker Ryan Keith Cox died attempting to provide safety amid rapid gunfire.

A longtime city employee opened fire at a municipal building in Virginia Beach on Friday, killing 12 people and sending terrified co-workers scrambling for cover.

On Monday, 52 tornadoes may have touched down across eight states, says the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Police say a 90-year-old Delaware man refused to detour around a gay pride parade and plowed into an organizer trying to wave him away.

Responding to an assault, New Jersey state lawmakers are considering panic buttons for hotel workers.

A man and a woman are safe after they spent three hours clinging to their capsized sailboat in the Atlantic Ocean about 65 miles off Atlantic City.

Experts said there were tornadoes on Tuesday in Indiana, Bradford and Berks counties. There were no reports of injuries.

Many of New Jersey’s top political leaders met Tuesday to find solutions to reduce crime.

At least two victims are dead, including an 11-year-old girl, and about 17 others were injured in a mass stabbing attack near Tokyo, Tuesday morning.

A startup says many bikers don’t wear helmets because they don’t like the style or the inconvenience.

The quake struck at 2:41 a.m. and was centered in a vast nature preserve 57 miles east of the small town of Yurimaguas. Helping limit damage was the earthquake's depth.

New Jersey police say 10 people have been wounded following a shooting at a Trenton bar.

One bright spot is that more good tips are coming in from the public and state or local police, the majority of which are "spot on," the FBI official said.