Public Safety

The governor says performing background checks on long guns won’t change firearm sales much.

Parkway Center City High School students invite Philadelphia lawmakers to forum on gun violence and racial discrimination.

A white van has struck multiple pedestrians in the North York area of Toronto. The driver was located and arrested, said police.

Authorities had mounted a massive manhunt for 29-year-old Travis Reinking, after the Sunday morning attacks.

Waffle House called it a sad day for the restaurant's family.

Plane crashes are rare, but when they happen, people often survive them.

For the second time in as many months, high school students around the country walked out of school to protest gun violence and call for more gun control.

Legislators in the First State are still actually working toward passing small but meaningful gun control legislation. That said, things are moving slowly.

Just as it's done every year since April 20, 1999, Columbine High School will be closed and students will hold a day of service to commemorate the tragedy.

There are more than 2,500 walkouts across the country registered through their website.

Despite some agreement on the importance of the issue, lawmakers are struggling mightily with solutions.

Aimed at preventing gun violence, the measure is one of several the governor supports.

Slide Fire Solutions, based in Moran, Texas, posted a message saying it will stop taking orders at midnight on May 20.

A Southwest pilot who made an emergency landing after the jet apparently blew an engine, got hit by shrapnel and lost a window, is being praised for her "nerves of steel."

Delaware State Police are patrolling the roads in unmarked cars, looking for drivers breaking the state's distracted-driving laws.