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A car enters the United States Postal Service Processing and Distribution Center in Los Angeles on Wednesday.
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NPR

Community

Postal Inspectors see suspicious package cases drop in recent years

The U.S. Postal Inspection Service opened 19 cases related to suspicious items or substances in Fiscal Year 2017.

8 years ago

A 12-member jury are deliberating charges against inmates allegedly involved in a prison riot (Cris Barrish/WHYY)

Courts & Law

‘Star witness’ testifies against fellow Delaware inmates in fatal prison hostage siege

A convicted murderer who once headed a notorious Baltimore prison gang testified Friday for Delaware prosecutors against four fellow inma ...

8 years ago

This Nov. 1, 2017, photo shows a van with windows covered with an assortment of stickers in Well, Fla. Federal authorities took Cesar Sayoc into custody on Friday, Oct. 26, 2018, and confiscated his van, which appears to be the same one, at an auto parts store in Plantation, Fla., in connection with the mail-bomb scare that has targeted prominent Democrats from coast to coast. (Courtesy of Lesley Abravanel via AP)

Courts & Law

Florida man charged after weeklong bomb-package scare

Law enforcement officials identified the man as Cesar Sayoc, 56, of Aventura, Florida.

8 years ago

Wilmington police and postal officials are investigating a suspicious package on the 1500 block of Lancaster Avenue. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)

Community

Two packages addressed to Biden intercepted in Delaware

None of the bombs have detonated and no one has been hurt.

8 years ago

(At left) Members of Mom Demand Action pose with Democratic lawmakers and candidates; (right), Delaware Gun Rights members man a table at a recent gun show. Founder Mitch Denham is at far right of photo. (Cris Barrish/WHYY; Courtesy of Mitch Denham)

Politics & Policy

Both sides of gun control debate mobilized for Delaware races

Delaware’s 2018 legislative season was dominated in large part by Gov. John Carney’s quest to reform the state’s gun laws in the wa ...

8 years ago

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Courts & Law

ProPublica

4 members of violent white supremacist group face riot charges, federal authorities say

The charges are against members of the Rise Above Movement.

8 years ago

New York City Police Dept. officers arrive outside the Time Warner Center, in New York, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018. A police bomb squad was sent to CNN's offices in New York City and the newsroom was evacuated because of a suspicious package. (Richard Drew/AP Photo)

Community

Crude pipe bombs sent to Obama, Clintons, CNN; no injuries

All the confirmed bombs appeared to come from the same person or persons.

8 years ago

Courts & Law

Female Uber passenger says she was assaulted, calls company’s business model ‘dangerous’ for women

A Philadelphia woman called an Uber car one fall afternoon, and the trip quickly took an ugly turn.

8 years ago

A message displayed on a window of a motel room in Panama City, Fla., where survivors continue to live amid the damage from Hurricane Michael. Family and friends are still trying to locate loved ones who survived the storm. (David Goldman/AP)

NPR

Community

Crowdsourcing to find survivors of Hurricane Michael

CrowdSource Rescue allows people to report someone who is unaccounted for or needs help. It lists them on a map that rescuers can use for deployment purposes.

8 years ago

PlanPhilly

Urban Planning

Roosevelt Boulevard speed cameras represent rare bipartisan win

Between 2011 and 2015, Roosevelt Boulevard’s 16-mile stretch has tallied six percent of the city’s total of crashes and 13 percent of its traffic fatalities.

8 years ago