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Public Safety

Kelli McIntyre and Andy Trackman check out walking conditions along Germantown Avenue during a FeetFirstPhilly walk audit. (Meir Rinde/PlanPhilly)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
PlanPhilly

What a walk along Germantown Avenue reveals: Tough going for pedestrians

Kelli McIntyre stood in light rain on Germantown Avenue, holding a clipboard and watching as car after car ignored a “Do Not Enter” sign

7 years ago

Delaware has tested nearly 900 rape kits that had languished, untested, in police stations and hospitals -- some for more than three decades.  (Courtesy of Delaware Criminal Justice Council)
NewsWorks Tonight
Courts & Law

Rape kit-testing effort spurs arrest in 2014 assault; Del. officials expect more matches

Delaware officials have made their first arrest under the sexual assault kit initiative.

7 years ago

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California Highway Patrol Sgt. Jaimi Kenyon blows into a alcohol breathalyzer during a demonstration of devices used to test drivers suspected of impaired driving May 2017, in Sacramento, Calif. Lawmakers and police are hoping new devices will be developed to effectively test for marijuana use by drivers. (Rich Pedroncelli/AP)
NPR
Courts & Law

The pot breathalyzer is here. Maybe

With few accurate roadside tools to detect pot impairment, police have to rely largely on field sobriety tests developed to fight drunk driving or old-fashioned observation.

7 years ago

Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo announced the end of the department's investigation of the October 2017 mass shooting in Las Vegas on Friday. Lombardo told reporters that officials could not determine a
NPR
Courts & Law

Las Vegas shooting investigation closed. No motive found

As the end of the probe was announced on Friday, officials still could not explain the "why."

7 years ago

U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez said 3D plastic guns could be detrimental to safety at Amtrak stations and airports. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Menendez says 3D guns undermine transportation security

Menendez says guns made from plastic parts undermine all the security efforts the nation’s already put in place.

7 years ago

Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson, third right, speaks with media members following a hearing where a federal judge issued a temporary restraining order to stop the release of blueprints to make untraceable and undetectable 3D-printed plastic guns, Tuesday, July 31, 2018, in Seattle. Ferguson was among eight Democratic attorneys general who filed a lawsuit Monday seeking to block the federal government's settlement with the company that makes the plans available online. They also sought a restraining order, arguing the 3D guns would be a safety risk. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Courts & Law

Dispute over 3D-printed guns raises many legal issues

The gun industry calls the outcry an overreaction that preys on unwarranted fears about a firearm that can barely shoot a round or two without disintegrating.

7 years ago

(Big Stock photo)
Politics & Policy

New Jersey AG calls temporary ban on 3D gun blueprints a victory

New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal said if the state finds other websites that offer those gun blueprints, he’ll take them down.

7 years ago

Family members of Michael White, 20, charged in the stabbing death of Sean Shellenger, 37, pray during a vigil at True Gospel Tabernacle in South Philadelphia.
Community

Supporters of suspect in Center City killing pray for reduced charges

Reports have been circulating that city District Attorney Larry Krasner may seek reduced charges against Michael White.

7 years ago

Ryan Burke, one of the former fraternity members charged in the hazing death of Penn State student Timothy Piazza, pleaded guilty Wednesday. (Min Xian/ WPSU)
Courts & Law

Penn State frat member gets house arrest over pledge death

The first member of a PSU frat to plead guilty in connection with the death of a pledge was sentenced to three months' house arrest.

7 years ago

A passenger looks over planes sitting on the tarmac at LaGuardia Airport in New York City on Nov. 22. A previously undisclosed TSA program flags passengers for observation, and undercover air marshals observe their behavior — including whether they make calls or send texts as they travel, The Boston Globe reports. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

TSA’s ‘Quiet Skies’ program tracks, observes travelers in the air

The marshals take notes on the targeted traveler's behavior, sending detailed reports to the TSA.

7 years ago

3D printed gun (Defense Distributed/ Instagram)
NewsWorks Tonight
Courts & Law

N.J., Pa. join effort to block online instructions for 3D-printed guns

As of Monday evening, officials said, 1,000 people have already downloaded blueprints for AR-15 rifles.

7 years ago

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NewsWorks Tonight
Community

NewsWorks Tonight, July 30, 2018

Pennsylvania and New Jersey’s Attorneys General try to block 3-D guns from being downloaded in their states. Shanita Hubbard discus ...

Air Date: July 30, 2018

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Extreme risk protection laws give families an avenue to temporarily seize guns from a person in crisis. (Lisa Marie Pane/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Pa. GOP lawmaker cajoling colleagues to join ‘red flag’ bill

Five states have similar laws in effect, and around thirty more are considering them.

7 years ago

The South Pool of New York's 9/11 Memorial, which honors victims of the attacks. On Wednesday, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, announced it identified the remains of Scott Michael Johnson, a 26-year-old securities analyst. (Craig Ruttle/AP Photo)
NPR
Community

9/11 victim identified, nearly 17 years later

About 40 percent of victims still await identification.

7 years ago

A volunteer hauls a hose past flooded homes as he and others help pump water out Wednesday, July 25, 2018, in Tremont, Pa. Days of drenching rains are closing roads, sending creeks and streams over their banks and prompting some evacuations in central Pennsylvania. (Jacqueline Larma/AP Photo)
Community

Pa. officials preach caution, but say worst of flood likely over

One hundred and twenty five state roads are still flooded, and 2,900 people remain without power.

7 years ago

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