
Public Safety
Girard Academic Music student: Do not ignore the youngest of us in gun law debate
Adults are constantly telling our youth that ... not only does our opinion not matter, but we don’t have the capabilities to imprint a change.
7 years ago
Mastery Charter student: ‘Proud to stand’ with strong youth to push for better gun laws
17 minutes is not enough to voice our concerns and highlight the fear that we hold within ourselves every day.
7 years ago
Bomb destined for Austin explodes at FedEx facility near San Antonio
It's the fifth explosion of a device either in Austin or meant to be delivered to the city.
7 years ago
Survivor of school shooting to use his ‘white privilege’ to offset racial disparities in coverage
The 17-year-old said they "have to use our white privilege" to make sure all people who have died in gun violence can be heard.
7 years ago
Students: 1 million expected at anti-gun-violence marches
More than 800 March for Our Lives demonstrations are planned around the world this Saturday.
7 years ago
All victims recovered in Miami bridge collapse, police say
"We're pretty confident that no one's left," police said, though recovery efforts would continue.
7 years ago
State: Voicemail about cracking in bridge wasn’t picked up
An engineer left a voicemail two days before a catastrophic bridge failure in Miami, but the voicemail wasn't picked up until after the collapse.
7 years ago
Thinking of my teachers and the absurdity of arming them
America’s teachers don’t need guns. What they need is a commitment to preserve schools as places where students and staff feel safe and nourished.
7 years ago
Former Philly cop, now Upper Darby chief, offers nuanced take on halting gun violence
'I’m not against the NRA, but I’m not for the NRA,' says Upper Darby Police Superintendent Michael Chitwood.
7 years ago
Listen 14:14After bombings, Austinites come together to emphasize unity over fear
Organized by the Austin Justice Coalition and Austin Black Lives Matter, the gathering was an opportunity for neighbors to come together and get to know one another.
7 years ago
‘We knew in our hearts we had to do it:’ Behind the scenes of one Philly school’s walkout
Wednesday’s protests were officially about gun control. But they were was as much about young people stretching their voices, finding their place in the world.
7 years ago
Listen 5:12Gov. Wolf creates Pa. school safety task force, no students included
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf has created a new statewide task force to examine ways to improve safety for the state’s schoolchildren.
7 years ago
Pedestrian bridge collapses at university in Florida; several hurt
A newly-installed pedestrian bridge collapsed Thursday at Florida International University, trapping at least five vehicles underneath.
7 years ago
Pa. educators decry Trump’s proposed school security cuts
"National approaches to school safety" are on the agenda Thursday as the Pennsylvania House Education Committee meets in Harrisburg for a hearing on school safety measures.
7 years ago
Some N.J. districts discouraged students from participating in school walkout
Not all of the events in New Jersey occurred with the blessing of school administrators. Some didn’t occur at all.
7 years ago