Public Safety
The school shooting threat was linked back to a 10-year-old student. And just after 11 a.m., Cumberland County College in Vineland, New Jersey, lifted its lockdown.
7 years ago
Walmart sets age of 21 to buy firearms, ammunition
Walmart said its decision came after the company reviewed its firearm sales policy in light of the mass shooting in Parkland, Florida.
7 years ago
Following student protests, Cherry Hill mayor favors armed security in schools
But Mayor Chuck Cahn says he does not support arming teachers.
7 years ago
Listen 5:27Toomey proposes moderate gun control, tangles with Trump
In the meeting, Trump bucked the GOP line and appeared to come to a position on gun control that is well outside Toomey's — and most Republicans' — comfort zone.
7 years ago
Listen 3:02A new group promises long-term support for Puerto Rican hurricane evacuees
This is a first step towards creating the long-term recovery strategy that city officials and community advocates have struggled to create in the five months since the storm.
7 years ago
Helen Ubiñas: Gun control and everyday violence must not be ignored
Ubiñas, a longtime commentator on gun violence in Philadelphia, read her column, "Everyday gun violence must be part of gun control reckoning," on NewsWorks Tonight.
7 years ago
Listen 3:22Teaching kids to deal with stress as part of answer to school violence, Carney says
When it comes to making schools safer, Delaware Gov. John Carney says teaching kids how to deal with the stress of life is an important element.
7 years ago
In wake of Florida shooting, Pa. schools and police are on high alert
In York County, Central York School District has been closed for two days as police seek to learn who posted threatening messages online.
7 years ago
Trump’s reality check: A combat soldier says arming teachers is ‘asinine’
Trump is still abuzz about arming teachers. For the second straight day, he played the monkey to the NRA organ grinder. Let's rebut his blather with the help of a soldier.
7 years ago
New Jersey joins three other states in ‘gun safety’ coalition
A task force will trace and intercept illegal guns and focus on sharing information about individuals who might pose a threat.
7 years ago
The very stable genius wants schools to lock and load
So Trump wants to arm the teachers, to militarize the schools. Naturally, he plucked that beaut straight from the NRA playbook.
7 years ago
Philly area lawmakers oppose Trump plan to cut Amtrak funding
The budget plan proposes cutting in half the federal subsidy for Amtrak, including slicing grants to the Northeast Corridor by $128 million.
7 years ago
Listen 5:00‘Red flag’ firearm-restraining legislation considered in New Jersey, Delaware
The measures allow family members and law enforcement agents to petition a judge to restrict a person’s access to guns — if they believe that person could be a threat.
7 years ago
At Philly vigil for Florida shooting victims, a call for tougher gun laws
Naiser Robinson, 17, said hearing about the Florida shooting made him think of his friend Cece Johnson who was 16 when he was caught in a fatal crossfire.
7 years ago
A fire alarm sounds, then gunfire erupts: Stay or flee?
As in many U.S. schools, students and teachers at the school had trained for both responses, just not at the same time.
7 years ago