
Public Safety
Trenton arts festival had been on the verge of being shut down before gunfire
Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo Onofri says it appears that several Trenton-area gangs had a dispute at the venue, and multiple suspects began shooting at each other.
7 years ago
Murphy expands N.J. gun control with six new laws
The measures include a background check requirement for private gun sales, a ban on armor-piercing bullets and a 10-round limit on gun magazine capacity.
7 years ago
Puerto Rico releases data on hundreds of deaths following Hurricane Maria
The island's government still lists the official death toll from the hurricane as 64 despite evidence that it's vastly under-counted.
7 years ago
Small post-fire rooming-house reforms advance in City Council
Philadelphia’s Department of Licenses and Inspections has been pushing for legislative reforms to change how the city regulates group living facilities.
7 years ago
Philly students take steps to demand action on gun violence
Annual demonstration brings hundreds of young people to Philadelphia Museum of Art steps to call for changes in gun laws.
7 years ago
Listen 1:52New Wilmington crime mapping tool aims at improving transparency
The city of Wilmington has launched an online crime mapping program aimed at improving transparency, and the police department’s interaction with the public.
7 years ago
Man displayed ‘disturbing’ sign referencing bomb in Wildwood, police say
A Pennsylvania man was arrested Monday morning after displaying a sign referencing a bomb in a Wildwood supermarket parking lot, authorit ...
7 years ago
Parkland students to make bus tour to register young voters
A day after graduating, a group of Florida high school shooting survivors announced they'll spend their summer crisscrossing the country
7 years ago
1 worker dead after building partially collapses in Philly
Authorities say a contractor died after a North Philadelphia building partially collapsed, trapping him and another worker.
7 years ago
A novelist and psychiatrist reflect on school shootings
Guests: Tom McAllister, Steven Berkowitz The aftermath of a school shooting is the subject of Philadelphia author ...
Air Date: June 4, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 49:14Not just Starbucks: Shopping while black
Being a black, Muslim woman who wears a hijab, this isn’t the first time Nekia Pressley has faced discrimination
7 years ago
Listen 1:18Rescuers seeking 1 man still missing in Maryland flooding
ELLICOTT CITY, Md. (AP) — One man remained missing after flash flooding tore down historic Main Street in Ellicott City, Maryland, and ...
7 years ago
Student says science teacher tackled Indiana school shooter
A male student opened fire at a suburban Indianapolis middle school Friday morning, wounding another student and a teacher before being taken into custody, authorities said.
7 years ago
To better counsel patients, doctors try handling firearms themselves
Emergency medicine doctor Emmy Betz wanted to get more comfortable with guns. Pistol instructor and family physician Michael Victoroff had a proposal for her.
7 years ago
Listen 12:55Moment of silence won’t save lives, N.J. congresswoman shouts. ‘Do something!’
It was as if 'God kicked her out of her seat,' and U.S. Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman heard herself yelling.
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