Public Safety
Maryland newsroom shooting that left 5 dead was ‘targeted attack’
Acting Anne Arundel County Police Chief William Krampf confirmed an adult male suspect is in custody and being interrogated by law enforcement.
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5 killed, others wounded at Maryland newspaper shooting
A single shooter killed five people Thursday and wounded others at a newspaper in Annapolis, Maryland, and police said a suspect was in custody.
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Prosecutor files terrorism charge against 19-year-old N.J. man
A 19-year-old man who authorities allege threatened to shoot students and faculty at his high school graduation is now facing an additional charge of terrorism.
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Making schools safer: Harsh consequences, or second chances?
The debate in many ways comes down to this: What's more important — cold steel or warm hugs? Harsh consequences or second chances?
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‘White civil rights rally’ approved for D.C. in August
The park service has given initial approval to hold a "white civil rights rally" on Aug. 11 and 12.
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Bump stock ban, limited firearm controls pass House committee
Over the course of two days this week, a state House panel pushed forward a raft of gun control measures that have accumulated in the chamber in recent months.
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Vision Zero panel hears stark stories of traffic-safety horror
Tales of horror and tragedy, of loved ones lost or grievously wounded by automobiles, rolled out in waves before a handful of City Council members.
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New Castle County police: Leash your dog or pay up
To ensure the safety of visitors to New Castle County parks, police officers are cracking down on their enforcement of the county’s dog off-leash code.
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2nd arrest in deadly shooting at New Jersey arts festival
Authorities have made a second arrest stemming from a deadly shooting at a 24-hour arts and music festival in New Jersey.
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After festival shooting, will Trenton arts recover?
Artists and community organizers take stock of the Trenton's successful Art All Night event in the aftermath of a deadly shooting.
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‘I have to continue’: A Parkland survivor speaks about her activism
Aalayah Eastmond narrowly survived the Feb. 14 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Fighting for change ever since, she will visit Philly on Monday.
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Listen 4:42‘There’s more to this community’: Trenton reels after shooting at arts festival
Art All Night, put on every June for 12 years, has been a bright spot in New Jersey’s long-struggling state capitol.
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Listen 3:44FEMA blamed delays in Puerto Rico on Maria; agency records tell another story
Internal briefing documents show FEMA never had 500 generators on the island before the storm — it had 25.
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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.
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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.
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