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Public Safety

Students at Parkway Center City Middle College talk about their experiences with gun violence during a student-led forum with City Council President Darrell Clarke and Councilwoman Cindy Bass.
NewsWorks Tonight
Education

Philly students host forum on gun violence

Parkway Center City High School students invite Philadelphia lawmakers to forum on gun violence and racial discrimination.

7 years ago

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Police inspect a van suspected of being involved in a collision that killed at least 10 people and injured 15 others in Toronto on Monday. (Cole Burston/Getty Images)
NPR
Courts & Law

10 pedestrians killed, hit by van in Toronto, police say

A white van has struck multiple pedestrians in the North York area of Toronto. The driver was located and arrested, said police.

7 years ago

Don Aaron, public affairs manager for the Metro Nashville Police Department, speaks at a news conference Monday, April 23, 2018, in Nashville, Tenn., regarding the search for a gunman who opened fire Sunday at a Waffle House restaurant. A suspect police have identified as 29-year-old Travis Reinking shot and killed at least four people at the restaurant. (Mark Humphrey/AP Photo)
Community

Police: Waffle House suspect arrested near his apartment

Authorities had mounted a massive manhunt for 29-year-old Travis Reinking, after the Sunday morning attacks.

7 years ago

This photo provided by the Metro Nashville Police Department photo shows the rifle used in the deadly shooting at a Waffle House on Sunday in the Antioch neighborhood of Nashville. (AP)
NPR
Community

Naked gunman kills 4 in Waffle House shooting

Waffle House called it a sad day for the restaurant's family.

7 years ago

National Transportation Safety Board investigators examine damage to the engine of the Southwest Airlines plane that made an emergency landing at Philadelphia International Airport in Philadelphia on Tuesday, April 17, 2018.
Health

After air accidents, survivors grapple with flying again

Plane crashes are rare, but when they happen, people often survive them.

7 years ago

High school students lie down in the City Hall courtyard for a die-in, part of a national day of protest against gun violence on the 19th anniversary of the Columbine school shooting.
NewsWorks Tonight
Education

Trying to keep post-Parkland momentum, students again protest gun violence in Philly

For the second time in as many months, high school students around the country walked out of school to protest gun violence and call for more gun control.

7 years ago

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(Rob Tornoe/for WHYY)
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Politics & Policy

Ban it or not? Gun control opponents want it both ways

Legislators in the First State are still actually working toward passing small but meaningful gun control legislation. That said, things are moving slowly.

7 years ago

A orange ribbons adorns a fence after it was put there by a student during a walkout to protest gun violence on the soccer field behind Columbine High School Wednesday, March 14, 2018, in Littleton, Colo. More than 250 students took part in the short protest at Columbine, the scene of a mass school shooting on April 20, 1999. (David Zalubowski/AP Photo)
Community

Day of service, no walkout at Columbine on 19th anniversary

Just as it's done every year since April 20, 1999, Columbine High School will be closed and students will hold a day of service to commemorate the tragedy.

7 years ago

Lane Murdock, a high school sophomore, says she felt numb after the school shooting in Parkland, Fla., and knew it was time for her to try to make some change. (Christian Carter/WSHU)
NPR
Community

Meet the students who dreamed up Friday’s national school walkout

There are more than 2,500 walkouts across the country registered through their website.

7 years ago

A commission of Pennsylvania lawmakers and state officials is working in Harrisburg to come up with a plan to pay down the state's pension debt. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania House searching for a response to Parkland killings

Despite some agreement on the importance of the issue, lawmakers are struggling mightily with solutions.

7 years ago

Delaware Gov. John Carney signs legislation Wednesday that raises the maximum sentence for the illegal purchase, transfer or possession of a firearm. (Zoe Read/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Gov. Carney signs law increasing Delaware sentences for gun crimes

Aimed at preventing gun violence, the measure is one of several the governor supports.

7 years ago

A device called a
Community

Largest maker of bump stocks will stop accepting orders

Slide Fire Solutions, based in Moran, Texas, posted a message saying it will stop taking orders at midnight on May 20.

7 years ago

National Transportation Safety Board investigators examine damage to the engine of the Southwest Airlines plane that made an emergency landing at Philadelphia International Airport in Philadelphia on Tuesday, April 17, 2018.
Community

Pilot of Southwest flight with blown engine was Navy fighter

A Southwest pilot who made an emergency landing after the jet apparently blew an engine, got hit by shrapnel and lost a window, is being praised for her "nerves of steel."

7 years ago

Delaware State Police Cpl. Chris Garcia pulls over a car Thursday on Del. 1 in Kent County after a DSP spotter saw the driver talking on his cellphone without a hands-free device. (Provided)
Community

Delaware State Police cracking down on distracted driving

Delaware State Police are patrolling the roads in unmarked cars, looking for drivers breaking the state's distracted-driving laws.

7 years ago

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Southwest Airlines flight made an emergency landing in Philadelphia.
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

One dead after Southwest jet blows an engine, is forced to land at Philly

One passenger is dead after a Southwest Airlines flight made an emergency landing in Philadelphia Tuesday morning.

7 years ago

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