Public Safety
At Delco ‘Safe Schools’ event, lessons from Sandy Hook shooting
A woman who lost her daughter in the Connecticut elementary school massacre still steels herself to tell the story. She does so to help others prepare for the next tragedy.
7 years ago
Delaware police officer attacked by pit bulls
Two pit bulls were put down after attacking a New Castle County police officer responding to a burglary call.
7 years ago
Philadelphia attorney recounts chaos of Vegas mass shooting
A Philadelphia attorney vacationing in Las Vegas found himself running for his life Sunday night, when a gunman began mowing down concert-goers in a mass shooting.
7 years ago
Gallup: Majority believe America would be safer if more Americans carried concealed weapons
NewsWorks Tonight host Dave Heller sits down for his weekly conversation with Gallup's Frank Newport to talk about trends in U.S. opinion.
7 years ago
Listen 0:00Cold case squad looks to solve New Castle County murders
The two-man unit scours all sources for information on unsolved murders in northern Delaware, from DNA evidence to social media.
7 years ago
Listen 0:00‘This is madness’: Philadelphians search for answers at vigil for Las Vegas victims
Speaker after speaker at Tuesday night's "Standing with Las Vegas" vigil in Philadelphia decried the tragedy and pleaded with Congress to enact sensible gun control laws.
7 years ago
Listen 0:00Vegas aftermath: If only Republicans cared about the already born
These alleged leaders have truly mastered the art of the worthless gesture.
7 years ago
How this South Jersey town is fighting a whack-a-mole of crime ‘hot spots’
When a city's crime rates goes up, it doesn't increase equally across all parts of town.
7 years ago
Listen 0:00Guests: Casey Morell, Frida Ghitis, Dannagal Young The carnage that occurred Sunday night in Las Vegas was the de ...
Air Date: October 3, 2017
Listen 49:15N.J. and Philly police react to Las Vegas massacre
The president of New Jersey's largest police union was at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino as the shooting occurred Sunday night.
7 years ago
Delaware softens ‘zero-tolerance’ policy for weapons at school
Students caught with weapons other than a gun at Delaware schools won’t automatically face being expelled under a bill signed into law Friday afternoon.
7 years ago
Dealing with anxiety, stress while waiting for news from Puerto Rico
For many of the more than 120,000 Puerto Rican Philadelphians, it's been a difficult week as they've been unable to get in touch with their relatives after Hurricane Maria.
7 years ago
ListenAttempted carjacking in Wilmington; suspect arrested
A woman was stabbed several times last night in the parking lot of the Shop Rite in Wilmington.
7 years ago
Man found fatally shot in idling car in Wilmington
A 33-year-old man has been found dead of a gunshot wound to the head in Wilmington.
7 years ago
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg visits Delaware
Disaster relief efforts was on the mind of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg as he visited with Delaware leaders and academics.
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