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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.

8 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.

8 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.

8 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.

8 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.

8 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.

8 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."

8 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.

8 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.

8 years ago

Listen 1:31
Daryl Boling
Speak Easy
Politics & Policy

Political leaders must address prolific access to assault weapons

The bottom line is this: The rights of individuals to live free from fear that friends and family might be the next victim of senseless gun violence should be paramount.

8 years ago

Delaware is offering $3,000 signing bonuses to new correctional officers. In this photo, Gov. John Carney (center, in dark suit) attends a memorial service for Lt. Steven Floyd, who was killed during an uprising by prison inmates in February 2017. (John Jankowski/for WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Delaware offers bonuses, higher salary to fill 260 prison guard vacancies

One in seven Delaware prison guard positions is vacant. The state is offering bonuses and higher pay to fill the jobs.

8 years ago

Emma Gonzalez,David Hogg,Cameron Kasky,Alex Wind
Speak Easy
Politics & Policy

The kids tell the adults to take a seat; they’ve got this

These kids didn’t spring suddenly from nowhere. They’ve been watching us, learning from our countless, self-imposed mistakes. I can’t wait to follow them into the future.

8 years ago

A backhoe works on the lot adjacent to 1855 N. 21st St., an illegal boarding house where 10 people are believed to have lived before a deadly fire struck last week.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Can better informed residents make neighborhoods safer, Philly Councilwoman asks with new bill

After a fire killed four residents of an illegal rooming house in North Philly last month, city leaders are wrestling with how to prevent similar tragedies from striking.

8 years ago

Police in Princeton, N.J. closed Nassau Street between Washington and Witherspoon streets after a person with a gun entered the Panera restaurant there. (Dana Difilippo/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Man killed in Panera standoff was armed with what turned out to be BB gun

New Jersey officials have released surveillance footage in last month's shooting death of an armed man inside the Panera Bread restaurant, near Princeton University's campus.

8 years ago

March for Our Lives
Speak Easy
Community

Hope vs. fear: A 13-year-old’s experience at the March for Our Lives

“Tell me what democracy looks like, THIS IS WHAT DEMOCRACY LOOKS LIKE!” ...

8 years ago

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