Public Safety
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
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
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
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
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 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
Listen 1:10One 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 1:31Political 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 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
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
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
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
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
With ‘culture of consent’ still work in progress, Philly woman markets wearable distress signal
Philadelphia entrepreneur Yasmine Mustafa took a trip that inspired her own effort to protect women from sexual assault.
8 years ago
Student-led ‘Town Hall For Our Lives’ draws big crowd, many views in Delaware
New Castle, Delaware hosted a packed town hall style meeting on gun violence Saturday.
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