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Public Safety

This Oct. 31, 2014, photo provided by Patrick Carns shows Timothy Piazza, (center), with his parents Evelyn and James Piazza, during Hunterdon Central Regional High School football's 'Senior Night' at the high school's stadium in Flemington, N.J. (Patrick Carns via AP)
Courts & Law

Pa. AG Shapiro drops manslaughter, assault in Penn State frat death case

Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced the decision Tuesday.

8 years ago

Dominique London weeps as she calls out the names of students killed by gun violence during an assembly at Mastery Shoemaker charter school.
Education

Packed crowd in West Philly presses mayor and police on gun violence

Mastery Charter Schools hosted its first ever “action assembly” in West Philadelphia Monday night to engage public officials about how to make their neighborhoods safer.

8 years ago

Interior of 30th Street Station in Philadelphia. (Shutterstock, file)
Community

Audit finds security lapses at 30th Street Station

The audit of 30th Street Station was conducted by Amtrak's inspector general.

8 years ago

Delaware Gov. John Carney signs the Beau Biden Gun Violence Prevention Act at the Biden Institute on the University of Delaware's Newark campus. (Paul Parmelee/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Politics & Policy

Five years later, Beau Biden gun bill finally becomes law

Legislation aimed at keeping guns from those with mental illness is now law in Delaware, five years after it was proposed by former Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden.

8 years ago

Listen 2:17
Protesters call for the release of Mumia Abu-Jamal, convicted in 1982 of murdering a Philadelphia police officer, chant outside the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Mumia Abu-Jamal case back in court in Philly for hearing on latest appeal effort

Mumia Abu-Jamal was convicted of the 1981 murder of Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner.

8 years ago

Collection of hunting rifles (Bigstockphoto.com)
Courts & Law

Del. Senate passes bill to keep guns out of the hands of mentally ill

The mental health bill would keep firearms out of the hands of those who present a danger to themselves or others.

8 years ago

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Wolf pushes GOP lawmakers to extend Pa. gun sale background check

The governor says performing background checks on long guns won’t change firearm sales much.

8 years ago

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.

8 years ago

Listen 2:01
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.

8 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.

8 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.

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.
Health

After air accidents, survivors grapple with flying again

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

8 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.

8 years ago

Listen 1:57
(Rob Tornoe/for WHYY)
First
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

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