
Public Safety
Hoping to improve Pa. water-quality inspections, DEP to speed up trainings
Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection is working to speed up the training of several new water inspectors, in an ef ...
8 years ago
Coast Guard rescues 3 after 9-foot boat capsizes
A passing Coast Guard crew pulled three people from the water shortly after they saw the trio’s boat capsize off the Jersey Shore. ...
8 years ago
Delaware preschoolers have fun learning about safety
For 33 years, kids in New Castle County have learned things like how to dial 911 and stop, drop and roll through a beloved program called ...
8 years ago
Worker says warning about elevator risk before paralyzing Philly crash cost him his job
Was a former employee of the private company that oversees elevator maintenance at Philadelphia’s Criminal Justice Center a public ...
8 years ago
Good Samaritans rescue 5 people, dog after boat capsizes off N.J.
Good Samaritans rescued five people and a dog after a boat capsized off Cape May on Sunday. Capt. Rustin Cassway, operator of the ...
8 years ago
‘Remix’ host: Charlottesville a result of recent toxic racialized politics
The racially charged rally resulting in violence and loss of life in Charlottesville, Virginia has left the nation looking yet again for ...
8 years ago
Listen 9:30Medical Marijuna? Yes. This location? No.
On April 25, more than 300 residents of Mt. Airy filled the sanctuary of Oxford Presbyterian Church for a three-hour meeting to hear from ...
8 years ago
Hurricane Gert to remain at sea but rip current impact will be felt in N.J.
The second hurricane of the 2017 season will remain far from New Jersey but is set to generate rough ocean conditions, forecasters say. ...
8 years ago
Licenses & Inspections’ unresponsiveness makes Philadelphia less safe
The property code enforcement system is broken. The evidence is out on display for all to see. And it would be imprudent to think the cit ...
8 years ago
In Camden, a search for hope by candlelight
I go to way too many candlelight vigils. They are the sunset rituals where loved ones gather following a violent death, often held ...
8 years ago
Beach lifeguard disciplined for using cellphone while on duty
A lifeguard at a Jersey Shore beach has been disciplined after a beachgoer took a photo of him using his cellphone while on duty. ...
8 years ago