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Public Safety

PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Forcing small business owners to remove protective barriers endangers public safety, does not make our communities better

8 years ago

With smoke heavy in the air, a couple walks in the vicinity of a fire at the the Barclay Friends Senior Living Community in West Chester, Pa., Nov. 17. 2017. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Community

Deadly Chester County nursing home fire started on patio, investigators say

Last month's fire at the Barclay Friends in West Chester killed four and injured 27. Authorities now believe it ignited outside the nursing home on a covered patio.

8 years ago

House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., speaks after House Republicans held a closed-door strategy session on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Republican-led House passed a bill to make it easier for gun owners to legally carry concealed weapons across state line
NPR
Politics & Policy

House passes bill to allow ‘concealed carry’ across state lines

The move, pushed by the National Rifle Association, comes just weeks after mass shootings in Las Vegas and Texas.

8 years ago

PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

After cyclist’s death, protesters form “human-protected bike lane” to demand long-delayed street safety improvements

8 years ago

Firefighters at the scene of a fire at the the Barclay Friends Senior Living Community in West Chester, Pa., Friday, Nov. 17, 2017.
Community

Remains of four victims found in fire-ravaged West Chester nursing home [updated]

Investigators found two more bodies at the scene of a fire-gutted nursing home in West Chester Wednesday.

8 years ago

Philadelphia City Council honors civil rights activists at City Hall. (photo courtesy of council member Helen Gym's office)
NewsWorks Tonight
Education

Honoring the 50th anniversary of a pivotal student protest in Philadelphia

It's been 50 years since a seminal student protest shaped Philly and the legacy of Frank Rizzo. Participants gathered over the weekend to remember.

8 years ago

Listen 2:46
Photo, books and supplies litter the floor in this Indiana classroom during an intruder drill in 2016. Delaware requires schools to conduct two lockdown/active shooter drills a year. (Associated Press)
Education

Active shooter drills mandatory in Delaware schools

Richey Elementary School in Newport was in the middle of a typical midweek lunch hour. It was Wednesday, Oct. 18, and 100 of the 4 ...

8 years ago

Volunteers at Good Will Fire Company No. 2 help sort through donations for residents displaced by the five-alarm fire at Barclay Friends Senior Living Community in West Chester, Pa. (Shai Ben-Yaacov, WHYY)
Community

Community pitches in to support victims at Pa. senior living community

On Sunday, volunteers at the Good Will Volunteer Fire Company in West Chester sorted through large piles of donations for the roughly 160 residents displaced.

8 years ago

With smoke heavy in the air, a couple walks in the vicinity of a fire at the the Barclay Friends Senior Living Community in West Chester, Pa., Nov. 17. 2017. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

27 injured in fire at Pennsylvania senior living community

Officials say 27 people were treated for injuries after a fire ripped through a large nursing home complex in West Chester, Pennsylvania, Thursday night.

8 years ago

Listen 2:25
chester high school
Courts & Law

Chester basketball coach sues city, claiming police brutality

An assistant basketball coach has filed a federal civil-rights lawsuit claiming he was wrongly arrested and shocked with a stun gun after he hit a parked car last year.

8 years ago

Family and friends gather around a makeshift memorial for the victims of the First Baptist Church shooting at Sutherland Springs Baptist Church, Friday, Nov. 10, 2017, in Sutherland Springs, Texas. A man opened fire inside the church in the small South Texas community on Sunday, killing more than two dozen. (Eric Gay/AP Photo)
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

60% of Americans believe gun laws should be stricter, Gallup poll finds

NewsWorks Tonight host Dave Heller sits down for his weekly conversation with Gallup's Frank Newport to talk about trends in U.S. opinion.

9 years ago

Listen 5:25
Joel Snyder, housing case manager for the Salvation Army in Norristown, sets up cots for the homeless in the organization's basement gym. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

High winds, low temps prompt early Code Blue in Philadelphia area

Because of predicted low temperatures, Philadelphia and surrounding counties have declared the first Code Blue of the fall season. Here's some information to keep people safe.

9 years ago

(Steve Ruark/AP Photo, file)
First
Courts & Law

Reentry simulation shines light on recidivism in Delaware

Elected leaders, police officers and members of the criminal justice community walked a mile in a newly-released prisoner’s shoes.

9 years ago

Listen 6:00
An NJ Transit train pulls into the station (Mel Evans/AP, file)
Health

44 train engineers diagnosed with sleep apnea, sidelined

Dozens of New Jersey Transit train engineers have been sidelined because testing imposed after a deadly rail crash found they suffered from sleep apnea.

9 years ago

PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

No horsin’ around: L+I board upholds sanctions against carriage company

9 years ago

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