Public Safety
More than a dozen shot, 3 dead, in rash of violent incidents in Philadelphia
A 15-year-old was among those killed and a pregnant woman was among those injured.
2 years ago
Coming to Philly this fall: Bike lane patrol officers
WHYY student interns Noel Chacko and Zora Ball explain how the Philadelphia Parking Authority plans to tackle illegal parking in bike lanes.
2 years ago
Author Salman Rushdie attacked on lecture stage in New York
His agent, Andrew Wylie, said the writer was on a ventilator, with a damaged liver, severed nerves in an arm and an eye he was likely to lose.
2 years ago
OSHA investigates deaths of Amazon workers in New Jersey
All three Amazon workers died within the past month and were employed at company facilities in New Jersey.
2 years ago
‘Faces you need to see’: Loved ones of violence victims share grief in new art exhibit
A new art exhibit at City Hall features gun violence co-victims, or people who’ve lost someone to homicide — stories often lost in the daily homicide count.
2 years ago
Officials: foul smells leaking from truck in Gloucester Co. ‘pose no risk’ to public
Residents complain of a “rotten egg smell” as far as Buena Vista Township in Atlantic County.
2 years ago
Man who tried to breach FBI office killed after standoff
The confrontation came as officials warned of an increase in threats against federal agents in the days following a search of former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate.
2 years ago
Violence interrupters try to stop shootings before they start by connecting people with jobs and other resources. A faith-based coalition is taking the model to the streets.
2 years ago
Listen 5:381 killed, multiple people injured after bus overturns on NJ Turnpike
At least one person is dead and several others are injured after a bus overturned on the New Jersey Turnpike in Woodbridge Tuesday night, according to state police.
2 years ago
Afghan man charged in killing of 2 Muslims in Albuquerque
Muhammad Syed, who is 51, was taken into custody a day earlier after a traffic stop more than 100 miles away.
2 years ago
Teen missing in Dover, Delaware found safe, Amber Alert canceled
Police in Dover, Delaware say a missing teen has been found safe and an Amber Alert has been canceled.
2 years ago
Drought Watch issued for entire state of New Jersey; residents urged to reduce water use
If conditions do not improve, officials say a declaration of a drought warning or a drought emergency may be necessary.
2 years ago
In 1996, she survived a shooting in N.J. Now she helps prevent them
Pamela Johnson, executive director of the Anti-Violence Coalition of Hudson County, said the Murphy administration helps fund her violence prevention strategies.
2 years ago
For decades, PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) have tainted the water, air, and soil — in the Delaware Valley region and across the country.
2 years ago
Blaze kills Pa. firefighter’s 10 relatives, 3 of them children
Investigators are looking into the fire in the community of Nescopeck.
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