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Public Safety

A roadblock is set a block away from the scene of an apparent mass shooting in Sacramento, Calif., Sunday, April 3, 2022.
Community

California mass shooting: 6 dead, 12 injured in Sacramento

Police in California are searching for at least one suspect in connection with a mass shooting early Sunday that claimed six lives and left 12 other people injured.

3 years ago

Vehicles are under water during flooding in Norristown
Community

How is Montgomery County preparing for future floods?

The county is now acquiring land where three homes were damaged by Hurricane Ida along the Perkiomen Trail in Perkiomen Township, on a flood plain.

3 years ago

A man walks with a bicycle in a street damaged by shelling in Mariupol
Community

Ukraine: Russians leaving Chernobyl after radiation exposure

Its forces seized the Chernobyl site in the opening stages of the Feb. 24 invasion, raising fears that they would cause damage or disruption that could spread radiation.

3 years ago

A Philadelphia police officer walks past the scene of a shooting in LOVE Park. A 29-year-old man was killed. A security guard for Christmas Village has been charged
Courts & Law

Philly police ‘can’t keep up’ with rising homicide rate, Outlaw says

In a bi-weekly gun violence update, Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said the crime rate is rising in areas targeted for crime prevention.

3 years ago

Olga and Oleksandr hug as they wait beside a vehicle painted with the word
NPR
Community

Maternity patients among 20,000 civilians forcibly deported to Russia, Mariupol says

Under the Geneva Conventions, it is a war crime for an occupying power to deport people to any other country or territory during an international conflict.

3 years ago

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Education
6abc

Sanitizer found in milk cartons at Camden school, students sent to hospital out of caution

The district said many cartons were filled with the sanitizer, sealed and then shipped out with the milk.

3 years ago

A man walks in his apartment ruined after the Russian shelling in Kyiv
Community

Russia hits near Kyiv, other city despite vows to scale back

The shelling further tempered optimism about possible progress in talks aimed at ending the punishing war.

3 years ago

Helicopter footage shows Levittown Lanes on fire in Bucks County.
Community
6abc

Massive 3-alarm fire destroys Levittown Lanes bowling alley in Bucks County

The fire started around 5:15 a.m. Wednesday at Levittown Lanes on the 8800 block of New Falls Road.

3 years ago

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Education

West Chester University police officers trained on social media surveillance using a controversial group’s course

The course, offered by the controversial group Street Cop Training, teaches police how to mine social media for personal info and create dummy accounts.

3 years ago

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Car crash on snowy highway is shown.
Community
6abc

5 dead after pileup on Pennsylvania highway that was caught on video

Dozens of drivers lost control of their vehicles and slammed into each other during a snow squall on Monday.

3 years ago

A Ukrainian serviceman guards his position in Mariupol, Ukraine, Saturday, March 12, 2022. Ukraine’s military says Russian forces have captured the eastern outskirts of the besieged city of Mariupol. In a Facebook update Saturday, the military said the capture of Mariupol and Severodonetsk in the east were a priority for Russian forces. Mariupol has been under siege for over a week, with no electricity, gas or water
Community

Russia says it will cut back operations near Ukraine capital

Russia’s deputy defense minister said that Moscow has decided to “fundamentally ... cut back" operations near the capital and another major city to “increase mutual trust."

3 years ago

A sign announcing the gun violence prevention hotline is shown in the foreground, with elected officials speaking at a podium in the background.
Community

Gun violence prevention hotline aims to connect Philadelphians to resources

The City of Philadelphia has added a gun violence prevention hotline to its 2-1-1 services, to link callers with jobs, counseling, and other help.

3 years ago

A Delaware police officer holds up a body camera.
Community

Eight months after mandating police body cams statewide, Delaware program not off the ground

It’s “disheartening” that state police and some two dozen smaller agencies still don’t have body cameras, says lawmaker who sponsored the mandate.

3 years ago

Smoke and flames rise from a Saudi Aramco oil facility in Saudi Arabia's Red Sea coastal city of Jeddah, on March 25, 2022, following a reported Yemeni rebels attack. (Andrej Isakovic/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

The Saudi Formula 1 race will go on despite a Houthi missile attack near the track

Missile and drone attacks by Houthi rebels targeted the Saudi Aramco oil facility in Jeddah — not far from the auto racetrack in the city.

3 years ago

Flags wave in the wind from a building on the at Temple University campus in Philadelphia, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Community

Temple announces new security measures for students living off campus

The protections come in the wake of a string of shootings in the area near campus.

3 years ago

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