/tags/public-safety Public Safety en-US Copyright Thu, 22 Aug 2024 17:25:20 GMT /politics/2024-08-22/mark-robinson-safety-plan-governor-election North Carolina Republican gubernatorial nominee Mark Robinson has a public safety plan billed as focusing on building up police, fighting violence and drugs and keeping criminals behind bars. The sitting lieutenant governor unveiled the proposal on Wednesday in Statesville. Thu, 22 Aug 2024 17:25:20 GMT /politics/2024-08-22/mark-robinson-safety-plan-governor-election Associated Press /news/2023-12-01/rural-wake-county-fire-departments-get-bulletproof-vests-helmets Wake County has distributed ballistic vests and helmets to firefighters in 17 departments that serve rural areas. Fri, 01 Dec 2023 19:46:11 GMT /news/2023-12-01/rural-wake-county-fire-departments-get-bulletproof-vests-helmets Will Michaels /health/2023-09-18/greensboro-tries-new-approach-to-curb-gun-violence The Gate City is taking a page from some larger cities, developing a violence interruption program to help make neighborhoods safer. Mon, 18 Sep 2023 21:49:22 GMT /health/2023-09-18/greensboro-tries-new-approach-to-curb-gun-violence Isabel Lewis, North Carolina Health News /business-economy/2019-08-23/making-any-place-home-crawford-edition My mom, Shekema Crawford, is really good at moving. She knows exactly what to do with everything. She knows what to keep and what to get rid of.My mother… Fri, 23 Aug 2019 16:54:32 GMT /business-economy/2019-08-23/making-any-place-home-crawford-edition Da'Mon Crawford-James /law/2019-06-26/bail-reform-project-in-western-north-carolina-offers-promise Two Western North Carolina counties are hoping to revamp the money bail system in the interest of public safety and making better use of taxpayer… Wed, 26 Jun 2019 16:44:33 GMT /law/2019-06-26/bail-reform-project-in-western-north-carolina-offers-promise Dana Terry, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2019-06-26/bail-reform-project-in-western-north-carolina-offers-promise Two Western North Carolina counties are hoping to revamp the money bail system in the interest of public safety and making better use of taxpayer… Wed, 26 Jun 2019 16:44:33 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2019-06-26/bail-reform-project-in-western-north-carolina-offers-promise Dana Terry, Frank Stasio /law/2018-05-18/greensboro-plans-to-inspect-apartment-building-after-fire-killed-5-children A petition is circulating to demand a thorough housing inspection of a low-income housing apartment building in Greensboro. Five children, who were… Fri, 18 May 2018 14:54:55 GMT /law/2018-05-18/greensboro-plans-to-inspect-apartment-building-after-fire-killed-5-children Rebecca Martinez /politics/2015-06-09/undocumented-immigrants-could-apply-for-nc-driving-permits-under-republican-plan Rep. Harry Warren likes to wear flag pins on his jacket: One with the U.S. flag, and another with the North Carolina flag. On Tuesday morning, he sported… Tue, 09 Jun 2015 23:36:57 GMT /politics/2015-06-09/undocumented-immigrants-could-apply-for-nc-driving-permits-under-republican-plan Jorge Valencia /law/2015-06-02/raleigh-cant-find-enough-competent-lifeguards-to-keep-summer-pool-hours Fewer teens are becoming lifeguards at local city pools.Raleigh has had to cut hours at its city pools because it's fallen 40 slots short of its hiring… Tue, 02 Jun 2015 11:21:58 GMT /law/2015-06-02/raleigh-cant-find-enough-competent-lifeguards-to-keep-summer-pool-hours Rebecca Martinez /politics/2015-01-22/death-rides-the-rails Railroads across America carry hundreds of billions of dollars of toxic materials every year. The body charged with regulating the industry, the Federal… Thu, 22 Jan 2015 17:03:48 GMT /politics/2015-01-22/death-rides-the-rails Hady Mawajdeh, Frank Stasio