Preventing the next mass shooting. That’s what Florida lawmakers were hoping to do when they passed the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act in 2018.

Sex trafficking and human smuggling make big headlines in Texas. They are both forms of human trafficking that victimizes many. Yet experts say another form of trafficking that is easier to accomplish is creating what many consider modern day slavery.

You don't have to go far to find workers who are burned out, fed up and looking for a new job.

Thanks to the pandemic, technology and just trends, traditional office life is becoming less appealing.

The local sheriff is speaking straight to the smallest of students -- elementary schoolers.

Armoured One builds special glass to slow down an attacker and provide more time for students and teachers to get to safety.

The Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training Center has seen an increase in training requests from law enforcement agencies, following the Robb Elementary School massacre.

The debate over school safety has reignited talks on everything from bulletproof shields to more funding for mental health services.

School districts around the country are working to beef up security measures. This school year, safety of students is top of mind more than ever. That's why school systems like Roanoke City are having to rethink the way they do things.

A quarter of Nightlock annual sales were shipped just in June, and the owners believe the tragic shootings in Uvalde and Oxford and school districts wanting to prepare for the upcoming school year contributed to the dramatic increase in sales.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Admiration reports an increase in traffic fatalities over the last two years. However, programs like Vision Zero have been adopted by cities around the country. The mission is to create safer roads for pedestrians, drivers, and cyclists.

It’s taken years and a lot of work to turn the city around. The solutions they found could work for other cities battling gun violence.

Experts with TTI said drivers slowing down, wearing seat belts and not being under the influence can help reduce the number of deaths on roads. However, researchers are also working on other ways to make roads safer.

Cracking down on drag racing and drifting is about more than arrests and impounding vehicles. Technology is playing a larger role, and meaningful change starts with drivers.

One of the deadliest accidents on U.S. roadways is cars going under semi-trucks. There's a way to prevent that.

Orlando has a dangerous track record of wrong-way driving. But most times, wrong-way driving in Orlando doesn't end in a crash.

Egg prices are up 59.9%, a rate not seen since 1973.

Got milk? If you need to buy some in the future, the question instead will be, Got money?

12% of Americans don’t have enough access to fresh food, according to the USDA. The health impacts of eating processed junk food are too long to list.

What do those terms mean and how have they become an issue for how elections are covered? An expert weighs in.

Groups across the state of Virginia work all year long to get students registered to vote in high school and college -- the idea being, if these students start young, they’ll vote their entire lives.

Voting: It’s one of the most American things we do every two years -- and along with it comes the peaceful transfer of power, democracy in action, and the voices of the people heard in the solemn right of civic duty.

When it comes to voting these days, it’s a bit of a hot topic.

Go into any store right now to buy pretty much anything, and you’ll find literal tons of plastic packaging. Goods are shrink-wrapped, sealed and stored, all in plastic.

Florida’s efforts to keep beaches clean and save lives in the ocean are taking a high-tech turn with the introduction of a cleaning robot.

For many of us, plastic bags are a way to get our groceries, and anything else we buy, home from the store.

As communities continue to grow, so does the amount of garbage. But cities and companies are struggling to keep workers willing to do these "dirty" jobs.

While we set aside one day a year to celebrate Earth Day and focus on ways each of us can protect our planet, there are things we can do every day that are simple and meaningful.

Friday marks Earth Day, and according to data released by the Environmental Protection Agency in 2018, the recycling rate in the U.S. was 32.1%, down from 34.5% in 2015.

If you’ve been to the gas pumps lately, or even listened to any news outlet, you’re likely well aware that gas prices are at a painful high.