Courts & Law

Dwayne Pearson, 39, allegedly raped the girl in July and August. He faces three felony counts.

A three-judge Commonwealth Court panel sided with the House’s Democratic floor leader on Friday, saying all three Allegheny County seats will be filled Feb. 7.

Wolf, a Democrat, signed his final 369 pardons this week, for a total of 2,540 since he took office in 2015. He surpassed Democratic Gov. Ed Rendell’s record of 1,122 granted.

A split emerged Thursday among a panel of Pennsylvania state judges.

A fine was the only penalty a judge could impose on the Trump Organization for its conviction last month for 17 tax crimes, including conspiracy and falsifying business record

The 31-year-old Ph.D student was never in Texas where the crime occurred, but an identification via social media led to her being jailed.

Attorney General Merrick Garland has appointed a special counsel to investigate the presence of documents with classified markings found at President Biden’s home and office.

Police say they uncovered the dogfighting after being called to the rural Sussex County property to investigate a report of suspicious activity.

At Tuesday’s preliminary hearing, prosecutors presented evidence they said tied the adult and juvenile suspects to the Sept. 27 shooting outside of Roxborough High School.

The agreement comes roughly a month after Pro-Managed LLC was sued in federal court.

The injunction follows a lawsuit from gun rights groups challenging the constitutionality of a rule that makes it illegal to carry a handgun in several “sensitive places.”

The Justice Department is reviewing a batch of potentially classified documents found in the Washington office space of President Joe Biden’s former institute.

The judge overseeing the panel issued an order Monday dissolving the special grand jury.

A New Jersey woman who pleaded guilty to helping her boyfriend spread a story that garnered more than $400,000 in online donations has been sentenced to three years in prison.

Authorities say the DNA of the Pa. native accused of killing four University of Idaho students was found on a knife sheath recovered at the crime scene.