Courts & Law
1 dog killed, 13 rescued in alleged dogfighting ring in Delaware; 5 men charged
Police say they uncovered the dogfighting after being called to the rural Sussex County property to investigate a report of suspicious activity.
3 years ago
Trial ordered for 4 in ambush shooting outside Roxborough High School
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.
3 years ago
Philadelphia landlord settles a pair of housing discrimination lawsuits
The agreement comes roughly a month after Pro-Managed LLC was sued in federal court.
3 years ago
Judge temporarily blocks parts of N.J.’s controversial new concealed carry law
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.”
3 years ago
D.O.J. reviewing potentially classified docs at Biden center
The Justice Department is reviewing a batch of potentially classified documents found in the Washington office space of President Joe Biden’s former institute.
3 years ago
Georgia special grand jury ends probe of Trump, 2020 election
The judge overseeing the panel issued an order Monday dissolving the special grand jury.
3 years ago
New Jersey woman gets 3 years in bogus good Samaritan online fundraiser
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.
3 years ago
Police: Idaho slaying suspect’s DNA found at crime scene
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.
3 years ago
Rick Singer, head of the Varsity Blues college admissions bribery scandal, gets 42 months in prison
Prosecutors had sought six years for his role in the scheme to get the children of wealthy parents into universities. He was also ordered to pay more than $19 million in resti
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Mastermind of the Varsity Blues college admission scandal is about to learn his fate
Rick Singer pleaded guilty in 2019 to selling what he called "a side door" into top universities.
3 years ago
Delaware man whose wife’s 2019 murder remains unsolved charged with two brutal attacks on new wife
An arrest warrant says Benjamin Ledyard attacked his wife with a marble block on New Year’s Day and previously bit off the tip of her finger.
3 years ago
Hershey’s faces a lawsuit over heavy metals in its dark chocolate bars
The lawsuit comes after Consumer Reports sounded the alarm about dangerous heavy metals in dark chocolate bars from manufactures like Lindt, Ghirardelli and Hershey's.
3 years ago
Suspect in deaths of Idaho students arrested in Pa.
The students — Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin — were stabbed to death at a rental home near campus on Nov. 13.
3 years ago
Court weighs halting Philadelphia prosecutor’s impeachment
A Pennsylvania court is weighing whether to step in and stop the Legislature's impeachment proceedings against Philadelphia's top elected prosecutor.
3 years ago
In its complaint, DOJ officials said the company failed to report the diversion of "hundreds of thousands" of prescription opioid medications shipped to pharmacies.
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