Courts & Law

Philly police want city residents to help prepare them for community responses to the Chauvin verdict after their botched responses last year’s unrest.

On Thursday, medical experts testified at Chauvin’s murder trial, emphatically rejecting the defense theory that Floyd's drug use and underlying health problems killed him.

Anti-violence advocates are mostly applauding Biden’s order requiring background checks for so-called ghost guns, though not in the short-term.

There is a tentative agreement on how to address allegations of rampant physical and sexual abuse at the state’s only prison for women.

Before five officers fired on James Alexander, police said they pulled over the car he was in after the driver failed to halt at a stop sign.

The State College-based construction and paving company has been paid more than $1.7 billion for state projects.

Pennsylvania’s largest public pension system, Public School Employees’ Retirement System, is dealing with a federal investigation.

A medical expert says George Floyd died from a lack of oxygen, which damaged his brain and caused his heart to stop.

Voters will elect a slew of judges to Pa’s three statewide appellate courts — judges who will shape important policy in the state for at least a decade.

James Carey, a former Warminster Township police officer who worked with children as part of the D.A.R.E. program, is facing 122 counts stemming from sexual assault allegation

Attorney General Gurbir Grewal said in a statement that the new site is part of an ongoing effort to increase police accountability and openness.

Derek Chauvin, 45, is charged with murder and manslaughter in George Floyd’s death.

Community leaders are calling attention to a spike in hate incidents, which is likely an undercount. Here’s what you need to know to report one.

Many victims lost the right to sue when they turned 18 or were young adults, depending on Pennsylvania state law at the time.

Jurors at the murder trial of ex-Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin have been told that he received extensive training in how to defuse tense situations.