
Courts & Law
Cosby appeal to focus on other women’s testimony, quaaludes
Cosby's lawyers have raised a long list of alleged trial errors as they try to get last year's verdict overturned.
6 years ago
DA Krasner slams Kenney over ‘no excuse’ meddling with police complaints
Once-thorough descriptions of alleged PPD misconduct were reduced to a single sentence.
6 years ago
Pa. AG Shapiro works to drum up support for gun tracking among police, sellers
Pennsylvania's attorney general is trying to convince firearms dealers and police precincts around the commonwealth to do a more effective job tracking guns.
6 years ago
Cosby accuser Janice Dickinson says deal brings some justice
Model and TV personality Janice Dickinson called a settlement in her defamation lawsuit against the now imprisoned Bill Cosby a victory that brings a measure of justice.
6 years ago
Dog dies of heat stroke, Delaware woman charged with animal cruelty
Delaware’s Office of Animal Welfare warns pet owners of heat dangers, after dog died when left outside last week. A Milford woman has been charged.
6 years ago
Judge orders ICE to release Irish man slated for deportation after decade in Montco
After two weeks in ICE custody, Irish national Keith Byrne, who had been living in Montco for more than a decade, will be released on a judge’s orders.
6 years ago
DA says Delco man faked racist email, impersonated national journalists
The Delco DA’s Office says Nikolaos Tzima Hatziefstathiou, 25, faked the premises of articles, doctored government documents, and impersonated the press.
6 years ago
N.J. county governments seek to invalidate ‘unfunded’ vote-by-mail law
County governments in N.J. want to overturn a controversial state vote-by-mail law critics say confuses voters and unnecessarily costs taxpayer dollars.
6 years ago
Pa. court issues split decision on industry challenge to state’s natural gas regulations
The rules include requirements to clean up well sites shortly after drilling activities end and to make sure nearby abandoned wells aren’t contaminated by new drilling.
6 years ago
Meek Mill’s conviction thrown out, granted new trial
A Pennsylvania appeals court has thrown out rapper Meek Mill's decade-old conviction in a drug and gun case.
6 years ago
Woman fatally struck by boat propeller; operator charged with boating under the influence
A 39-year-old woman died Sunday when she was ejected from a small boat in Atlantic County and struck by the propeller, authorities say.
6 years ago
Harrisburg diocese sued for conspiracy, fraud related to child abuse
A lawsuit has been filed against Harrisburg's Roman Catholic diocese for covering up alleged brutal sexual abuse of a boy more than 40 years ago.
6 years ago
New head of Delaware’s prisons says little steps can lead to big changes
Claire DeMatteis, known for her political work, is the new commissioner for Delaware prisons.
6 years ago
Listen 5:40Delaware woman sues father for alleged child rape, trafficking, pornography
A 39-year-old woman sued her father in federal court in Delaware for allegedly raping her as part of a child sex trafficking ring out of their home in Newark.
6 years ago
Charges dropped again in deadly Amtrak 188 crash in Philly
A defense lawyer argued Tuesday that any mistakes made by Brandon Bostian do not amount to a crime, and a city judge agreed.
6 years ago