
Courts & Law
Family pleads for mercy, sentencing delayed in Renee Tartaglione’s $2 million scam
A jury last year convicted Renee Tartaglione on 53 charges including theft, fraud and tax evasion.
7 years ago
Historic settlement for victims of Philly food truck explosion
Two minors injured in the explosion and fire, as well as the family of the truck owner and her daughter killed in the blast, will share the $160 million award
7 years ago
Philly DA vows to protect unauthorized immigrants victimized by crime
Larry Krasner's pledge is in response to U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions saying that fleeing gangs or domestic violence no longer qualifies as cause for seeking asylum.
7 years ago
Pa. teachers unions could feel brunt of Supreme Court decision
Conservative groups cheered the decision as a triumph for free speech.
7 years ago
Listen 3:41Officer charged with homicide in fatal shooting of teen in Pittsburgh
A Pennsylvania police officer who shot an unarmed black teenager has been charged with criminal homicide.
7 years ago
Long-awaited bipartisan report slams Pa.’s death penalty policies
The 280-page bipartisan effort, “Report on Capital Punishment in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,” examined 17 aspects of the system, and proposed a series of reforms
7 years ago
Listen 1:53Prosecutor files terrorism charge against 19-year-old N.J. man
A 19-year-old man who authorities allege threatened to shoot students and faculty at his high school graduation is now facing an additional charge of terrorism.
7 years ago
Sen. Chris Coons says Supreme Court ruling doesn’t reflect U.S. values
Coons, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, will introduce legislation to make clear that the U.S. does 'not tolerate discrimination based on religion or nationality.'
7 years ago
Judge denies rapper Meek Mill’s request for new trial
A Philadelphia judge has denied Meek Mill's petition for a new trial in his decade-old drug and gun convictions despite support for the request by the DA's office.
7 years ago
Court upholds Trump travel ban, rejects discrimination claim
The 5-4 decision Tuesday is the court's first substantive ruling on a Trump administration policy.
7 years ago
Pa. top court reviewing challenges to releasing clergy abuse report
In a new opinion, justices say several people — not dioceses themselves — are challenging release of the report on constitutional grounds.
7 years ago
Authorities abandon effort to prosecute immigrant families
The nation's top border enforcement official acknowledged they have abandoned their effort to prosecute immigrant families who cross the southern border.
7 years ago
Death penalty study recommends changes amid Wolf moratorium
A long-awaited study suggests changes in how the death penalty works in Pennsylvania, including a subcommittee's recommendation to improve legal defense in capital cases.
7 years ago
Killers of Philly cop take plea deal to avoid death penalty
Family members of Sgt. Robert Wilson III were told late Friday about the plea deal for brothers Carlton Hipps and Ramone Williams that offered life plus 50 to 100 years.
7 years ago
Listen 1:57Pennsylvania State Police launch body-camera pilot program
Mary Catherine Roper of the ACLU of Pennsylvania gives the new policy a B-minus.
7 years ago