Courts & Law

Police in New Jersey are seeking the person who threw two kittens from a vehicle.

In 2017, Wilmington experienced its highest levels of gun violence ever. But the following year, shootings dropped by 60%.

The Centers for the Disease Control and Prevention found opioids played a role in nearly 48,000 deaths in the U.S. in 2017.

The appeal Tuesday challenges Judge Steven O'Neill's view that the women's testimony showed "chilling similarities" and pointed to a "signature" crime.

In a win for advocates of free speech, the Supreme Court struck down a ban on trademarking words and symbols that are "immoral" or "scandalous."

Nicole Weisensee Egan has followed the sexual assault accusations against Bill Cosby since 2005. Egan discusses how "America's Dad" managed to escape justice for years.

A Pennsylvania man died after crashing his vehicle in Long Beach Island early Saturday morning, authorities say.

The court's decision came in the case of Rose Mary Knick, who owns 90 acres of land in Scott Township, Pa.

An audit shows police departments in New Jersey have different standards for handling rape kits. The N.J. Attorney General is considering implementing a statewide standard.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is expected to begin arresting and deporting thousands of migrant families in 10 cities across the country as early as Sunday.

Delaware charged 18 inmates for a prison riot that left a guard dead. But most cases failed or were dropped, leaving prosecutors with ‘egg on their faces.’

A recent investigation has revealed numerous cases of sexual abuse in Pennsylvania's Amish and Mennonite communities. Why has the abuse gone unchecked for so long?

Police officials in Philadelphia are describing the action as the largest removal of officers from the street in recent memory.

New Jersey AG Gurbir Grewal said the state is suing a Nevada firearms retailer after it sold high-capacity magazines to an undercover investigator in violation of state law.

Krasner says his reform approach focuses on nonviolent offenders, such as those arrested for drug possession, not those accused of shootings.