
Courts & Law
Pa. election 2023: What to know about the judicial retention questions on the November ballot
Pennsylvania voters will be asked to consider giving two Superior Court judges new 10-year terms. These little-noticed ballot questions can have huge ramifications.
2 weeks ago
Trump won’t be tried with Powell and Chesebro next month in Georgia election case
Trump and other defendants had asked to be tried separately, with some saying they couldn’t be ready by the late October trial date.
2 weeks ago
Escaped Pa. prisoner had plans to carjack driver and head to Canada as manhunt intensified
Danelo Cavalcante told investigators he knew authorities were on to him and needed to make his ultimate getaway.
2 weeks ago
K-9 named Yoda helped authorities catch escaped murderer in Pennsylvania
Danelo Cavalcante made one last attempt to get away, but Yoda was unleashed to stop him.
2 weeks ago
After catching escaped murderer, officers took a photo with him. Experts say that was inappropriate
Policing experts said the celebratory moment after the grueling 14-day search for the armed suspect was inappropriate and dehumanizing.
2 weeks ago
The city of Philadelphia is suing the state over the right to pass local firearms legislation. The Pa. Supreme Court heard arguments today.
2 weeks ago
Listen 1:19The timeline of the hunt for escaped murderer Danelo Cavalcante
Here's a look at major developments in the massive manhunt.
2 weeks ago
Police captured Danelo Cavalcante in South Coventry Twp. early Wednesday. He suffered minor bite injuries from the police K9 who located him.
3 weeks ago
Pa. Supreme Court to hear arguments over whether Philly can enact its own, stricter gun laws
“This is a novel issue, but that doesn’t mean it’s not a winnable issue,” said Shaundra Kellam Lewis.
3 weeks ago
Listen 1:10What it takes to search for a fugitive
The manhunt for convicted murderer Danelo Cavalcante, who escaped from a prison near Philadelphia last month, is nearing the two-week mark. So how do authorities find him?
3 weeks ago
Chemical companies to pay Pennsylvania $100 million for PCB contamination
PCBs were banned in 1979 for their potential dangers to human and environmental health.
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The shooting left a man and two children wounded. One of the youths, Micah Tennant, was shot in the neck and died five days later.
3 weeks ago
5 former officers charged with federal civil rights violations in Tyre Nichols beating death
The new charges come nine months after the violent beating of Nichols by officers during a Jan. 7 traffic stop near his Memphis home. Nichols died three days later.
3 weeks ago
United States takes on Google in biggest tech monopoly trial of 21st century
The biggest antitrust trial in nearly 25 years kicks off on Tuesday as the Justice Department makes its case that Google is an illegal monopoly.
3 weeks ago
Trump lawyers seek recusal of judge in DC presiding over federal election subversion case
They say her past public statements about the former president and his connection to the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol call into question whether she can be fair.
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