
Courts & Law
When someone is shot on a Philadelphia street, residents often handle the crime scene. City leaders are piloting a new protocol to help.
2 years ago
Listen 4:43Philadelphia Bail Fund ceases operations indefinitely
Anyone arrested in the next several years will have to find bail from some other source besides the Philadelphia Bail Fund.
2 years ago
Court arguments begin on blocking Trump from the presidential ballot under the ‘insurrection’ clause
The Colorado hearing is the first of two states' lawsuits that could end up reaching the U.S. Supreme Court.
2 years ago
Ex-union leader John Dougherty’s embezzlement trial starts this week. He could get jail time.
There’s also a pending federal extortion charge against the formerly powerful IBEW leader.
2 years ago
Delaware filed lawsuit against 3M for alleged role in PFAS contamination
The lawsuit seeks monetary damages to restore natural resources and for public health services.
2 years ago
Man charged with murder in deadly shooting of Philadelphia journalist Josh Kruger
Robert Edmond Davis, 19, was arrested on Wednesday in connection with the killing.
2 years ago
Trump is fined $10,000 over a comment he made outside court in his New York civil fraud trial
The fine was issued Wednesday after Trump complained outside court about what he called “a person who’s very partisan sitting alongside” the judge in the case, Arthur Engoron.
2 years ago
Former Doylestown Hospital director charged with stealing $600,000 from charity account
The investigation began in January 2022 when the hospital's Board of Directors reported receiving insufficient funds charges on an account they were unaware was open.
2 years ago
Murder charges reinstated against former Philly cop Mark Dial in death of Eddie Irizarry
The decision comes after all charges against Dial were dropped by a Municipal Court judge last month.
2 years ago
Listen 1:11Panera Bread sued for the death of a Penn Student after drinking its ‘Charged Lemonade’
The parents of Sarah Katz are suing Panera Bread for the death of their daughter late last year.
2 years ago
Listen 1:29Donald Trump expected back at civil fraud trial with fixer-turned-foe Michael Cohen set to testify
Cohen spent a decade as Trump’s fiercely loyal personal lawyer before famously turning on him in 2018 amid a federal investigation that sent Cohen to federal prison.
2 years ago
Theft of 2 million dimes from truckload of coins from US Mint leaves 4 facing federal charges
The thieves made off with a portion of its cargo of $750,000 in dimes, a shipment weighing about six tons, authorities had said earlier.
2 years ago
5th suspect arrested in deadly 2022 shooting near Roxborough High School
The suspect was taken into custody Monday in Philadelphia's Germantown section by police and the U.S. Marshals.
2 years ago
Sen. Menendez enters not guilty plea to a new conspiracy charge
The charge carries a potential penalty of up to five years in prison.
2 years ago
Ex-Philadelphia police officer sentenced to 15 to 40 years after guilty pleas in sex assault cases
Patrick Heron, 54, entered the pleas Friday after reaching an agreement with prosecutors in advance of a trial on more than 200 counts.
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