Courts & Law
Atlantic City mayor and wife accused of abusing teen daughter
Mayor Marty Small Sr. and his wife, Superintendent Dr. La’Quetta Small, allegedly “physically and emotionally” abused their daughter over the course of two months last winter.
2 years ago
Woman charged after 2 stabbed, including 1-year-old, in Center City
Officers said in a press conference that both attacks seem to be completely random.
2 years ago
Trump’s criminal trial, a first for a former president, has begun in New York
For the first time in U.S. history, a former president will sit in a courtroom for the first day of his criminal trial. It kicks off with an 18-person jury selection.
2 years ago
Philly police want to jump on high-tech policing bandwagon
The goal is to streamline the paperwork process and add high-tech criminology and even drones to help those on patrol.
2 years ago
Person of interest in custody after woman, 1-year-old stabbed in Center City: Police
Officers said in a press conference on Saturday that both attacks seem to be completely random.
2 years ago
Breastfeeding mothers in New Jersey could soon be exempt from jury duty
Under current state law, breastfeeding is not allowed in a jury setting.
2 years ago
New Jersey officials say they are probing hate crime after Islamic center is vandalized at Rutgers
“Let me be clear: New Jersey will not tolerate acts of hate against the Muslim community,” said New Jersey Attorney General Matt Platkin.
2 years ago
3 hurt, 5 arrested in West Philly shooting during Eid al-Fitr celebration, police say
Three people are being treated for gunshot injuries. Five people are in custody, including a teenager shot by police.
2 years ago
Listen 1:21Sen. Bob Menendez’s wife cites need for surgery in request to delay her trial
Nadine Menendez says a newly diagnosed condition requires surgery within six weeks. A federal judge is set for a May 6 trial of the senator, his wife and two businessmen.
2 years ago
Opioid settlement cash a boon to Pa. prosecutors but public defenders are being turned away
County district attorneys are in line for millions of dollars, but under-resourced public defenders say they’ve been sidelined.
2 years ago
Workers sue to overturn law that exempts Atlantic City casinos from indoor smoking ban
At Friday's rally, workers said they are employing new tactics to ban smoking in the casinos after thus far failing to convince legislators to do it.
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3 retired Philadelphia detectives to stand trial in perjury case stemming from 2016 exoneration
Martin Devlin, Manuel Santiago and Frank Jastrzembski are accused of lying under oath at the 2016 retrial of a man the jury exonerated in a 1991 rape and murder.
2 years ago
Man shot by police spurs chase through 2 states after stealing cruiser
The chase involved officers from New Castle County and Wilmington, as well as state police from Delaware and Pennsylvania.
2 years ago
DA plans to seek death penalty against man charged with killing 3 relatives in Levittown
Bucks County District Attorney Jennifer Schorn plans to seek capital punishment because of the “multiple killings and grave risk to others.”
2 years ago
Appeals court leaves hold on New Jersey’s primary ballot system in place
Rep. Andy Kim and two other Democratic candidates sued in federal court to block New Jersey's so-called county line primary system.
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