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Courts & Law

Josh Shapiro speaking
Crime
Gun Violence
Pennsylvania
Policing

Officer killed after a gunman took hostages at a Pennsylvania hospital

Officials say three staffers at UPMC Memorial Hospital in York and two other officers were shot and wounded in Saturday morning’s attack.

3 months ago

President Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House on Jan.20. (JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images/AFP)
Government
Government Accountability
Media
National

AP sues 3 Trump administration officials, citing freedom of speech

AP alleges an unconstitutional effort by the White House to control speech — in this case refusing to change its style from the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America."

3 months ago

Hadi Matar
Crime
Criminal Justice
New Jersey

A New Jersey man is convicted of attempted murder in the stabbing of Salman Rushdie

A jury in western New York also found 27-year-old Hadi Matar guilty of assault Friday.

3 months ago

FILE - Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of fatally stabbing four University of Idaho students, is escorted into court for a hearing in Latah County District Court, Sept. 13, 2023, in Moscow, Idaho. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, Pool, File)
Crime
Criminal Justice
Pennsylvania

Trial set for suspect in killings of 4 Idaho college students. Here’s what you need to know

A judge this week declined to throw out key evidence against the man charged in the killings of four University of Idaho students near the campus two years ago.

3 months ago

A large suburban home shown in the winter
Crime
Pennsylvania
Public Safety

A Delco native led cultlike ‘Zizian’ group tied to killing of Border Patrol agent. Here’s how that unfolded

This timeline of events is culled from AP interviews and a review of police reports, court records and online postings.

3 months ago

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner
Crime
Elections
Philadelphia

Philly DA Larry Krasner believes his campaign can be the beginning of the end for the Trump administration

Krasner vows to help register more voters and get them into the habit of voting so they are ready for the congressional midterms in 2026.

3 months ago

Border Patrol Agent David Maland posing with a service dog
Criminal Justice
Pennsylvania
Policing

Police arrest apparent leader from Delco of cultlike ‘Zizian’ group linked to multiple killings in the U.S.

Jack Lasota, 34, was arrested Sunday along with Michelle Zajko, 33, of Media, Pennsylvania.

3 months ago

Ayanna Greene-Davis sitting at her desk
Crime
Gun Violence
Philadelphia
Policing

Philadelphia launches first office for crime victims

Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel revealed the Office of Victim Advocacy and Engagement, marking a first for the police department.

3 months ago

Listen 3:13
The Chester Heights, Pennsylvania home of a couple murdered in 2022 with snow on the lawn
Crime
Criminal Justice
National
Pennsylvania

A Vermont border agent’s death was the latest violence linked to the cultlike Zizian group

Police had previously arrested the alleged leader after he was found in a hotel with the daughter of a murdered Delaware County couple in 2022.

3 months ago

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer is seen from behind.
Immigration
Pennsylvania
Policing

Upland police, ICE arrest undocumented man during joint raid

The small police department in Delaware County reached out to federal agencies for help in executing a search warrant on Race Street.

3 months ago

Listen 0:50
President-elect Donald Trump listens to Elon Musk as he arrives to watch SpaceX's mega rocket Starship lift off for a test flight from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, on Nov. 19. (Brandon Bell/Pool via AP)
Government
National
Politics

Federal judge blocks Elon Musk’s DOGE from accessing sensitive U.S. Treasury Department material

The case alleges the Trump administration allowed Musk’s team access to the Treasury Department’s central payment system in violation of federal law.

3 months ago

Pennsylvania State Rep. Jennifer O'Mara. (Kenny Cooper/WHYY)
Gun Violence
Pennsylvania
Politics
Public Safety

Pa. legislators push for Extreme Risk Protection Orders to prevent firearm suicides

Extreme Risk Protection Order laws, active in 21 states and Washington D.C., show promise in mitigating suicide and mass violence risks.

3 months ago

Listen 1:18
Eggs on a shelf in a supermarket
Crime
Food & Drink
Pennsylvania
Policing

The heist of 100,000 eggs in Pennsylvania becomes a whodunit that police have yet to crack

The 100,000 eggs were snatched from the back of Pete & Gerry’s Organics' distribution trailer on Saturday about 8:40 p.m. in Antrim Township, according to police.

3 months ago

FBI headquarters
Government Accountability
Policing

FBI agents sue over Justice Dept. effort to ID employees involved in Trump-related investigations

Trump, dating back to his first term as president, has long been furious at the FBI and Justice Department and sought to bend federal law enforcement to his will.

3 months ago

A closeup of the lights of a police vehicle
Gun Violence
Philadelphia
Policing
6abc

Man shot, killed during confrontation with police near entrance ramp to Philadelphia International Airport

Police say they responded to a man who was stabbed and walking in the roadway early Monday morning. A physical altercation ensued, then an officer discharged his weapon.

3 months ago

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