Courts & Law
Ray Epps, center of a Jan. 6 conspiracy theory, is charged with a misdemeanor over the Capitol riot
Epps says he was falsely accused by Fox of being a government agent whipping up trouble that would be blamed on President Donald Trump's supporters. Fox hasn't commented.
3 years ago
Bail revoked for Mark Dial, Philadelphia police officer charged in fatal shooting of Eddie Irizarry
Officer Mark Dial was charged with murder and was later released on $50,000 bail on September 8.
3 years ago
A Moscow court declines to hear an appeal by jailed U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich
The decision means Gershkovich, 31, will remain jailed at least until Nov. 30, unless his appeal is heard in the meantime and he is released — an unlikely outcome.
3 years ago
125 years ago, a cross-country murder case gave new meaning to the term ‘death by chocolate’
Delaware couple John and Mary Dunning did not have a happy marriage.
3 years ago
All 9 escapees from Berks County juvenile detention center taken into custody
Some of the escapees knocked on a random resident's door to surrender because they were cold, police say.
3 years ago
As captured fugitive resumes sentence in the U.S., homicide in his native Brazil remains unsolved
Cavalcante allegedly shot a man in Brazil in 2017, but he stood to receive a considerably lighter sentence.
3 years ago
A Jan. 6 rioter was convicted and sentenced in secret. No one will say why
Pennsylvania resident Samuel Lazar was arrested in July 2021 and had been jailed since then on charges in the Jan. 6 insurrection.
3 years ago
The Citizens Police Oversight Commission has released updates to prior changes on officer discipline, and recommended new reforms.
3 years ago
Listen 1:18Hunter Biden indicted on federal firearms charges in long-running probe weeks after plea deal failed
President Joe Biden's son has also been under investigation for his business dealings.
3 years ago
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.
3 years 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.
3 years 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.
3 years 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.
3 years 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.
3 years ago
The city of Philadelphia is suing the state over the right to pass local firearms legislation. The Pa. Supreme Court heard arguments today.
3 years ago
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