Crime

A convicted killer captured last year after two weeks on the run in southeastern Pennsylvania’s rolling farmlands has pleaded guilty to escape and burglary charges.

A jury in Nevada has found a Democratic former Las Vegas-area politician guilty of murder in the killing of an investigative journalist.

Police say an officer tried to stop the motorcycle at East Main Street and South Chapel Street, but the motorcyclist sped away and struck the student about one minute later.

The new indictment includes the same criminal charges, but narrows the allegations in an attempt to comply with the Supreme Court's immunity ruling.

Prison staff accidentally released Daniel Rogers from the George W. Hill Correctional Facility on Aug. 9. The Darby man, who was serving time for a DUI, has yet to return.

Sources have identified the victim as Abdul Vicks, a well-known rapper affiliated with the gang Young Bag Chasers (YBC).

Prison staff did not become aware of the “inappropriate release” until Aug. 15.

Matthew McCaffery was the victim of a swatting incident after a cable news appearance. The Montgomery County Republican Committee is weighing disciplinary action against him.

Advocates said gun violence prevention needs to be a “priority” for elected officials and leaders.

A New Jersey man has been sentenced to seven years in connection with an arson and antisemitic graffiti last year, authorities said.

A Huntingdon Valley man is accused of voting in both Florida and Pennsylvania for the 2020 presidential election, and twice in Pennsylvania during the November 2022 election.

Arshad Curry could spend the next 85 years in prison after being sentenced for killing a teen in West Philadelphia in 2021.

Three of the dogs have already been adopted and officials say the remaining three were taken to the SPCA in New Hope.

In a video, Kennedy told Roseanne Barr how the dead bear ended up in his van upstate and, ultimately, on top of a bicycle beneath a bush in New York City’s largest urban park.

Sentencing is set for Nov. 13 in Wilmington, Delaware. The president's son could face up to 25 years in prison, but as a first-time offender he may avoid prison entirely.