Criminal Justice

DA Krasner won two elections running as a progressive criminal justice reformer. His critics say he's been too soft on crime.

The filing from special counsel Jack Smith’s team offers the most comprehensive view to date of what prosecutors intend to prove.

Philadelphia authorities announced charges Thursday against a man they say tried to run over officers during an illegal car meetup.

In its ruling, the state Supreme Court found the articles of impeachment “became null and void” when that legislative session came to a close.

The executive order will improve active school shooter drills and tackle firearm threats of machine gun conversion devices, guns without serial numbers and ghost guns.

Four men from Philadelphia have been arrested in New Jersey in connection to what police are calling an organized cargo theft ring.

Pennsylvania DHS Secretary Dr. Valerie A. Arkoosh got a behind-the-scenes look at Chester County’s contact center and mobile crisis resolution system.

Organizers say when gun violence takes aim at our communities, that ‘s not the whole story. They want to transform lives by changing the narrative of young people in Philly.

Police are offering a $20,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction in this case.

Pa. AG’s office plans to test DNA from a hair found on a wipe that was pulled from the throat of a woman who lived at a care home for people with developmental difficulties.

Authorities in Georgia say the father of the teen charged with opening fire at a high school has been arrested on charges including second-degree murder.

Lt. Joseph Szczerba died a violent death while trying to take a theft and stabbing suspect into custody nearly 13 years ago near New Castle.

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.

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