Criminal Justice

Two officers and their 10-day-old baby were unhurt when shots were fired into their home. The police chief says they were not the intended target.

Meanwhile, the number shooting victims is up 47% over 2019 with police reporting more than 1,600 people injured by gunfire so far this year.

People in Pa. can even use the outdated “gay panic” defense to justify violence.

An investigation by The Appeal and Spotlight PA found that troopers in three counties have taken drivers’ money with little evidence, sometimes the result of illegal searches.

After being sentenced to a life term as a teen, James Hough practiced painting while incarcerated and contributed to over 50 murals in Philadelphia.

At least one gunman approached a group of men on a Logan porch and opened fire late Tuesday night, police said.

Linda Favre, 65, of Camden-Wyoming, was arraigned on 19 charges, including animal cruelty.

The Philadelphia Bar Foundation had struggled to keep tenants on board and meet certain fundraising goals last year.

The two women were sentenced to five consecutive life sentences after entering “guilty but mentally ill” pleas to five counts of first-degree murder.

"I was reassured Wednesday of why I have no faith in the legal system, in the police, in the law," says Tamika Palmer, through her sister. "They are not made to protect us."

There’s no hate crime charge — because queer and trans people aren’t a protected class in Pennsylvania.

More than 1,500 people have been shot in Philly this year. The city needs answers, and listening to John Solomon's story may be one place to start getting them.

The outcome demonstrates the vast disconnect between widespread public expectation of justice and the limits of the law when police use deadly force.

Fears of a second COVID wave are growing. Bill could affect more than 3,000 incarcerated.

The historic site is debuting “Night Tours” — a self-guided experience fit for pandemic times.