Criminal Justice

Today we'll examine the similarities and differences between the current nationwide protests and the social movements that have preceded them.

Philly’s courts effectively shut down for COVID-19, creating a backlog of cases. Now, city prosecutors and defenders say budget cuts will make it worse.

Concern about the excessive use of these weapons has been growing in recent days.

In 1996, a jury convicted Walter Ogrod of murdering a girl in Northeast Philadelphia. On Friday, he left prison a free man after prosecutors found he was “likely innocent."

The universal testing experiment was conducted after the region’s main COVID surge.

We need a vaccine for the racial pandemic.

With so many incidences of police violence against Black Americans, many are asking why are we here again?

Prosecutors say 26-year-old Talib Crump admitted to stealing approximately $8,500 from an ATM — one of several that he said he blew up — on June 1.

At least three people say they were attacked in Fishtown Monday by members of a group of white men with bats, after their concerns were ignored by police.

We talk about the protests over police violence against black Americans, the political implications, the public reaction and what comes next.

Video of the incident has gone viral.

Officers say they often see a surge at times when people are home more, but nothing like this. They credit more vigilance from social media companies.

Camden County Police Chief Joe Wysocki joined the front line of a march in Camden on Saturday afternoon, sporting his uniform, a protective face mask and a peace sign.

With a fifth night of protests looming, authorities say they are drastically increasing the state's military presence in Minneapolis.

A series of six apparently unrelated shootings over a short span in Philadelphia has left two people dead and nine wounded, authorities said.