Criminal Justice

Ryan Pownall is accused of fatally shooting Jones after a routine traffic stop in North Philly in 2017. His trial, which was scheduled to start Monday, has been postponed.

Family and supporters of missing 5-year-old Dulce Alavez worry interest in the case is waning in the place most likely to yield clues: the girl’s hometown.

Incoming PPD Commissioner Danielle Outlaw made quite an impression at City Hall.

Dean Pagan has become a poster child for toxic conditions in Philly schools. But can his family sue the district for damages?

Lawyers for the suspect in the synagogue shooting that killed 11 people in Pittsburgh have challenged the potential death sentence as unconstitutional.

Police in Philadelphia are looking for a thief who sported a hat that said “I Believe” as he swiped a tip jar stuffed with $250 on Christmas Day.

Gun violence in the city has ticked up over the previous year, but it's not even close to the record-setting carnage Wilmington saw in 2017.

To hold jobs like accountant, nurse or funeral director, Pennsylvanians must first obtain a license.

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The measures now go back to the Senate, where members will vote to concur with, or reject the amendments.

Nearly 73,000 people on probation or parole will have a chance to vote in the 2020 election under a law signed by Gov. Phil Murphy.

Four jurors who voted to convict Frank Nucera Jr. of lying to the FBI say they were pressured to do so for fear of being called racist.

Philadelphia’s mayor is slated to name a new leader before year’s end. Some, like the Eagles safety, worry the process is taking place behind closed doors.

A Wilmington courtroom was filled with about 150 students, who witnessed the trial of Kris Kringle as part of an effort to teach kids how the courts work.

Psychiatry, public health and law enforcement leaders — including Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner — are taking a “not if, but when” approach.