Criminal Justice

Kratz is accused of murdering a young man on a Bucks County farm and helping his cousin burn and bury two more. He faces life in prison if convicted.

Kratz is charged with three counts of first-degree murder. He rejected a plea deal that resulted in cousin Cosmo DiNardo serving four life sentences.

It could take a year or longer to resolve whether victims’ rights measure is constitutional.

The school board election in Tamaqua was framed as a referendum on its controversial gun policy, which would be a first in the state.

Voters can cast ballots on the proposed amendment, but the state won’t do an official count until courts decide whether the victims’ rights proposal is constitutional.

A new commission of experts lead by Philly-based CHILD USA seeks to prevent future child sexual abuse in sports by holding institutions accountable.

Authors say the system is expensive, ineffective and harmful for Pennsylvania youth.

Voters will decide local races for Municipal Court and Court of Common Pleas, as well as help fill two statewide spots on the Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

The only African American director in the agency alleges she has been treated differently than her peers and touched without her consent.

Doctors working as forensic investigators help solve some intense murder mysteries.

Opponents of the victims’ rights amendment say it’s too broad and would cause “immediate and irreparable harm” to the accused. Marsy’s Law backers firmly disagree.

A year ago, a gunman killed 11 people at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh. Prosecutors are seeking a death sentence. Here's why some survivors object.

The Pagans now have 17 chapters, the state Commission of Investigation says, up from 10 a few years ago, and some of its members continue to break the law.

Following the fatal shooting of a woman in Texas, two organizations of black officers hosted a training for people of color in Philly on interacting with police.

Speakers at a Tuesday press conference in Trenton highlighted the recommendations, which involved issues of addiction, health care, jobs, housing and the law.