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Violent Crime Falls in Scranton Under Mayor Cognetti
The number of violent crime offenses in Scranton has dropped over the course of Mayor Paige Cognetti's tenure, during which the mayor's...
08/12/26Read it on Penn. IndependentCumberland Co. Cop's Off-Duty Homicide Kept From Public for 3 Months
The Middlesex Township chief says police in Lycoming County didn't tell him about the criminal investigation into his officer's death, either....
1d agoRead it on PennLiveDid DA Krasner Commit Perjury and Obstruction of Justice?
On September 15, the Honorable Paul S. Diamond issued a 40-page order removing District Attorney Larry Krasner and Matthew Stiegler, the chief of the...
1d agoRead it on Philadelphia CitizenBucks County Sheriff Pledges Not to Send ICE to Polls
Bucks County, PA Sheriff Danny Ceisler says his election pledge is part of a push to combat the constitutional sheriff movement....
2d agoRead it on Spotlight PARemembering the Amish Schoolhouse Shooting 20 Years Later
The Lancaster County community is reflecting on the 20th anniversary of the West Nickel Mines School shooting, the deadliest school shooting in...
1w agoRead it on WGALDisciplinary Court Weighs Whether Philly Judge Can Remain on Bench
The state Judicial Conduct Board said Common Pleas Court Judge Scott DiClaudio should be removed from the bench. DiClaudio asked for mercy....
1w agoRead it on InquirerPA to Launch New Statewide Sexual Assault Kit Tracking System
Pennsylvania is getting set to roll out a new program aimed at helping victims of sexual assault and bringing those committing the crimes to justice....
1w agoRead it on ABC27PA Supreme Court to Decide if Life-Sentence Ruling is Retroactive
The high court will rule in the case of Jerome Coffey, a Philadelphia man convicted in a 1992 killing in which prosecutors said a group of men posing...
1w agoRead it on PennLiveGainey-Era Probe Casts Sweeping Net Across PGH City Hall
The criminal charge that underpins the sprawling investigation of alleged bid-rigging under former Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey sounds esoteric and...
2w agoRead it on TribWomen Linked to Philly 'House of Horrors' Describe R.C. Horsch
Two women who posed for Raymond "R.C." Horsch inside a Philadelphia home now linked to at least seven missing women are sharing their experiences.
2w agoRead it on NBC10Johnny Doc Reportedly Switches to GOP After Commutation
Under Trump's commutation order, Dougherty will no longer have to pay $1.6 million in restitution to the union he was convicted of defrauding.
2w agoRead it on Inquirer
Platner Says He Won't Be an 'a–hole' Like Fetterman in Senate
By Tara Suter, The Hill
Blame Pennsylvania for the Gerrymander Mania
By Guy Ciarrocchi, RealClearPA
What Chris Rabb's Win in Philly Means for Fetterman
By Sam Janesch, Inquirer
Voters Signal They're Done With MAGA Chaos
By Mark S. Singel, PennLive
Republicans: Pre-Canvassing Bill 'Lets Dead People Vote'
By J. Kramer, Center Square
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