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Bryan Kohberger, charged in the murders of four University of Idaho students
Courts & Law

Bryan Kohberger pleads guilty to murder in stabbings of 4 Idaho students to avoid death penalty

Kohberger was arrested in eastern Pennsylvania in the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students in 2022.

2 days ago

Sean
Courts & Law

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs acquitted of most serious charges, convicted of prostitution-related offenses

Combs and his defense team argued that the women were willing participants and that none of his violence justified the severity of the charges.

2 days ago

Bryan Kohberger enters the courtroom for his arraignment hearing in Latah County District Court, May 22, 2023, in Moscow, Idaho
Courts & Law

Bryan Kohberger to plead guilty to killing 4 University of Idaho students, multiple media report

The criminal justice graduate student was arrested in Chestnuthill Township, roughly 90 miles north of Philadelphia, weeks after the killings.

4 days ago

Temple University Police Sergeant Chris Fitzgerald poses for a photo
Courts & Law
6abc

Man charged with killing Temple Police Sergeant Chris Fitzgerald found guilty of first-degree murder

Miles Pfeffer was also found guilty of criminal homicide of a law enforcement officer, disarming an officer, robbery, theft, evading arrest and weapons crimes.

1 week ago

LaMonica McIver exits the grounds at Delaney Hall
Courts & Law

U.S. Rep. LaMonica McIver pleads not guilty to assault charges stemming from immigration center visit

The charges stem from a congressional oversight visit at Newark's Delaney Hall facility on May 9. Mayor Ras Baraka also was arrested the same day.

1 week ago

outside the J. Caleb Boggs Federal Building United States Courthouse
Courts & Law

How authorities unraveled Wilmington-Philly gang network in kidnapping, execution

Mark Sellers was beaten in a Wilmington home and killed execution-style in an industrial park near Philadelphia. Six people have been convicted.

1 week ago

Listen 2:17
Kathy Jennings speaks
Courts & Law

Delaware AG announces charges in UD student homicide case, WSFS bank exec cold case

Delaware AG Kathy Jennings said the new charges stemmed from law enforcement investigation and commitment to public safety.

1 week ago

Listen 1:00
Border Patrol Agent David Maland posing with a service dog
Courts & Law

Woman with ties to cultlike group appears in court after border agent’s killing

Teresa Youngblut allegedly fired the bullet that killed agent David Maland in January. Authorities have linked the Zizians group to killings in Pennsylvania and California.

1 week ago

Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., enters federal court in New York, Tuesday, July 16, 2024.
Courts & Law

Disgraced ex-N.J. Sen. Bob Menendez arrives at prison to begin serving his 11-year bribery sentence

“Despite his decades of service, he is now known more widely as Gold Bar Bob,” said defense lawyer Adam Fee.

2 weeks ago

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz stands behind a podium with an American flag in the background
Politics & Policy

‘No Kings’ protests in Minnesota canceled as authorities search for suspect who shot 2 lawmakers

Melissa Hortman, a former Minnesota House Speaker, and her spouse were killed in their Brooklyn Park home.

3 weeks ago

A woman stands with a sign that reads
Politics & Policy

Kilmar Abrego Garcia returned to the US, charged with transporting people in the country illegally

The indictment also states that Abrego Garcia was an MS-13 gang member. Abrego Garcia has never been charged with being in MS-13 and has denied membership in the gang.

4 weeks ago

Mayor Ras Baraka speaks to supporters and media after a court appearance
Courts & Law

Newark mayor sues New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor after arrest at immigration detention site

Mayor Ras Baraka says the Trump-appointed attorney had pursued the case out of political spite. Baraka was denied entry to Delaney Hall and arrested on May 9.

1 month ago

A building with Temple's logo is visible
Community
6abc

License plate reading tech at Temple University helps police catch suspected serial burglar

Temple says it's the first university police department in Pennsylvania to use this license plate reading system.

1 month ago

(Photo/bigstockphoto.com)
Courts & Law
6abc

Man pleads guilty to murdering 3 family members in Bucks County

Andre Gordon entered the plea at the county's justice center on Wednesday morning, and was then sentenced to three life sentences in prison without the possibility of parole.

1 month ago

Officers are seen next to a police vehicle in Philadelphia
Community
6abc

Philadelphia police shoot and kill armed man during struggle with officers in Fairhill: Officials

At some point, police say the suspect's gun discharged, and that's when two officers opened fire, hitting the man in the torso.

1 month ago

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