criminal law

SMETHPORT — A Kane man will be sentenced July 6 for charges including delivering drugs that caused another man’s death in 2022. Paul Robert McMahon, 2...

The Fourth Amendment protects Americans from “unreasonable searches and seizures” by the government, acknowledging the “right of the people to be secu...

ERIE — A Johnsonburg woman has been sentenced to 27 months incarceration for embezzling more than $760,000 from M&M Contractors in Elk County. Melissa...

A Bradford man was arraigned in two separate cases on Sunday for alleged theft and harassment in the City of Bradford. Ryan Neilly, 38, of 80 Boylston...

”Monopoly money” is a term for useless paper notes. Inflation was so bad in 1930s Weimar Germany, it took literal wheelbarrows of cash to buy grocerie...

LEBANON (AP) — Two young boys were playing with kittens in their backyard when shots rang out at a home in eastern Pennsylvania, killing both children...

Whether you’re poking around in your backyard or exploring area trails, you’re bound to come across a snake at one point or another this summer. Nearl...

A McKean County restaurant owner who screamed death threats directed at then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi while storming the U.S. Capitol was sentenced ...

HARRISBURG — Though Democrats made progress on stricter gun laws by passing two bills in the state House, they have struggled to persuade Republicans....

Donald Trump is on a roll. Based on the RealClearPolitics polling average, he currently has the support of 56% of likely voters in the Republican prim...

GREENCASTLE (TNS) — Six Franklin County residents were charged this week with the out-of-season killing of dozens of deer in a poaching spree that aut...

CHICORA (TNS) — Homicide and other charges have been filed against a nurse in WesternPennsylvaniawho authorities said gave unnecessary medication to a...

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — The New York Jets hosted punter Matt Araiza for a workout at the team’s facility Wednesday, six days after a San Diego State...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — A student shot and killed another student early Wednesday outside a school in Pittsburgh, authorities said. The alleged shooter was ...

HARRISBURG — Authorities could temporarily seize firearms and background checks would be expanded for gun buyers, under two bills passed in the Pennsy...

A Kane man is in McKean County Jail for allegedly possessing more than 440 images of child pornography. Trey Howe, 19, of 513 Park Ave., Kane, is char...

FORT WORTH, Texas (TNS) — I am always amazed when, in the aftermath of a mass shooting such as the tragedy in Allen , Texas, both political parties ex...

Fully legalizing marijuana in Pennsylvania would require a robust regulatory framework, from licensing growers and distributors to tracking and collec...

SMETHPORT — A Smethport man was arraigned Friday on charges of making a hole in the fence around McKean County Jail and using it to escape. Braxton Re...

PHILADELPHIA — AARP Pennsylvania volunteers lit up the phone lines Friday as part of a “Reverse Boiler Room,” dialing thousands of older Pennsylvanian...