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WASHINGTON — As National Police Week 2021 continues, U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., and U.S. Rep. Fred Keller, R-Pa., have announced that they are re-in...

Local residents certainly can say that 2020 was a year like no other. The novel coronavirus invaded every aspect of life, causing widespread issues fo...

Americans who are voting for Joe Biden on Nov. 3 find comfort in polls that show him maintaining a significant lead over Donald Trump, even in some of...

The three defendants charged in the murder of Joshua Ramos in Potter County may be facing the death penalty. Galeton residents Felicia K. Cary, 33, Kr...

Pennsylvania lawmakers are introducing legislation again in an effort to deliver justice to victims and their families in federal death penalty cases....

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., on Thursday introduced a measure — the Thin Blue Line Act — to ensure that criminals face the strongest poss...

Separate trials have been granted for two Ridgway residents facing the death penalty for the 2016 bludgeoning death of a 5-year-old boy. Scott Murphy,...

The Elk County couple charged in the 2015 death of their 5-year-old nephew are asking a judge to bar the prosecution from seeking the death penalty in...

EMPORIUM (EC) — A plea hearing will be held today for a local man accused of murdering an Emporium woman in her apartment last October. Michael Fuller...

WASHINGTON — On Wednesday, Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., re-introduced a trio of measures designed to show that police lives also matter. The bills are the ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. — If Death lingers in courtroom corridors awaiting sentences, this historic city's federal courthouse was surely a top destination. O...

Seldom has a top story of the year for The Era impacted as many people as the one for 2016 has — the opioid epidemic. Lives have been lost, families h...

EMPORIUM (EC) —The Cameron County District Attorney announced on Tuesday that the Commonwealth does not intend to seek the death penalty against an Em...

EMPORIUM (EC) —Facts in the case of an Emporium man charged with homicide are currently under review by Cameron County judicial officials to determine...

CHARLESTON, S.C. — A deep stillness settled over the federal courtroom as graphic photos were shown of the nine people murdered last year at Mother Em...