Mistrial declared in 3rd federal trial of Philadelphia labor leader John Dougherty

A mistrial has been declared in the latest federal trial against former labor leader John Dougherty, according to his attorney. Read More

Retired Philadelphia detectives ordered to stand trial in perjury case

Three long-retired Philadelphia police detectives ... The case, if it proceeds to trial in November, would mark a rare time when police or prosecutors face criminal charges for flawed work that ... Read More

Ex-Philadelphia police officer pleads guilty in shooting death of 12-year-old boy

PHILADELPHIA -- A fired Philadelphia police officer pleaded guilty Friday to murder in the shooting of a fleeing 12-year-old boy, who prosecutors have said was on the ground and unarmed when the ... Read More

US prosecutors are investigating how Meta platforms played a part in illegal drug sales

Federal prosecutors asking questions about Meta ... on Friday that the company has joined the Alliance to Prevent Drug Harms. US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said during a session of the ... Read More

Our Lady of Consolation in Philadelphia's Tacony section robbed on Easter Eve: police

Our Lady of Consolation Church in Philadelphia's Tacony section had cash stolen from its donation box on Easter Eve, police said on Sunday. The church is located on the 7000 block of Tulip Street. Read More

Ex-NYPD cop who allegedly hawked fentanyl on duty, indicted on drug charges

She then told the informant she could sell them a kilo of heroin for $25,000, and 800 grams of fentanyl with pricing to be negotiated later based on the drug’s purity. Baez, who had been a cop ... Read More

Rite Aid manager robbed while transporting $32K cash in an Uber: Philadelphia police

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A Philadelphia Rite Aid store manager was robbed this week after she ordered an Uber to transport a $32,000 cash ... police Northwest Detectives Division is investigating ... Read More

Philadelphia toddler dies after shooting herself in the eye with father’s unsecured gun: police

A Philadelphia toddler accidentally shot ... playing with it before accidentally shooting herself, WPVI-TV News reported. Police said the gun was unsecured and both of the youngster’s parents ... Read More

Prosecutors OK with delaying Menendez trial for wife’s health issues

Federal prosecutors ... of a trial. Bob Menendez is accused by federal prosecutors of using his office to help foreign governments and New Jersey businesspeople in exchange for cash, gold bars ... Read More

Prosecutors recommend delaying the bribery trial of Sen. Bob Menendez from May to a summer date

Federal prosecutors say the May bribery trial of U.S. Sen ... they participated in a bribery scheme in which prosecutors say cash and gold bars were given to the couple in return for favors ... Read More

Prosecutors willing to delay Trump’s hush-money trial to review new records

Manhattan prosecutors say they are willing to ... first of the four criminal indictments against the former US president to go to trial. The office of the district attorney, Alvin Bragg, told ... Read More

Fueled by fentanyl, drug overdose deaths have quadrupled in past 2 decades

As previously reported by USA TODAY, researchers said ... to 22.7 deaths per 100,000 in 2022. Millions of Americans know someone who died from a drug overdose A survey published earlier this ... Read More