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WEST CHESTER, PA — A Chester County jury has convicted two parents in the fentanyl-related death of their 8-year-old son, while prosecutors also announced new charges against a Massachusetts man …
Couple Convicted in Child’s Overdose Death, Bank Robbery Charges Filed Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Two Philadelphia men have been convicted and sentenced to consecutive life terms for their roles in a string of gang-related shootings that left three people dead, one …
Jury Delivers Life Sentences in Brutal Philly Gang Murder Spree Read More
WILMINGTON, DE — Wilmington police announced arrests tied to a fatal shooting that unfolded on a city block last spring, bringing new developments to a case that left one young …
Fatal Wilmington Shooting Leads to Indictments Months After Deadly Night Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Philadelphia police are asking for the public’s help to locate a 27-year-old man wanted in connection with two separate shootings involving tow truck drivers, including a fatal …
Tow Truck Murders Rock Philly as Police Hunt Suspect Labeled ‘Armed and Dangerous’ Read More WILMINGTON, DE — Wilmington closed 2025 with its sharpest drop in violent crime in years, posting the lowest number of shooting incidents since 2003 and continuing a multiyear downward trend …
Wilmington Records Lowest Shootings in Decades as Violent Crime Falls Again Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — A man convicted of opening fire on a crowded Philadelphia street corner in 2018, killing two men steps from a neighborhood market, has been sentenced to spend …
Two Life Sentences Close a Brutal Chapter in 2018 Philly Street Shooting Read More
CHESTER, PA — Chester City Police announced that a 19-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the February shooting death of another teenager, marking a significant development in a …
Ten Months Later, Arrest Made in Chester Teen’s Fatal Shooting Read More
MIDDLETOWN, DE — Delaware State Police have charged a Townsend man with murder and multiple related offenses following an alleged impaired-driving collision last week that resulted in the death of …
Fatal Crash Leads to Stark New Charges After Heartbreaking Loss in Middletown Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — State corrections officials on Friday announced two major developments within Pennsylvania’s prison system: the death of an inmate at SCI Phoenix and the signing of a notice …
Inmate Found Dead at SCI Phoenix as State Sets High-Profile Execution Date Read More HARRISBURG, PA — A New York man who killed his daughter in Pennsylvania before driving her body to Staten Island to dispose of it has been sentenced to life in …
Life Sentence in Chilling Case: Father Who Killed Daughter Learns His Fate Read More