Prosecutors: NJ man sexually abused horse on video, possessed child sex abuse materials
Mitchell Richtman, 31, is facing charges after authorities say he was found to be in possession of videos that showed him sexually assaulting a horse, in addition to child sexual abuse material.
Pittsburgh bridge collapse drops bus into ravine, leaving several injured
A bridge collapsed in Pittsburgh, leaving several people with minor injuries. It came just hours before President Biden visited the city to discuss his infrastructure law.
Victim of attempted carjacking shoots armed suspect, Philadelphia police say
Police say the victim of an attempted carjacking turned the tables on the armed suspect when he shot him multiple times with a gun he was licensed to carry.
Philadelphia fire: 12 dead, including 8 children, after Fairmount rowhome fire
Authorities say 12 people, including eight children, have died as a result of Wednesday morning's fire in Philadelphia's Fairmount neighborhood. The property was owned, operated, and inspected by the Philadelphia Housing Authority.
Philadelphia fire: Smoke detectors weren't operational in Fairmount fire that killed 12
Four smoke detectors inside the rowhome that caught fire Wednesday morning in Fairmount were not operational, according to fire officials. The fire inside the Philadelphia Housing Authority property left 12 people dead, including eight children.
Pennsylvania parents charged after son, 13, fatally shoots 5-year-old brother
Sara Gerwig and Thomas Wolfe are each charged with endangering the welfare of a child following the death of Connor Wolfe in Penn Hills on Nov. 22.
How detectives tracked down man suspected of killing, dismembering Pennsylvania woman
Records show several witnesses saw Robert Kessler throwing black garbage bags and a red-pink tote into McKay Bay. Surveillance video from the Port of Tampa also shows the suspect throwing an object in the water, according to new documents.
Michigan man pleads guilty to coercing child to send him explicit photos, traveling to sexually assault her
A Michigan man is accused of traveling to Pennsylvania to sexually assault a 13-year-old girl he met on YouTube.
Bystanders held up phones as woman was raped on SEPTA train, police say
Authorities say other riders who witnessed an alleged sexual assault on a SEPTA train last week "should have intervened." Fiston Ngoy, 35, has been charged with rape, aggravated indecent assault and related counts in the incident.
Homeless man faces 7 years in jail for allegedly underpaying for Mountain Dew by 43 cents
A Pennsylvania man was jailed and charged with a felony after allegedly underpaying for a bottle of Mountain Dew soda by 43 cents, a penalty due largely in part to the state’s three-strikes law.
'Hero' Pennsylvania officers rescue unconscious man from burning building
Bodycam video captured three police officers rush into a burning apartment building without any protective gear.
Bill Cosby freed from prison after sex assault conviction overturned by court
Pennsylvania’s highest court overturned Bill Cosby’s sex assault conviction Wednesday after finding an agreement with a previous prosecutor prevented him from being charged in the case.
Bill Cosby charges: Timeline of case leading up to vacated conviction
Bill Cosby will be released from prison after the Pennsylvania Supreme Court vacated his sexual assault conviction. It’s another chapter in the ongoing legal saga that started in 2002.
Caught on camera: Driver pushes vehicle out of parking space
Caught on camera, a driver in South Philadelphia pushes out another vehicle with their own, in order to, seemingly, claim the parking space. Reportedly, there is damage to the vehicle that was pushed.
Pennsylvania woman accused of laptop theft from Pelosi's office amid riot taken into custody
A Pennsylvania woman accused of stealing a laptop or hard drive from the office of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi during the U.S. Capitol riot has been taken into custody, according to the Department of Justice.
Trump's election challenges in Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, sound alarm among voters of color
The Trump campaign's legal challenges to the 2020 election target the ballots of majority Black cities, sounding off alarm bells from voters of color who believe the lawsuits are attempting to disenfranchise voters.
Fugitive arrested in Michigan after 50 years on the run following murder conviction
A fugitive who spent almost 50 years on the run was taken into custody in Michigan after his fingerprints on file matched during a 2020 arrest.
Officials: Man steals ambulance, leads Philadelphia police on wild chase
Authorities have taken a suspect into custody who they say stole an ambulance and lead police on a wild chase across Philadelphia Friday night.
Boy ice skates to ‘God Bless the USA’ in special holiday tribute to veterans
A young boy in Indiana performed a touching ice skating routine dedicated to veterans for the holidays.
Boy waiting for heart transplant asking for Christmas cards
A young boy waiting for a new heart will have to spend another holiday in the hospital, so he is asking for Christmas cards to make his room a little more cheerful.