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Pa. Attorney General's Office serves subpoenas on Penn State employees
State prosecutors have served subpoenas to an unknown number of Pennsylvania State University officials, presumably in relation to the ongoing child sex-abuse case against a former university assistant football coach, according to media reports and an announcement released by the university. -
Prosecutors file motion objecting to release of discovery materials in Penn State sex-abuse case
In court papers that were filed March 5, state prosecutors say they object to a defense request to review certain juvenile records belonging to the alleged victims in the Jerry Sandusky child sex-abuse case. -
Pa. Health Secretary Avila responds to lawsuit by cafe owner
In court papers filed Feb. 27, Pennsylvania’s top health official denies he ever escalated a situation involving a Harrisburg-area diner owner, an incident that the eatery founder claims eventually led to the cabinet-level official attempting to block a state contract deal. -
Former Pa. auditor general enters race for state attorney general
Just when it appeared as though a former area congressman and a former Northeastern Pennsylvania prosecutor would be the only two Democrats running in the upcoming primary for state attorney general, a third contender has thrown his hat into the mix. -
Magisterial District Judge charged with fixing her own tickets is suspended from the bench
The magisterial district judge who was charged by the state attorney general with illegally fixing her own traffic tickets has been suspended with pay by the Pennsylvania Judicial Conduct Board, according to local news reports. -
Pa. Attorney General charges district judge with scrapping her own traffic citations
State law enforcement officials have arrested a magisterial district judge and charged her with conflict of interest and tampering with public records after she was discovered using a court computer system to get rid of three traffic citations that had been issued to her by local police. -
Feds close Amish farmer in Kinzers
PHILADELPHIA -- Amish farmer Daniel Allgyer operated a dairy farm located in Kinzers, Pa., but he closed it after a federal court judge said he violated the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act and the Public Health Services Act. -
Prosecutors in Sandusky case file motion seeking out-of-county jurors
Prosecutors working the upcoming child molestation trial of former Pennsylvania State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky have requested that out-of-county jurors be chosen to decide Sandusky’s fate, citing the enormous publicity surrounding the case. -
Second Mile sued for return of former board member's donations
A former board member of the Second Mile, the charitable organization designed to help disadvantaged youth that was founded by former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, who faces child sex abuse charges, has filed a lawsuit against the organization, seeking the return of donations that were to be used to build a recreation center that will no longer come to fruition. -
Attorney Dan McCaffery ends race for Pa. Attorney General
Soon after Republican state Sen. John Rafferty announced he was exiting the race for state attorney general, a Democratic candidate followed suit with the same news. -
DUI charges reinstated against Pa. lawmaker
A Philadelphia Common Pleas Court judge has reinstated drunken driving charges against a Philadelphia-area lawmaker, more than two months after a lower court judge dismissed the charges against the legislator. -
Philly again the biggest 'Judicial Hellhole'
WASHINGTON – Philadelphia's civil courts system has been named the nation's worst by the American Tort Reform Foundation for a second consecutive year. -
Sandusky faces two new charges in the Penn State child sex-abuse scandal
The Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office and the state police have lodged additional charges against Jerry Sandusky, the former Pennsylvania State University assistant football coach who stands accused of sexually abusing young boys over the period of a decade. -
Central Pa. district attorney announces bid for state attorney general's seat
The top law enforcer in one central Pennsylvania county has announced his bid to become the next top prosecutor in the commonwealth. -
Two charged in connection with Penn State sex-abuse scandal will face judge next month
Two men charged in connection with the Pennsylvania State University child sex-abuse scandal will face a judge next month. -
Pa. Attorney General's Office appealing Phila. judge's dismissal of DUI case against legislator
The Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office announced that it is appealing a Philadelphia judge’s decision to dismiss a drunken driving case against a state legislator. -
Pa. Attorney General reaches agreement with art show promoter who reneged on exhibit space
The Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General announced late last week that it has reached an agreement with a Southeastern Pennsylvania man who allegedly promoted art exhibit space for various art shows throughout the United States and Canada, but later failed to provide the space to those promised customers. -
Philadelphia courts under fire in ticket-fixing probe
The Philadelphia Traffic Court is a target of a federal grand jury probe of ticket-fixing, according to a report in the -
Area attorneys: Litigation seems inevitable in Penn State child sex-abuse case
The child sex-abuse scandal coming out of Pennsylvania State University has resulted in various criminal charges against the man who allegedly carried out the acts of pedophilia, and those who supposedly turned a blind eye to the years-long incidents of abuse. -
Pa. bill aimed at stopping municipalities from enacting illegal local firearms ordinances
As president of the central Pennsylvania chapter of Firearms Owners Against Crime, Timothy Havener has the time to fight illegal gun ordinances throughout the commonwealth.