Escaped homicide suspect may be getting desperate living in Pennsylvania wilderness: authorities

A homicide suspect who used bed sheets to escape from jail last week continues to evade capture. But authorities said Friday they believe Michael Burham may be growing “desperate” as he tries to live with little support while apparently camping in rough terrain in the woods of northwestern Pennsylvania.

Gilgo Beach murders: Suspect charged with killing 3 victims

Police say phone records and DNA from a discarded pizza crust led them to charge a Long Island architect with the murders of three of the 11 victims from a long-unsolved string of killings known as the Gilgo Beach murders.

Man convicted of setting up smuggling trip that killed 13 in California gets 15 years in prison

Jose Cruz Noguez was sentenced to 15 years in prison for coordinating a smuggling trip in which 25 migrants were stacked into a Ford Expedition that crashed into a tractor-trailer, leaving 13 dead.

Shooting erupts in Bladensburg after funeral, 5 injured

Bladensburg police say five people were shot after leaving a funeral at Fort Lincoln Park mid-Friday.

Man accused of looking into apartment windows in Radnor Township, police say

Radnor Township police arrested and charged a man after they say he was seen peering into residential apartment windows. The suspect was also arrested in a previous incident in 2020.

Rider sought for allegedly firing at SEPTA bus following fare argument: police

No one was hurt when police say a passenger shot at a SEPTA bus following an argument over a fare charge early Friday morning in North Philadelphia. 

Man arrested in attempted abduction of girl, 14, inside Willow Grove Park Mall: police

A man who police say "should not have been on the street" was arrested less than 24-hours after he allegedly tried to abduct a teenage girl at a Pennsylvania mall. 

Mississippi man accused of making antisemitic calls to Pennsylvania businesses and synagogues

A Mississippi man was arrested on felony charges accusing him of targeting Pennsylvanian synagogues and Jewish-owned businesses by calling them — some as many as 15 times — and making antisemitic threats.