Pa. House Republicans call for investigation into Krasner's withdrawal of Rep. Boyle arrest warrant

House Republicans in Pennsylvania called on the state's attorney general to investigate Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner for withdrawing an arrest warrant for Rep. Kevin Boyle last month. 

Lawmakers from U.S. House hold field hearing on violent crime in Philadelphia

Heartbreaking testimony from the families of slain police officers in Philadelphia Friday, as federal lawmakers from the House Judiciary Committee held a field hearing on violent crime in Philadelphia.

Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner open to testify in House Judiciary hearing on victims of violent crime

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, flanked by supporters, is expected to 'denounce' a Friday morning House Judiciary Committee Hearing in Philadelphia surrounding victims of violent crime in Philadelphia and his policies.

Philadelphia man won't be retried in shooting that sent him to prison for 12 years at 17

A Philadelphia man won't be retried in a 2011 shooting that injured four people, including a 6-year-old girl, and sent him to prison for more than a decade at age 17, a prosecutor announced Monday.

Life-changing program allows Philly judge to wipe felony gun charges clean: 'They let us be people again'

A Philadelphia judge has cleared the records of multiple people charged with felonies for illegally carrying a gun after their completion in the Alternative Felony Disposition program, supported by DA Larry Krasner which helps first-time offenders stay free of crime.

DA Krasner sues to stop law designed to limit authority on SEPTA crime

Philadelphia’s two-term elected district attorney said Thursday he wants a court to stop plans to appoint a special prosecutor who would handle crimes on the city’s trains under a new law designed to dilute his authority that he argues is unconstitutional.

Philly's progressive prosecutor, facing impeachment trial, has authority on transit crimes diverted

Larry Krasner, the Philadelphia district attorney, called it an “attack on democracy,” but Republican lawmakers insist the legislation is necessary to prosecute crimes they say aren’t pursued.

Widows of Pennsylvania State Troopers killed in crash on I-95 react to sentencing of driver

The widows of two Pennsylvania State Troopers who died along with a pedestrian in a drunk driving crash on I-95 last year shared their grief during a press conference days after the driver in the crash was sentenced to decades behind bars. 

West Kensington man to serve life in prison for fatal shooting in 2021: DA

The DA's office announces a 25-year-old man has been convicted for murdering a 31-year-old man in a January 2021 shooting in Wissinoming.

Man shot to death by police laid to rest in Philadelphia as loved ones call for justice

Eddie Irizarry, a 27-year-old man shot and killed by police during a traffic stop in Philadelphia, was laid to rest Thursday as loved ones continued their calls for justice.

Lawmakers appeal ruling on legality of impeaching Philly DA

Republican state lawmakers are filing an appeal that seeks to overturn a lower court’s decision on whether articles of impeachment filed November 2022 against a progressive Philadelphia prosecutor met legal standards.

Court splits on legality of move to impeach Philadelphia DA

A panel of Pennsylvania state judges is divided over whether a Republican-led effort to impeach and seek to remove Philadelphia’s progressive prosecutor meets legal standards.

DA Krasner sues to stop lawmakers from removing him

Philadelphia's elected prosecutor asked a state court Friday to halt a Republican-led effort to remove him from office, arguing that the process ended when the Legislature's two-year session ran out earlier in the week.

Pennsylvania Senate to put progressive prosecutor on trial

The Pennsylvania state Senate is beginning what could be a long and partisan process of considering whether to force Philadelphia Democratic District Attorney Larry Krasner from office.