New Castle, Pennsylvania – Luxenberg Garbett Kelly & George, P.C. ( is releasing new public guidance on the evidentiary value ...

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (WTAJ) — The Cambria County District Attorney Greg Neugebauer has announced that Pennsylvania will not be seeking the death penalty for convicted murderer Brian Giles. In June 2024, ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – A Pennsylvania state lawmaker is proposing a bill that would implement a mandatory death penalty for “illegal aliens convicted of murder.” State Representative Eric Davanzo (R ...

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LORI AND TASMIN. GOVERNOR JOSH SHAPIRO HAS SAID HE’S NOT GOING TO AUTHORIZE ANY FUTURE EXECUTIONS IN PENNSYLVANIA AS LONG AS HE’S IN OFFICE. HE’S ALSO ASKED LAWMAKERS TO PASS A LAW THAT WOULD GET RID ...

(WHTM) — The man who killed his wife and two daughters on Christmas Eve more than two decades ago remains on death row in Pennsylvania. Ernest Wholaver Jr. remains in SCI Somerset 22 years after Jean ...

(WHTM)– A group of Democratic lawmakers in Pennsylvania is proposing legislation to repeal the death penalty in Pennsylvania. House Bill 99, circulated by State Rep. Christopher Rabb (D-200) and seven ...

Here are the leading causes of death in Pennsylvania. The stats below are from 2022, the most recently available figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Sign up for our ...

After federal judge denied relief, Stephen Treiber asks U.S. appeals court to review canine DNA evidence and set aside death ...

A Ph.D. student charged with killing her friend's newborn baby and abusing the infant's twin brother while babysitting them in Pennsylvania could be sentenced to the death penalty if she is convicted, ...

A coffee spout at a Washington, Pa. cafe. Death is a subject often kept in the shadows of American life. But it is a universal experience, and a common outcome in caregiving. Sometimes it is expected, ...