Ann McDonald, the former Kent Woodlands woman who hired two hitmen to kill her husband in 1991, died in state prison Thursday.

Carlisle United cast-off Frank Simek could rebuild his career back in his native USA.

Less is more for Monroe County under the legislative redistricting plan that won final approval Wednesday from the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.

A former mortician has been sentenced to 25 years to life for plotting to kill a funeral business rival in a decades-old case that initially resulted in a sentence of lifetime probation.

A 19-year-old Redwood City woman accused of setting her boyfriend's bed on fire as he slept was ordered this week to be placed in a psychiatric facility, according to the San Mateo County District Attorney's Office.

A detention hearing is scheduled to resume in federal court in Topeka in the case of a Kansas doctor indicted on four charges of illegal distribution of drugs from his Manhattan clinic.

WASHINGTON Court rules for Monsanto in patent case The Supreme Court said Monday that an Indiana farmer violated Monsanto Co.'s patents on soybean seeds resistant to its weed-killer by growing the beans without buying new seeds from the corporation.

A federal judge has agreed to reschedule Vicksburg Mayor Paul Winfield's trial on a federal bribery charge.

The former pro-wrestler who is HIV positive and had unprotected sex with a dozen women in three counties won’t be serving any more than the 32-year prison term he received in Hamilton County, but a Warren County judge ensured he won’t get out earlier. Andre Davis — known as the “Gangsta of Love” during his wrestling days — appeared Tuesday before Judge Don Oda in a green jail jumpsuit, his hands ...

A former inmate is suing the Benton County Jail, claiming the Sheriff’s Office is engaged in a kickback scheme to...

A contract employee at Kentucky State Penitentiary in Eddyville was arrested this week for allegedly bribing an official and smuggling contraband.

MIAMI (WSVN) -- A South Florida mother faced a judge after police said her 11-month-old died from being left in a sweltering car. Saturday, she's staying behind bars and is faces very serious charges.

In the executive suite on the 11th floor of a former bank building in downtown Columbia, a folk art painting propped up against the wall warns, “Look busy, Jesus is coming.”

WASHINGTON - The Congressional Black Caucus pressed the Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday to move swiftly to cut the costs that prison inmates and their families are paying for phone calls, an issue that has been tied up with the regulatory panel for a decade.

The judge has promised a decision by the end of June. The Mississippi Supreme Court will have the final say on whether the death sentence will stand.

A combination of therapies may prove to be a promising advance for the treatment of anaplastic thyroid cancer based on results of a phase I clinical trial, say researchers at Mayo Clinic in Florida.

WHEELING - First Judicial Circuit Judge James Mazzone will consider a West Virginia State Police trooper's testimony about Melody Fisher's prescription drug use before deciding if that information will be shared with a jury during a potential trial.

PHILADELPHIA, April 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- As Wikipedia puts it "Craig Mitnick is an American lawyer". Born in Philadelphia and raised in Southern New Jersey, Mitnick was named as one of the ...

BECKLEY (WVVA) -- A California man who allegedly tried to extort $13 million from a West Virginia coal company executive has entered a guilty plea. Vivek Shah pleaded guilty to one count of transmitting

Concluding that a judge's tendency to "interrupt, patronize, and admonish" an attorney deprived the lawyer's client of a fair medical malpractice trial, a New York appellate court has ordered a retrial before another judge. The panel wrote that the conflict, which occured "at all phases of the trial," often in front of the jury, "unnecessarily injected personality issues into the case, which ...

An Iowa man has been sentenced in a Nebraska federal courtroom to 18 months in prison for having stolen explosives.

A gang member convicted of working as an enforcer for a violent Memphis-based drug ring with ties to Mexican cartels is scheduled to be sentenced.

Charles Camp, 49 testified that he robbed businesses because he and his girlfriend ran out of money after he ordered her to quit her job as a topless dancer.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A Charleston man who allegedly shot two men in the face inside a West Side convenience store was extradited from Ohio on Tuesday and is in a Kanawha County jail. Members of the Southern Ohio Fugitive Apprehension Strike Team arr...

A federal judge ordered the Coast Guard to accept a bond payment of $1.5 million in exchange for the release of a coal-laden cargo ship accused of violating environmental laws and docked at the Portsmouth Marine Terminal.

Races: Sprint The first wave will begin as close to 7:30 as possible, with a 1/4 mile swim on the southern side of Honeymoon Island, transition and youre off to the 12 mile bike around the eastern part of the Island and over the Duneidn Causeway. Next begins the 5K through a the natural Florida setting on the western side of Honeymoon Island complete with a mix of beachside and trial area ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois prison-monitoring group says Menard Correctional Center inmates reported concern about "aggressive cellmates" during a visit shortly before a string of three inmate murders since January.

By The Associated Press, The Associated Press MOUNT VERNON, Wash. — The young man known as the Barefoot Bandit pleaded guilty to burglary on Wednesday in a Washington county court, perhaps closing ...

BUTLER COUNTY, Pa. - A former Manitau High School teacher was jailed today, charged with sex crimes against at least four of his students inside the classroom, according to police.

CROWN POINT | Prison inmates on the path to re-entering their communities and the job market will have more than 700 pieces of "gently used" professional clothing to choose from, thanks to the Lake County Bar Association and local businesswomen.

A 74-year-old former New York State lawmaker who secretly recorded other politicians in a bid for leniency for her role in a corruption scandal faces up to two years in prison after she pleaded guilty to embezzling money.

A measure to empower judges to decide on sentences for bail violations has drawn skeptics in the wake of the killing of Colorado prisons chief Tom Clements.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va.—A Clarksburg man who prosecutors said ran two West Virginia shops that sold large quantities of illegal bath salts will stand trial May 14, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.

In this March 12, 2013 file photo, James Holmes, left, and defense attorney Tamara Brady appear in district court in Centennial, Colo. for his arraignment.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a sentence handed down in an Outagamie County forgery case, despite a judge's error.

Charges that Denver Broncos safety Quinton Carter cheated at a craps game in March at a locals casino were dismissed Monday, his attorney said.

Cities and counties that offer same-sex partner health benefits don't anticipate altering their policies after the Texas attorney general called the practice unconstitutional.

Magisterial District Judge Randy Abraham was again certified for service as a member of Pennsylvania

Judy Clarke, who has defended Susan Smith, Jared Loughner and Ted Kaczynski, hailed as the "perfect choice" tough case

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "To Kill A Mockingbird," Harper Lee, on Friday sued her literary agent, claiming he tricked her into assigning the copyright on her book to him. The lawsuit was filed in federal court in Manhattan against Samuel Pinkus, the son-in-law of Lee's long-time agent, Eugene Winick, who had represented her for more than 40 years.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The wife of newly hired New Mexico basketball coach Craig Neal has been accused of battery for allegedly grabbing a school official after one of her son’s high school basketball games, police reports and the district attorney’s office confirm. The Neals’ son, Cullen Neal, was a high-profile player for Eldorado who [...]