An Orleans County man who admitted he caused a 2011 crash that killed his passenger and injured another driver was sentenced to 1 to 3 years in state prison this week.

A Las Cruces man sentenced to two life prison terms for the 1979 killings of his wife and three stepchildren will be eligible for parole later this year, the state Supreme Court ruled Monday in a decades-old legal fight waged by the inmate.

LAS CRUCES New Mexico Democrats on Saturday overwhelmingly elected trial lawyer Sam Bregman as their party chairman.

In a three day trial, Rufus Van Chatman and Troy Jermaine Jackson were convicted on three counts of Armed Robbery, Burglary in the First Degree, Possession of Firearm during Commission of a Felony, and Aggravated Assault on a Peace Officer. Maurice Merille Williams, was found guilty of lesser charges.

John Moretina, an uncle of Missouri Rep. John Joseph Rizzo, admitted in federal court that he claimed a false address before the 2010 primary and voted in a district where he should not have. Rizzo won the Democratic nomination by a single vote.

A man charged with killing three people, including his estranged wife, in front of their daughter is expected to plead guilty and be sentenced to three life terms.

In a surprising ruling on Wednesday, a Texas judge determined that cheerleaders displaying "Bible banners" at high school football games did not violate the First Amendment's Establishment Clause.

After a three-year wait, former state Corrections Capt. Robert Johnson finally got the chance Thursday to stare down the man accused of pumping six rounds into his body in front of his wife.

The Derby Trial Stakes will help warm up Churchill Downs for the approaching Kentucky Derby. This classic event will be holding its 89th installment on Saturday, April 27, and it kicks off the spring meet at the track. The Trial is a Grade 3 stakes and it is part of the wild-card series. It offers Derby points to the top four finishers—with 20 going to first, eight to second, four to third and ...

ANNAPOLIS — Gov. Martin O’Malley signed a gun-control measure on Thursday to give Maryland some of the nation’s tightest gun laws and the National Rifle Association plans to challenge it in court. Part of the law requires people to submit fingerprints to the state police to get a license to buy a handgun. “States with [...]

Disbarred Hendersonville attorney and former congressional candidate Sam Neill, left, leaves federal court Wednesday with attorney Joe Cheshire after being sentenced to three years in federal prison for income tax fraud.

Judicial Watch announced today a decision by the United States District Court for the District of Arizona dismissing a lawsuit by Phoenix police officers Daniel Bill, Bryan Hanania, and Michael Malpass, ...

An Alabama businessman will serve five years and three months in federal prison for wire fraud and paying bribes to a U.S. Coast Guard transportation officer, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.

Ted Turner gets to keep the bison calves born on his private ranch, which is being used by the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks to house dozens of bison for the next five years. Environmental groups had opposed the agreement that allowed Ted Turner to keep the Yellowstone National Park bison calves, but [...] Ted Turner Can Keep Bison Calves Born On His Property, Court Rules is a ...

PHILADELPHIA, May 3 (UPI) -- The jury deciding the fate of Philadelphia abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell failed to reach a verdict Friday in his murder trial.

A judge noticed an unexpected glow on an Oregon juror's chest while courtroom lights dimmed during video evidence in an armed-robbery trial. The juror, it seemed, was texting.

WILKES-BARRE 8212 Two days after a federal judge sentenced him to 25 years in federal prison for online sex-related crimes, an ex-Holy Redeemer High School football coach was back in court Friday where learned he'll spend an additional two to four years in a cell.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A state appeal court in Louisiana says a state law unconstitutionally pre-empts federal law by requiring drivers from other countries to prove they are in the United States legally.

Kwame Kilpatrick asked a federal judge today to overturn his corruption conviction and order a new trial.

Attorneys don’t necessarily give their best performances in a courtroom. Erick Herrin has represented Johnson City during some tenuous times in that setting in a skirmish with U-Haul’s Nashville attorneys.

PHILADELPHIA — Jury deliberations began on Tuesday in the murder trial of a Philadelphia doctor accused of killing babies and a patient during botched late-term abortions at a clinic serving low-income women.Dr. Kermit Gosnell, 72, who ran the now-shuttered Women's Medical Society Clinic, could face the death penalty if convicted by the jury in Common Pleas Court in Philadelphia.The case focuses ...

An inmate who escaped form the Jackie Brannon Correctional Center in McAlester got more prison time added to his sentence.

A Raleigh man will spend the rest of his life in prison for his role in a murder-for-hire plot in North Carolina that has ties to Wilmington.

COURTHOUSE - Under a bright sky, all traffic, commotion and hustling and bustling along Main Street came to a halt during the 2013 Montgomery County Police Officers Annual Memorial Ceremony Friday.

DECATUR, Texas : A man who could be linked to the slaying of Colorado’s state prison chief is likely to die after being shot by Texas authorities following a harrowing car chase there, authorities said Thursday.

A da Vinci surgical robot trial in Washington State will be the first to examine the role of physician training in the device’s alleged failures at the operating table. The Rottenstein Law Group, which maintains an informational website on da Vinci robot lawsuits that provides news updates and a comprehensive look at side effects and how to file a suit, will be monitoring this case to provide ...

Bessie Elmore, left, and her daughter Cheryl McDonald visit with William Elmore at Orange Correctional Center in Hillsborough. Bessie started Straight Talk, a support group for families of prisoners.

Two inmates have been indicted in the 2011 killing of a fellow prisoner at the federal penitentiary in Atlanta.

Texas sued BP Plc (BP/) , Transocean Ltd. and others involved in the 2010 oil spill , calling it the “worst environmental disaster” in U.S. history and becoming the fifth Gulf of Mexico state to file claims.

A federal appeals court says the Environmental Protection Agency had the legal authority to veto permits for one of West Virginia's largest mountaintop removal coal mines.

This article discusses the smart and convenient way to make a large charitable donation, satisfy required IRA minimum distributions, rules, and receive income and estate tax benefits is to rollover funds from your IRA directly to a charity. (PRWeb May 13, 2013) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/5/prweb10717767.htm

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about in Pennsylvania on Monday. WILL THERE BE A VERDICT IN THE MURDER TRIAL OF DR. KERMIT GOSNELL?

Himanshu Roy, Joint Commissioner of Mumbai Police is holding a press conference in Mumbai to explain the arrests made in the city by the Delhi police. Related Stories Indian Police unit in Congo gets UN medal US President Barack Obama invites Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to Washington Indian sentenced to three years for human trafficking in US Mumbai case: Trial of 2008 Mumbai attacks suspects ...

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Lisa A. Weese, 43, was sentenced by Chief Judge John Preston Bailey to 12 months and one day in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release after pleaded guilty in November 2012 to mail fraud, according to the news release.

A Cuban intelligence agent who spent 13 years in a U.S. prison said Monday he still has affection for America and hopes to see the two countries reconcile, but added that he does not regret for a moment his decision to spy...

A 28-year-old convicted sex offender was sentenced to 180 years in prison for sexually abusing a young boy whose family had befriended him.

BEAVER, Pa. - A judge says a western Pennsylvania sheriff accused of threatening to cut a political campaign worker's hands off and shoot an online news reporter should go to trial.

The last image that James Carroll would ever register 'is being stabbed to death and being shot in the back of the head' in the bedroom of Jeffrey Mundt's Old Louisville home. That's what ended a night of drugs and sex among Carroll, Mundt and Joseph Banis on Dec. 15, 2009, Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney Josh Schneider said in his opening argument.

On the fourth day of testimony in the trial of Dr. David Russell, a third alleged victim took the stand, telling the court that Russell had touched her breasts and put a finger in her rear end during...

A judge found probable cause to hold James Everett Dutschke in jail without bond.