Josh Shapiro

Prosecutor Pushes For Legal Change After Clergy Abuse Report

NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania's top prosecutor is appealing to legislators to change state law so that criminal and civil cases can be pursued in…

Judge Blocks Online Plans for Printing 3D Guns

A U.S. judge in Seattle blocked the Trump administration Monday from allowing a Texas company to post online plans for making untraceable 3D guns. The…

Politics and Government

Pennsylvania Among States Suing Trump Administration Over 3D-Printed Guns

Eight states, including Pennsylvania, are filing suit against the Trump administration over its decision to allow a Texas company to publish downloadable…

Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro had asked that involuntary manslaughter charges be reinstated against fraternity members in the hazing death of Penn State student Tim Piazza.

Crime and Law Enforcement

Judge Won't Reinstate Manslaughter Charges In Penn State Frat Death

BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) — A judge has refused to reinstate involuntary manslaughter charges against five former Penn State fraternity members arrested in a…

Chief Deputy Attorney General Brian Zarallo spoke about the hazing case during a press conference in Harrisburg on Tuesday.

Hearings Begin For 12 New Defendants In The Penn State Hazing Case

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Prosecutors from the office of the Pennsylvania Attorney General began on Wednesday to build the case against 12 defendants for charges in relation to the…

Promises To Move Past Kane Dominate Pennsylvania's AG Race

Katie Meyer | WHYY

(Harrisburg) -- On a fall morning at Widener University in Harrisburg, Democrat Josh Shapiro and Republican John Rafferty were trying to make the case for…

head shots of John Rafferty and Josh Shapiro

Politics and Government

AG Candidates Stress Differences From Kane

Katie Meyer | WHYY

It’s been a bumpy few weeks for leadership in the state Attorney General’s office.Kathleen Kane resigned, and her first deputy Bruce Castor has taken…