Crime-courts Feedhttps://www.post-gazette.comThis feed contains crime-courts storiesTue, 16 Jun 2026 17:44:41 +0000Post-Gazette Syndicator Serviceenhourly1FBI disrupts a planned attack on the White House UFC cage-fighting show, court papers sayBy Eric Tucker / Associated Presshttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/crime-courts/2026/06/16/white-house-ufc-fbi/stories/202606160026Tue, 16 Jun 2026 08:10:24 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/crime-courts/2026/06/16/white-house-ufc-fbi/stories/202606160026<![CDATA[]]>Skill games are slot machines, must adhere to Pa.’s gambling law, state Supreme Court rulesBy Stephen Caruso, Katie Meyer, and Jaxon White / Spotlight PAhttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-state/2026/06/15/pa-skill-games-supreme-court-ruling/stories/202606150054Mon, 15 Jun 2026 19:21:40 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-state/2026/06/15/pa-skill-games-supreme-court-ruling/stories/202606150054<![CDATA[]]> Woman charged in cold-case homicide in Cumberland County tried to order a hit before the killing: policeBy Danirae Renno / pennlive.com https://www.post-gazette.com/news/state/2026/06/15/woman-charged-murder-cumberland-county-cold-case/stories/202606150034Mon, 15 Jun 2026 15:12:31 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/state/2026/06/15/woman-charged-murder-cumberland-county-cold-case/stories/202606150034<![CDATA[]]>Lehigh Valley flight school owner, crash-prone instructor sent to prison over fatal crashBy Rudy Miller / The Express-Times https://www.post-gazette.com/news/crime-courts/2026/06/15/leigh-valley-flight-instructor-sentenced-jail-fatal-crash/stories/202606150019Mon, 15 Jun 2026 04:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/crime-courts/2026/06/15/leigh-valley-flight-instructor-sentenced-jail-fatal-crash/stories/202606150019<![CDATA[]]>Nearly 700 drivers fined by state police for holding a cellphone while drivingBy Ed Blazina / Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/transportation/2026/06/14/cellphone-ban-tickets-paul-miller-law-fine/stories/202606140071Sun, 14 Jun 2026 13:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/transportation/2026/06/14/cellphone-ban-tickets-paul-miller-law-fine/stories/202606140071<![CDATA[]]>Fight between teens led to fatal shooting in Pittsburgh’s Cultural District, police sayPittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/crime-courts/2026/06/14/police-downtown-shooting-death/stories/202606140068Sun, 14 Jun 2026 07:32:16 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/crime-courts/2026/06/14/police-downtown-shooting-death/stories/202606140068<![CDATA[]]>14-year-old boy charged in Turtle Creek shooting in MayPittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/crime-courts/2026/06/13/turtle-creek-shooting-gas-station/stories/202606130039Sat, 13 Jun 2026 13:42:18 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/crime-courts/2026/06/13/turtle-creek-shooting-gas-station/stories/202606130039<![CDATA[]]>Pennsylvania AG's office approves $1M settlement for upgrades at Shapiro’s homeBy Madison Montag / pennlivehttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-state/2026/06/13/josh-shapiro-home-arson-security-upgrades-approved/stories/202606130034Sat, 13 Jun 2026 10:11:24 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-state/2026/06/13/josh-shapiro-home-arson-security-upgrades-approved/stories/202606130034<![CDATA[]]>Lawyers for man accused of killing Charlie Kirk try to block prosecutors from seeking death penaltyBy Hannah Schoenbaum and Matthew Brown / Associated Presshttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/nation/2026/06/12/charlie-kirk-tyler-robinson-trial-bullet-comments/stories/202606120037Fri, 12 Jun 2026 06:44:57 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/nation/2026/06/12/charlie-kirk-tyler-robinson-trial-bullet-comments/stories/202606120037<![CDATA[]]>Second suspect arrested in drowning death of man who was attacked DowntownBy Megan Guza / Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/crime-courts/2026/06/11/downtown-pittsburgh-robbery-drowning/stories/202606110057Thu, 11 Jun 2026 15:29:21 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/crime-courts/2026/06/11/downtown-pittsburgh-robbery-drowning/stories/202606110057<![CDATA[]]>Man pleads guilty to killing top Minnesota Democrat and her husband while posing as an officerBy Tim Sullivan and Hannah Fingerhut / Associated Presshttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-nation/2026/06/11/minnesota-democrat-minneapolis-boelter-melissa-mark-hortman-hoffman/stories/202606110052Thu, 11 Jun 2026 14:21:30 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-nation/2026/06/11/minnesota-democrat-minneapolis-boelter-melissa-mark-hortman-hoffman/stories/202606110052<![CDATA[]]>Man shot and killed in Pittsburgh's Sheraden neighborhoodPittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/crime-courts/2026/06/10/sheraden-pittsburgh-shooting/stories/202606100072Wed, 10 Jun 2026 21:12:35 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/crime-courts/2026/06/10/sheraden-pittsburgh-shooting/stories/202606100072<![CDATA[]]>Prosecutors paint Palisades Fire suspect as premeditated arsonist in opening statementsBy Jaimie Ding and Christopher Weber / Associated Presshttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/nation/2026/06/10/prosecutors-palisades-fire-arsonist-rinderknecht-california/stories/202606100065Wed, 10 Jun 2026 16:30:58 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/nation/2026/06/10/prosecutors-palisades-fire-arsonist-rinderknecht-california/stories/202606100065<![CDATA[]]>Investigators always believed she was the teen found dead in Wilkinsburg in 1999. Why did it take 27 years to know for sure?By Megan Guza / Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/crime-courts/2026/06/10/genelle-bradford-missing-wilkinsburg-homicide-genetic-genealogy/stories/202606100061Wed, 10 Jun 2026 16:26:03 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/crime-courts/2026/06/10/genelle-bradford-missing-wilkinsburg-homicide-genetic-genealogy/stories/202606100061<![CDATA[]]>Police zero in on 2 suspects after a mass shooting at a festival in Toledo, OhioBy John Seewer and Holly Ramer / Associated Presshttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/nation/2026/06/10/police-suspects-mass-shooting-festival-toledo-ohio/stories/202606100053Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:11:56 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/nation/2026/06/10/police-suspects-mass-shooting-festival-toledo-ohio/stories/202606100053<![CDATA[]]>Bill Gates testifies about his ties to Epstein, calls meetings a 'grave error in judgment'By Hannah Schoenbaum and Joey Cappelletti / Associated Presshttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-nation/2026/06/10/bill-gates-testimony-congress-epstein/stories/202606100054Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:10:07 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-nation/2026/06/10/bill-gates-testimony-congress-epstein/stories/202606100054<![CDATA[]]>8 inmates charged with killing man at Allegheny County Jail as a ‘means of retribution,’ authorities sayBy Megan Guza / Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/crime-courts/2026/06/09/allegheny-county-jail-inmate-homicide/stories/202606090061Tue, 09 Jun 2026 18:35:45 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/crime-courts/2026/06/09/allegheny-county-jail-inmate-homicide/stories/202606090061<![CDATA[]]>Texas teen convicted of murder for stabbing another athlete at a high school track meetBy Jamie Stengle / Associated Presshttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/nation/2026/06/09/texas-teen-convicted-murder-stabbing-high-school-track-meet/stories/202606090058Tue, 09 Jun 2026 16:30:50 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/nation/2026/06/09/texas-teen-convicted-murder-stabbing-high-school-track-meet/stories/202606090058<![CDATA[]]>Police: Giant brawl forced Hersheypark to stop rollercoaster as parents hid under tables on opening dayBy Zahriah Balentine / pennlive.com https://www.post-gazette.com/news/crime-courts/2026/06/09/hersheypark-brawl-rollercoaster-police/stories/202606090054Tue, 09 Jun 2026 15:56:32 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/crime-courts/2026/06/09/hersheypark-brawl-rollercoaster-police/stories/202606090054<![CDATA[]]>Vance demands Justice Department probe of Minnesota officials as White House presses 'war on fraud'By Alanna Durkin Richer / Associated Presshttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-nation/2026/06/09/vance-justice-department-probe-minnesota-white-house-fraud/stories/202606090042Tue, 09 Jun 2026 14:20:05 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-nation/2026/06/09/vance-justice-department-probe-minnesota-white-house-fraud/stories/202606090042<![CDATA[]]>