INTO LAW. SARAH. YEAH. AFTER PASSING IN THE HOUSE, THE BILL IS NOW HEADED TO THE SENATE. AND IF SIGNED INTO LAW, IT WOULD STRENGTHEN ENFORCEMENT FOR PROTECTION FROM ABUSE ORDERS AND VIOLATIONS WITH ...

When Scranton police responded to a South Side residence early last month, they found a frightened woman allegedly attacked by her boyfriend, who was just out of jail. Officers arrested the man ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Proposed legislation to increase penalties in Pennsylvania for people who commit crimes while violating protection from abuse ...

Cassandra felt hopeless. “The police keep telling me to get a protection order, but it keeps getting denied because I haven’t had any physical abuse,” she explained. “But my ex keeps driving by, ...

When the U.S. Supreme Court took up the appeal of Anthony Elonis' conviction in Elonis v. United States (Docket No. 12-983, Term 2014), under the federal criminal statute 18 U.S.C. Section 875 ...

A 44-year-old Butler Twp. man is in prison after police said he went to residence that he was barred from three times this month. Thomas P. Fedorko is charged with three counts of violating a ...

WYOMISSING, PA — Retail theft allegations, a domestic disturbance involving an active protection-from-abuse order, and multiple motor vehicle accidents were among the incidents that kept Wyomissing ...

Proposed legislation to increase penalties in Pennsylvania for people who commit crimes while violating protection from abuse orders is opposed by gun rights advocates since it could create lifelong ...