The lawsuit said state Youth Development Center staff used restraints excessively, including as cover for assaults that left kids bruised and battered — once with a shattered orbital bone.

Those killed included a17-year-old who was shot to death in Southwest Philadelphia, and an elderly couple who died in a suspected murder-suicide.

A boy playing with a gun shot the victim around 3:25 p.m. on the 4900 block of B Street, police said.

No arrests have been made, and police are asking for the public's help.

The gunfire took place just after 5 p.m. The three victims were being held as prisoners at the hospital, police said.

Lumberton mayor Gina LaPlaca loses her balance twice in the video and the mirror on the passenger side of her vehicle is damaged.

In what’s become a feature of the polarized political climate, the online outrage cycle ended with social media vigilantes identifying the suspect before police even filed charges.

Mamadou Kallie vehemently denied killing Kimberly Ortiz-Zayas and Tierra Rodriguez-Diaz, saying a masked gunmen had shot them. Prosecutors called his story ludicrous.

In exchange for gifts from Mark Snedden, prosecutors say, an Amtrak manager approved tens of millions of dollars in extra expenses for the project to restore the train station's facade.

Lawyers for Maurice Byrd said during his trial this week that he shot Steven Strassburg in self-defense after Strassburg attacked him. Jurors cleared him of any wrongdoing.

Martin Devlin was acquitted of all charges. Manuel Santiago was convicted of perjury and false swearing, and Frank Jastrzembski was convicted of false swearing, both for lying about DNA evidence.

Prosecutors called for Common Pleas Court Judge Anne Marie Coyle to recuse herself, in part because they say her law clerk liked social media posts targeting Krasner. Coyle denied their motion.

The 70-year-old homeowner who police say shot the would-be intruder is cooperating with the investigation, police said

Officer Thomas Thompson, 37, shot his partner as both officers struggled with Aaron Rainey outside of Friends Hospital. Thompson also fatally shot Rainey, who had gotten his partner's gun, police say.

Joseph LaForte committed an “astounding” array of crimes to prop up one of the biggest financial frauds in Pennsylvania history, prosecutors said.