Caseload surge makes SF private lawyers ‘second public defender’
The San Francisco public defender’s office has for months said that it does not have enough lawyers to…
1 killed in shooting at historically Black university in Pennsylvania
LINCOLN UNIVERSITY, Pa. — Gunfire erupted during outdoor festivities at Pennsylvania’s Lincoln University late Saturday, killing one person and wounding…
S.F. inspects rise in criminal cases that’s overwhelmed courts
The San Francisco city controller will scrutinize a steep rise in criminal cases that has become so burdensome…
Piano teacher to children of L.A. stars fled country during abuse case
When jurors returned to a West L.A. courtroom to deliver their verdict in a child sex abuse case…
Ex-LAPD officer arrested on murder charge in 2015 killing in Venice
An ex-LAPD officer who shot and killed an unarmed homeless man in 2015 was arrested on a felony…
Family pleading for murder charge in death of Bakersfield grandfather, says prosecutors are going for ‘easy convictions’
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Nine months ago, a Bakersfield grandfather was beaten to death downtown. Two men have…