It was the description chosen by the independent review commissioned by the Church of England to investigate how Smyth was ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania lawmakers gave final approval this week to HB1210, a groundbreaking bill that explicitly ...

A bill to extend protection from abuse orders to pets passed the state Senate and is bringing new awareness to the dangerous link between domestic violence and animal abuse.

Three pieces of legislation are in the works to make penalties stricter for those who violate protection from abuse orders.

National data on both child abuse and domestic violence cases show an eye-popping number of animals being used as a tool of ...

WAFF 48 News discovered that the Decatur man arrested this week on four kidnapping charges, John Mitchell had a history of ...

Of course, the small minority of children who do suffer serious neglect or abuse need protection, not just funding. Child ...

York County Prothonotary Diane Platts quietly cut off access to public protection from abuse records earlier this year, citing the endorsement of judges she couldn't name and federal code that ...

The Vatican’s Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors is hosting a conference on safeguarding in the Catholic ...

Oct. 22—The ex-husband of a Falkville woman was involved in her shooting death early Sunday, according to Priceville police, months after her petition for a protection from abuse order against ...

ADVOCATES SAY AN ORDER THAT WAS MEANT TO PROTECT VICTIMS IS NOW BECOMING A REPEATED CYCLE, WHICH ALLOWS OFFENDERS TO CONTINUE ONGOING ABUSE WITH NO FEAR OF A HARSHER PUNISHMENT. WE SPOKE WITH ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – Three pieces of legislation are in the works to make penalties stricter for those who violate protection from abuse orders. 119 deaths in Pennsylvania in 2023 were ...