If you didn't sign a prenup before getting married in Pennsylvania, you risk losing your business assets in the event of a divorce. However, there are ways to protect your business even if you didn't sign a prenup. Here's what to do if you're a business owner who's...
Creating an effective parenting plan
Creating an effective parenting plan to share custody of children is one of the most important issues to address during your divorce. It can be difficult to come to an agreement with your ex, but studies show that children do best when their parents work together....
Overdose death leads to narcotics investigation
Police in Pennsylvania have taken a man into custody who they believe sold the drugs that caused the overdose death of an Abingdon man in April. The 37-year-old Philadelphia resident faces a raft of charges including counts of possessing drugs with the intent to...
Drug investigation leads to arrests and gun seizures
An investigation into heroin and methamphetamine trafficking in has led to the arrest of five suspects and the seizure of seven illegal guns according to a press release from the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office. Three women and two men were taken into custody...
Alleged Pennsylavia drug gang indicted
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced in a June 3 press release that 11 individuals have been indicted for trafficking heroin, fentanyl and cocaine in Luzerne County. The indictments were handed down by a federal grand jury on...
What to know about a preliminary hearing for a DUI
Individuals in Pennsylvania who are charged with a DUI have the right to take their case to trial. However, before a trial begins, there is usually a preliminary hearing to determine whether one needs to occur at all. A judge will review the evidence that the...
Drug charges can lead to significant penalties
People who sell or attempt to sell controlled substances in Pennsylvania may be charged with a crime. In most cases, possession with intent to distribute charges are separate from drug trafficking charges. If a person is charged with drug trafficking, it means that...
Scientists develop device that tests drivers’ THC levels
While Pennsylvania law enforcement officers can use breath and blood tests to accurately gauge a driver's level of alcohol impairment, there are currently no tests that reliably measure a driver's level of marijuana impairment. However, that could soon change....
Cash and large drug quantities lead to drug trafficking charges
Criminal charges of drug trafficking result in more severe penalties and prison sentences than drug possession charges. Prosecutors in Pennsylvania will likely charge you with drug trafficking if police attributed large quantities of drugs to you. Authorities will...
Pennsylvania man faces muliple drug charges
A 52-year-old Bristol Township man was taken into police custody on March 18 after law enforcement officials say they found drugs and drug-related paraphernalia in his home. The man was placed in the Bucks County Correctional Facility following his arraignment....