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

The measure's approval is celebrated by animal advocates, domestic violence organizations and law enforcement across the ...

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 ...

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 man filed for a protection from abuse order on Nov. 5, just three days before he drove to his ex’s new residence and shot ...

Maine law provides that any adult who has been abused by a family or household member or dating partner may seek relief in the form of a protection from abuse order by filing a complaint with the ...

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 ...

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 him was ...