Look Back: 1905 Mud Pond murder mystery
Territorial boundaries delayed an investigation into the 1905 drowning death of J. Arthur Potter, whose body was recovered from Mud Pond, once located in today s Ricketts Glen State Park.
Kingston police arrest alleged cocaine trafficker
KINGSTON Police and the Luzerne County Drug Task Force say they arrested Alex Bonilla, 25, of Wilkes-Barre, on charges he was distributing quantities of cocaine in the area.
Edwardsville police identify suspect in shooting
EDWARDSVILLE Borough police obtained an arrest warrant charging Shamel M. Williams, 23, with shooting a woman and endangering at least two children in the Hilltop Apartment complex earlier this week
Police: Drug trafficker tossed firearm under vehicle
WILKES-BARRE A loaded firearm was found under a vehicle being seized by city police when a suspected drug trafficker was arrested Thursday.
Wilkes-Barre man charged with trespassing on railroad property
WHITE HAVEN Police with Reading and Northern Railroad filed trespassing charges against a Wilkes-Barre man who claims he only placed coins on tracks.
Kingston man charged with soliciting ‘boy’ for genital pictures
KINGSTON Police and Luzerne County detectives arrested a man they allege engaged in sexual online conversations and solicited genital pictures from whom he believed was a 15-year-old boy.
Police: Argument led to shooting inside Wilkes-Barre home
WILKES-BARRE City police say they charged a 22-year-old man who discharged a round from a firearm and took another man into custody on an outstanding warrant while investigating gunfire inside a Car
Fatal shooting of Exeter Township supervisor recorded by suspect’s surveillance camera
WEST PITTSTON Homicide suspect Peter Jonathan Gillis home surveillance camera recorded him fatally shooting Robert Francis Kile Sr. at the end of his driveway on Route 92 on June 19, 2020.
Bridge work resumes after pandemic delays
HANOVER TWP. It may seem progress to replace the deck on a bridge spanning Route 29 has been non-existent since October, when construction crews were last seen at the site near Sugar Notch and Hanov
Alleged food market spitter charged with trespassing at Warrior Run church
WARRIOR RUN A woman facing a trial over allegations she spat on food items inside a supermarket at the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic last year has been cited by Hanover Township police with t
Wilkes-Barre hit-run suspect extradited from North Carolina
WILKES-BARRE A man from New York City was returned to Luzerne County late Tuesday night to face charges he fled the scene of a crash after striking a woman whose leg was amputated as a result.
Woodlands Inn will be jury selection site for Plymouth homicide trial
WILKES-BARRE After lengthy delays mostly due to the coronavirus emergency shutdown, a trial has been scheduled for the suspect in a 2018 Plymouth fatal shooting.
Man who aimed gun at officer sentenced
WILKES-BARRE A man from Kingston charged with aiming a firearm at a Kingston police officer was recently sentenced in Luzerne County Court.
Trial set for supermarket spitting suspect
WILKES-BARRE Jurors selected to decide the fate of a Hanover Township woman charged with coughing and spitting on food items inside a supermarket last year will be tasked with determining if saliva
Greater Nanticoke Area board member charged with invasion of privacy
NANTICOKE A Greater Nanticoke Area school director is facing charges alleging he placed hidden cameras in a bedroom of his home that recorded a woman he allowed to stay with him.
Two killed in Butler Township crash
BUTLER TWP. Township police said two people died from injuries as a result of a vehicle crash on Route 309 near Sleepy Hollow Road Saturday night.
Look Back: Two bridges spanned Wilkes-Barre’s rail yards
One survived although replaced while the other was demolished years ago.
Woodlands Inn site of jury selection for homicide trial
WILKES-BARRE Jurors selected for the homicide trial of Zien Nathaniel Council, charged with fatally shooting Brittney Reynolds in 2019, will take place at the Woodlands Inn in Plains Township.
Child sex charges add up against martial arts instructor
PITTSTON A martial arts instructor jailed since his February arrest on allegations he sexually assaulted two girls was arraigned Friday on sex offenses involving a third female.
WBPD seek identity of Turkey Hill robber
WILKES-BARRE City police Friday released a surveillance picture of a man they say robbed the Turkey Hill store on Carey Avenue.