Former band director convicted of child sex offenses challenging Megan’s Law hearing
WILKES-BARRE Former Pittston Area band director Brendan J. Carter, convicted on multiple sex offenses involving children, was in court Thursday to hear he has been classified as a violent sexual pre
Hanover Township police seek drivers who fled after crash
HANOVER TWP. Township police are searching for the driver of a pickup truck that fled the scene after a crash on Route 29 near Exit 3 late Wednesday night.
Police charge man with trespassing on campus of King’s College
WILKES-BARRE City police said they charged Thomas A. Howard, 50, with criminal trespass, criminal mischief and public drunkenness when he was found on the campus of King s College late Tuesday night
Federal grand jury indicts two Luzerne County men for fentanyl trafficking
SCRANTON Two men from Kingston busted by local authorities last month for peddling a large amount of fentanyl have been indicted by a federal grand jury, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Bruce D. B
Wilkes-Barre man returned from Florida to face criminal homicide charges
A man from Wilkes-Barre captured by U.S. Marshals in Florida for a shooting that killed two men and injured a third was returned to Luzerne County Tuesday.
Nanticoke police charge nurse with assaulting patient at nursing home
NANTICOKE City police charged a nurse at Birchwood Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center with striking an elderly patient with a phone and pouring soda on her clothes.
WBPD searching for gun after man’s arrest
WILKES-BARRE City police issued a public alert on their Facebook page Tuesday indicating they are searching for a firearm after a man s arrest.
Suspect wanted on domestic assault offenses captured by Wilkes-Barre police
WILKES-BARRE A man wanted on allegations he assaulted an ex-girlfriend and stole her vehicle in Nanticoke was captured by city police Sunday.
Look Back: 1934 hijacking of cigarette truck in Pittston
A yellow color box truck carrying $7,156 worth of cigarettes and other tobacco products was hijacked and its driver, Henry Derolf, of Ashley, kept prisoner for five hours on July 30, 1934.
Mountain Top woman charged with straw purchases of firearms
NANTICOKE A woman from Fairview Township was arraigned Thursday on charges she purchased seven firearms for two men.
Avoca police captures Scranton man wanted in New Jersey
AVOCA Borough police say they arrested Richard Russo, 51, of Scranton, who is wanted by authorities in New Jersey.
State police arrest man after alleged child kidnapping in New York
WEST HAZLETON State police at Hazleton arrested a man after he allegedly kidnapped an 18-month old girl and assaulted the toddler s mother in New York Thursday.
Luzerne County woman claims she was scammed in goat sale
HUNTINGTON TWP. A 36-year-old woman reported she never received two goats she purchased from a buyer she believed to be from Ohio, state police at Shickshinny said.
Coroner: Victim shot seven times
WILKES-BARRE A city police detective testified Thursday three people leaving a domestic disturbance were returning to a Darling Street residence to pick up a forgotten item when they were shot on No
Mars: No feces in our pieces
WILKES-BARRE The manufacturer of M s civil lawsuit claiming she ate several moldy candies that left her with a fecal aftertaste.
Bielecki blaze ‘perfect storm,’ fire chief says
WILKES-BARRE A concrete railroad switchman s shanty was one of the few recognizable items left standing Tuesday in the massive pile of rubble that had been Bielecki Scrap and Recycling.
Hanover Township police investigating shooting
HANOVER TWP. Township police are investigating gunfire on Oxford Street where an apartment building was struck by discharged rounds early Tuesday morning.
Police: Shot fired during domestic dispute
WILKES-BARRE City police arrested three people after a domestic disturbance that involved one of the alleged participants discharging a firearm on Conyngham Avenue.
Police: Children exposed to uncapped needles at overdose scene
LARKSVILLE Borough police charged a man they say exposed two children to uncapped syringes when he overdosed on heroin and fentanyl Saturday.