Police: Two cars struck in gunfire
WILKES-BARRE City police said they are investigating gunfire on Dana Street at about 10:49 Thursday night.
Police: Air freshener used to cover marijuana odor
WILKES-BARRE TWP. Township police allegedly found 88 ecstasy tablets and marijuana during a traffic stop on Wilkes-Barre Township Boulevard early Thursday morning.
‘HighLyfe’ busted after allegedly selling heroin
HANOVER TWP. A man known on the street and on social media as HighLyfe is jailed at the Luzerne County Correctional Facility after Wilkes-Barre police and state police allege he sold a brick of he
Police: Man stole jewelry boxes, piggy bank in Edwardsville home invasion
EDWARDSVILLE A man from Wilkes-Barre was arrested on allegations he ran into a residence on Williams Street stealing two jewelry boxes and a piggy bank on Wednesday.
Mother charged with leaving three children unsupervised
WILKES-BARRE City police charged a woman alleging she left three children, ages 10, 7 and 3, unsupervised in her Lehigh Street apartment on Saturday.
Police: Wanted man used middle name to identify himself
WILKES-BARRE A man wanted by city police attempted to outrun officers resulting in him getting stunned in the back by a Taser.
Judge nixes appeal for new church in Wilkes-Barre Township
Luzerne County Judge Thomas F. Burke Jr. has dismissed an appeal by Mount Zion Baptist Church seeking to overturn a vote by Wilkes-Barre Township council not to rezone land for a planned church and co
Look Back: West Pittston High School damaged in 1927 bombing
West Pittston High School on Montgomery Avenue was nearing completion when a bomb exploded damaging the front doors at 3:25 a.m. on Nov. 10, 1927.
Police identify suspects in shooting at Hanover Township gasoline service station
HANOVER TWP. An arrest warrant has been issued for a man connected to his alleged role in a shooting at a gasoline service station in August.
Pittston police officer charged with slashing tires
PITTSTON A suspended city police officer was charged Thursday alleging he slashed several tires on at least five vehicles on South Main Street last month.
Police: Man known as ‘Mean’ charged with firing handgun during parking dispute
WILKES-BARRE City police arrested a man they say discharged at least four rounds from a handgun during a parking dispute in the 700 block of North Washington Street on Wednesday.
Two men arrested when state police shut down suspected drug haven
WILKES-BARRE A man who state police say is part of a large drug trafficking organization and a second man were arrested when troopers executed a search warrant at a residence on East Division Street
State police: Elderly woman, 86, reported missing found safe
TUNKHANNOCK State police say an 86-year-old woman reported missing early Thursday has been found safe.
Superior Court upholds conviction, three life sentences for Bonnett
A state appellate court upheld the conviction and life sentence for Preston Bonnett, who challenged the jury s verdict claiming a state police deputy fire marshal was permitted to testify as an expert
Hazleton man arrested on drug trafficking, firearm offenses
HAZLETON City police say they arrested Marquis Alberto DeLeon, 24, after allegedly found firearms, heroin and marijuana inside a residence on East Green Street.
Inmate charged with attacking counselor at SCI-Dallas
JACKSON TWP. A state inmate serving a life sentence for a homicide in Philadelphia was charged with attacking a corrections counselor inside the State Correctional Institution at Dallas earlier this
Police: Wilkes-Barre man possessed handgun with altered serial number
MOUNT POCONO A man from Wilkes-Barre was found to be in possession of a handgun with an altered serial number during a traffic stop in Mount Pocono on Saturday, according to Pocono Mountain Regional
Police: Prisoner concealed heroin packets in body cavity
KINGSTON A man from White Haven taken into custody on a warrant was found concealing six heroin packets in his buttocks, according to court records.
Delaware County man busted in online sex sting in Nanticoke
NANTICOKE A man from Delaware County believing he was meeting a 13-year-old girl for sex requested to keep the girl s underwear, according to court records.
Police: Intoxicated man held child as a ‘shield’ during domestic disturbance
KINGSTON A 32-year-old man was arraigned Monday on charges he endangered a 1-year-old child during a domestic disturbance telling police officers he wanted to be killed.