Two killed in separate crashes
Two people died as a result of separate vehicle crashes in the area last week, state police reported.
Look Back: Midget car races, high school football held at Bone Stadium
On the site of today s Pittston Area s Martin L. Mattei Middle School and Intermediate Center on New Street, a popular stadium was constructed from coal waste and ashes in the mid-to-late 1940s.
Shots reported on South Franklin Street near scene of earlier fatal
WILKES-BARRE City police and state police Forensic Services are investigating a fatal shooting inside a residence on South Franklin Street Friday morning. Officers then returned to the scene Friday
Judge rules in favor of prosecutors, homicide victim’s toxicology report excluded from trial
WILKES-BARRE A toxicology report showing homicide victim Fred Boote had traces of methamphetamine and amphetamine in his system is excluded from the trial of Reynaldo Mercado, Luzerne County Preside
Kingston police arrest man after suspected drug deal
KINGSTON Perhaps Eric Conahan should stay out of Kingston.
Police investigating fatal shooting on South Franklin Street
WILKES-BARRE City police and state police Forensic Services are investigating a fatal shooting inside a residence on South Franklin Street Friday morning.
Suspect in Plymouth shooting captured in Philadelphia
PLYMOUTH A man wanted on an attempted criminal homicide charge related to a shooting that severely injured another man in Plymouth last month was captured in Philadelphia on Thursday.
Hunlock Township man busted on drug trafficking charge
WEST PITTSTON Borough police arrested a man from Hunlock Township when they allegedly found illegal drugs packaged for sale during a traffic stop.
Contractor charged with failing to perform services after accepting payment
WEST PITTSTON Borough police charged a man from Shavertown alleging he accepted payment from an elderly couple for yard work and failing to perform the services.
Interstate 81 pursuit ends in West Pittston crash
WEST PITTSTON A Wilkes-Barre man crashed into a stop sign and intentionally struck a state police cruiser in West Pittston during a pursuit that began on Interstate 81 in Ashley late Wednesday night
Sexual offender fugitive, 80, captured by Plains Township police
PLAINS TWP. A registered sex offender in Pennsylvania who is wanted by authorities in North Carolina on felony sex offenses was captured by Plains Township police on Wednesday.
Man arraigned on charges he strangled dog to death
WILKES-BARRE A man who fled the area after SPCA humane officers filed charges accusing him of strangling a sick dog to death was arraigned Wednesday.
Jury convicts Wapwallopen man of neglecting horse
WILKES-BARRE A Luzerne County jury convicted a Wapwallopen man on felony animal cruelty charges by neglecting to feed a horse that nearly starved to death.
Fairview Township man arraigned on charges he stole Rice Township police cruiser
WRIGHT TWP. A handcuffed man who Fairview Township police alleged stole a police cruiser earlier this month was arraigned Wednesday.
Age of admitted killer, Reyes, prohibited during co-defendant’s homicide trial
WILKES-BARRE Luzerne County President Judge Michael T. Vough made several rulings Tuesday on what evidence may be presented during the homicide trial of Reynaldo Mercado, 33, accused in the stabbing
Wanted man collides with police cruiser, ending pursuit in Kingston
KINGSTON A Scranton man wanted for fleeing the scene of a vehicle crash earlier this month was captured after he initiated a pursuit with police on Monday.
Police: Naked man stabbed two people
HANOVER TWP. Township police charged a man they say stabbed two people before turning a knife on himself exposing his intestines.
Pittston man charged with criminal homicide after fatal shooting
PITTSTON A 30-year-old man was fatally shot while helping a woman carry bags into a residence on Parsonage Street early Saturday morning.
Look Back: 1934 Harveys Lake homicide called ‘American Tragedy’
Three girls canoeing on Harveys Lake discovered the body of Freda McKechnie, 27, in four feet of water about 20 feet from the once popular Sandy Beach on July 31, 1934.
Man charged with providing firearm used in 2017 fatal shooting
HANOVER TWP. State police at Wyoming and Luzerne County detectives charged a man with providing a firearm used in a fatal shooting during a kindergarten graduation party.