State police: Counselor assaulted by inmate at SCI-Dallas
JACKSON TWP. A female counselor was assaulted by an inmate at the State Correctional Institution at Dallas on Thursday, state police at Wyoming reported.
Woman accused of assaulting boyfriend’s father
EDWARDSVILLE Borough police arrested Anayah Nyasia Maldonado, 18, on charges she assaulted her boyfriend s father with a knife inside a residence on Short Street on Wednesday.
Plains Twp. man held on allegations he sold methamphetamine
PLAINS TWP. A Plains Township man was arraigned Thursday on allegations he sold methamphetamine from his house trailer in 2017.
Teenager pleads guilty to murder; agrees to testify against co-defendant Reynaldo Mercado
WILKES-BARRE A 16-year-old girl on Thursday admitted to her role in the killing of Fred Boote inside the victim s Wilkes-Barre home and agreed to testify against her co-defendant Reynaldo Mercado, w
Three people stabbed in Hanover Township, one person in custody
HANOVER TWP. Township police detained one person after three people were found suffering from stab wounds late Wednesday night.
Police: Waymart man sent pictures of sex acts with ex-wife to pornographic website
DUPONT Borough police charged a man from Wayne County on allegations from his ex-wife he posted pictures of their sex acts to a pornographic website.
Man, 25, identified in Larksville fatal crash
LARKSVILLE A former King s College football player from New Jersey was the victim of a fatal crash late Monday night.
Woman accused of spitting on election worker pleads to disorderly conduct
PITTSTON A Jenkins Township woman pleaded guilty to a summary offense of disorderly conduct after spitting on an election worker in the June 2 primary election.
Police: Man taunted officers executing search warrant
WEST PITTSTON Borough police arrested Robert James Hutchins, 18, after he allegedly interfered with officers executing a search warrant at his residence on Fremont Street.
Police: Man threatened woman with shotgun
HANOVER TWP. Township police say they arrested Jesse Garcia, 26, on charges of simple assault, terroristic threats and reckless endangerment after investigating a domestic disturbance on Hazle Stree
Carey Avenue Bridge reopen after fatal crash
LARKSVILLE One person died in a crash at Route 11 and the Carey Avenue Bridge late Monday night.
Look Back: Street trolley crash in 1923 killed one, injured others
A passenger was killed and nine others on Georgetown car No. 336 were injured when the street trolley car jumped the tracks and crashed down the hill on East Market Street in Wilkes-Barre on Sept. 1,
Man charged with child sex offenses
EDWARDSVILLE A man wanted by borough police on child sex offenses was arraigned Friday.
Man arrested by Kingston police indicted by federal grand jury for online child enticement
SCRANTON A man from Monroe County arrested by Kingston police when he arrived believing he was meeting a 15-year-old girl for sex was indicted by a federal grand jury.
Police: Intoxicated woman caused disturbance in Plymouth
PLYMOUTH Borough police arrested an intoxicated woman who they say banged on house doors and walked in the middle of a street with a broken trophy while screaming early Thursday morning.
Plains Township police investigating gunfire
PLAINS TWP. Township police say they are investigator reports of gunfire on Maffett Street near Amesbury and Charles streets Wednesday night.
Nanticoke man charged with sharing child pornography
NANTICOKE A Nanticoke man was arrested on allegations he downloaded and shared child pornography on a social media site.
Police: Handcuffed man commandeered police cruiser
FAIRVIEW TWP. A handcuffed man was able to escape a police cruiser by climbing through a partition that separates the front and back seats and jumped into another cruiser leading police on a pursuit
Man surrenders after standoff in Hanover Township
HANOVER TWP. A township man is facing numerous charges after threatening to harm law enforcement officers during a several hour standoff on Main Road.
Prosecutors given reprieve in Shaw homicide case
Luzerne County prosecutors have been given a break in their homicide case against Anthony Shaw, accused of fatally stabbing his girlfriend in Wilkes-Barre Township more than two years ago.