Mother sentenced after toddler found wandering in WB street
WILKES-BARRE A mother charged by city police after her 2-year-old daughter was found wandering a street unsupervised has been sentenced in Luzerne County Court.
Attorney seeks dismissal of weapons of mass destruction charge against alleged supermarket spitter
WILKES-BARRE An attorney defending a Hanover Township woman accused of coughing and spitting saliva on food items inside a supermarket earlier this year believes prosecutors have misapplied the law.
Lottery ticket theft results in discovery of heroin, suspect in drug death captured
WILKES-BARRE TWP. An investigation into the theft of scratch-off lottery tickets from a gasoline service station resulted in the capture of a suspect wanted for causing the death of a person in Unio
State police investigating threat to district attorney
WILKES-BARRE State police at Wyoming say they are investigating a threat directed at the Luzerne County district attorney and a member of the state police.
Police: Man jumped in ambulance, screamed profanities at paramedics
PITTSTON City police arrested a man they say jumped in the back of an ambulance and screamed profanities at emergency medical technicians treating a patient.
Hanover Township police investigating shooting at gasoline service station
HANOVER TWP. Township police are investigating a shooting involving at least two vehicles at a gasoline service station on South Main Street.
Police seeking identity of man accused of stealing lottery scratch-off tickets
WILKES-BARRE TWP. Township police released surveillance pictures of a man they say swiped approximately $270 worth of scratch-off lottery tickets from a business on Tuesday.
Police: Man, 18, sold pot from apartment with minor living inside
KINGSTON An 18-year-old man was arraigned Wednesday on allegations he was selling marijuana from his Frederick Street apartment where a minor was residing.
Police: Nails, animal trap set for C&Y caseworkers
FAIRMOUNT TWP. Nails and an animal trap were on the walkway to a residence on Mossville Road where Luzerne County Children and Youth caseworkers attempted to remove a child for safety reasons last m
Police: Woman brandished knife at officers
WILKES-BARRE TWP. A mother was arrested when she allegedly brandished a knife while approaching several township police officers in the process of handcuffing her son Monday night.
State police: Man crashed motorcycle during pursuit
KINGSTON A man from the Dominican Republic was arrested after he crashed a motorcycle during a second pursuit with state police Monday night.
Police: Intoxicated man grabbed officer’s firearm
WILKES-BARRE An intoxicated man screaming at customers at a Turkey Hill store and refusing to leave allegedly grabbed at an officer s firearm Monday.
Edwardsville police arrest man on allegations he physically assaulted two children
EDWARDSVILLE A 30-year-old man was arraigned Tuesday on allegations he physically assaulted two toddlers for various reasons, including kicking one child for walking too slowly, according to court r
Police: Woman found with ‘dope’ down her pants during traffic stop
WILKES-BARRE TWP. A woman from Laurel Run detained by Wilkes-Barre Township police during a traffic stop concealed dope down her pants, according to charges filed.
PSP releases picture of vehicle involved in construction worker’s hit-run death
WEST HAZLETON State police at Hazleton on Monday released a picture of the vehicle they say struck and killed a construction worker on Interstate 81 early Saturday morning.
Operational changes at Seven Tubs Recreation Area due to large crowds; one arrested over the weekend
PLAINS TWP. A man from Hanover Township was arrested Saturday on allegations he illegally operated an all-terrain vehicle at the Seven Tubs Recreation Area where the state Department of Conservation
WBPD investigating home invasion
WILKES-BARRE City police are investigating a home invasion on Irving Street where two men pushed their way inside the apartment stealing a woman s purse on Sunday.
State Police: Man reached for trooper’s firearm
CONYNGHAM TWP. State police arrested a man they allege reached for a trooper s firearm during a struggle on Saturday.
Look Back: The lost Borough of Dorranceton
Kingston Borough and Kingston Township looked a little different in the late 1800s when the Borough of Dorranceton was incorporated by a grand jury on June 20, 1887.
Police: Cocaine, methamphetamine and pills found inside Wilkes-Barre house
WILKES-BARRE City police and the Luzerne County Drug Task Force arrested a man after allegedly finding quantities of cocaine, methamphetamine, prescription pills and drug debt sheets inside a Spruce