Man charged with making false 911 calls
PITTSTON A 31-year-old man was arraigned Tuesday on charges he called 911 to report emergencies that turned out to be false out of revenge for being evicted from a Parsonage Street residence.
Plains man charged with possessing child pornography
PLAINS TWP. A township man was charged Tuesday with downloading and sharing images of children, some as young as toddlers, engaged in sex acts.
WBPD officer injured during struggle with hospital patient
WILKES-BARRE A city police officer was injured during a struggle with a patient who wanted to leave Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre on Sunday.
Wyoming County man killed in crash
MONROE TWP. State police at Tunkhannock reported Rodney A. Smith, 46, of Monroe Township, died as a result of injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash on Route 2018 (Star Hill Road) in Wyoming Count
LOOK BACK: The trial of Frank Valoroso
Two months after the arrest of Frank Valoroso on charges he set a fire that killed Rev. Felix Nowak, his wife and three children at a farmhouse in Pond Hill of Slocum Township, a jury was selected at
District Judge cited with harassment; President judge reassigns criminal cases
WILKES-BARRE State police at Hazleton have cited District Judge Daniel O Donnell with harassment after investigating an incident involving his 80-year-old father-in-law.
Assistant fire chief killed in Exeter Township shooting
EXETER TWP. An assistant chief at a local fire company has been identified as the victim in a shooting early this morning, and a Harding man has been charged in his death.
Bail denied for shooting suspect
WILKES-BARRE Bail was denied for a Scranton man Friday when he was arraigned on an attempted homicide charge alleging he shot a pregnant woman twice on McLean Street in Wilkes-Barre earlier this yea
State police cruiser struck by dump truck
BUTLER TWP. A stopped state police cruiser was struck by a dump truck on Interstate 81 in Butler Township on Wednesday.
Appellate court upholds ‘sexually violent predator’ designation for Plymouth man
A Plymouth man serving 10 years in state prison after admitting he sexually assaulted a teen girl will remain designated as a sexually violent predator, an appellate court ruled Thursday.
Police: Alleged drug dealer on phone while being chased
NANTICOKE An alleged drug dealer continued to talk on his cell phone as empty heroin and fentanyl packets fell from a bag he was carrying while being chased on foot by a state police trooper on Wedn
Nanticoke man sentenced for fatal DUI crash
WILKES-BARRE A Nanticoke man panicked when he failed to stop for state police and initiated a pursuit that ended in a crash resulting in the death of a 72-year-old man.
Scranton man facing attempted homicide charge in Wilkes-Barre shooting
WILKES-BARRE City police have charged a Scranton man with criminal attempt to commit homicide in a shooting on McLean Street where a pregnant woman suffered two gunshot wounds earlier this year.
Woman, 23, arrested in sex sting
PLAINS TWP. A woman remained jailed Wednesday a day after she was arraigned on a prostitution solicitation charge alleging she agreed to a car date to perform sex acts for cash in December.
Judge’s opinion explains why he didn’t dismiss child corruption charge against teacher
WILKES-BARRE Based on law set forth by two rulings by the state Superior Court, Luzerne County President Judge Michael T. Vough filed an opinion on why he did not dismiss a child corruption charge a
Police: Man passed out drunk found to be sexual offender absconder
NANTICOKE A sexual offender from South Carolina listed as an absconder in that state was arrested on allegations he failed to register as a homeless transient in Nanticoke.
Police: Man threatens to bind woman to tree, let wildlife eat her
WILKES-BARRE TWP. Township police arrested a man from Kunkle who they say assaulted a woman at a motel and later threatened to tie her to a tree and let wildlife eat her.
Officer injured when prisoner escapes custody
SALEM TWP. A township police officer suffered a concussion and other injuries when he struck his head against pavement while chasing a prisoner who escaped custody after being arraigned on child rap
Columbus statue on Public Square vandalized second time
WILKES-BARRE Vandals have struck the Christopher Columbus statue on Public Square for the second time in three days.
Benton man charged with rape
SALEM TWP. A man from Benton was arraigned Monday on allegations he sexually assaulted a girl in 2017.