Avondale Mine Memorial Park vandalized, American flags burned
PLYMOUTH TWP. Two American flags were burned and plexiglass to a kiosk was smashed at the Avondale Mine Memorial Park.
Police: Man defecates in back seat of cruiser
KINGSTON A Kingston police cruiser is out of service for decontamination after a man defecated and urinated in the rear seat on Friday, according to police.
Police: Razor used to rob man walking dog
WILKES-BARRE A man walking his dog had a razor shoved against his back by a masked man in the 400 block of South Franklin Street on Saturday.
Lookback: Riot on Public Square in 1916
A long-threatened strike of employees of the Wilkes-Barre Railway Company began in October 1915 when 350 street car men walked off the job refusing to accept an increase of $.2 cents per hour.
PSP: Drunk truck driver struggles with three troopers
HAZLE TWP. A truck driver appeared intoxicated when he attempted to connect a trailer at the Amazon Fulfillment Center and struggled with three state police troopers when he was arrested, according
Noxen man wanted by Kingston police captured
NOXEN TWP. A man from Wyoming County wanted by Kingston police since 2017 was captured during a traffic stop and foot chase on Thursday.
Police: Arrested man claims he has coronavirus, coughs on officer
PLYMOUTH A man arrested after police investigated a domestic disturbance intentionally coughed on an officer claiming he has the coronavirus, according to court records.
No issues with record rainfall
Except for a few areas in poor drainage areas, Luzerne County escaped the wrath of Thursday s rain storm.
Wilkes-Barre man sentenced in bank robbery role
WILKES-BARRE A city man was sentenced Thursday in Luzerne County Court after admitting to his role in robbing a bank in Hanover Township last year.
More charges filed against man accused of threatening judge
WILKES-BARRE Luzerne County detectives Thursday added a felony charge against a Scranton man accused of threatening a Luzerne County judge.
State police: ‘Fake’ drug sale behind reported home invasion
NESCOPECK A Berwick man claimed he was sold fake drugs when he confronted the alleged seller who reported he was held at gunpoint inside his home during a home invasion early Wednesday morning.
Dog found dead in Hazle Township
HAZLE TWP. A deceased dog was found wrapped in two garbage bags, a blanket and a flattened air mattress in the area of Hayes and East 13th streets on Wednesday, state police at Hazleton said.
Police: Vehicle engulfed in flames after pursuit in Plymouth
PLYMOUTH A Lycoming County man attempting to flee borough police gave up when his vehicle began to smoke with sparks coming from the undercarriage on Route 11 late Tuesday night.
Police: Drunken driver threatened to spit in ‘pigs’ faces
KINGSTON A man from Wyoming County kicked two police officers and threatened them with HIV by wanting to spit in their pigs faces during a drunken driving arrest late Tuesday night, according to c
Convicted child pornographer loses appeal
A three-member panel of the state Superior Court has upheld the conviction for a Wilkes-Barre man who was found guilty in 2016 of possessing more than 100 images of child pornography.
Police: Fired employee used propane torch to set fire behind former Nanticoke State Hospital
NANTICOKE City police allege a man used a propane torch to set fire in a garage behind the former Nanticoke State Hospital earlier this month.
Plains Township police arrest alleged prowler
PLAINS TWP. Several residents of Maffett Street were startled late Monday night by a man knocking on their doors claiming to be looking for a friend he did not know, according to court records.
Suspect in NY shooting captured in Wilkes-Barre
WILKES-BARRE A man wanted for a shooting in Rochester, N.Y., that left a man in critical condition last week was captured in Wilkes-Barre on Monday.
Police: Clothes stolen from laundromat in Nanticoke
NANTICOKE City police Monday released surveillance pictures of two men who may have stolen laundry from E-Z Laundromat on South Market Street.