Look Back: Sinton Store of the early 1800s
Hundreds of motorists today drive past the spot where Quaker merchants Jacob Sinton and his brother, Joseph Sinton, operated their dry goods store, a box-shaped building that measured 24 feet by 25 fe
Craps dealer, patron charged in cheating scheme
PLAINS TWP. A table game dealer at Mohegan Pennsylvania casino and a patron were arraigned Friday on allegations of a cheating scheme involving an electronic craps game.
Suspects linked to Kingston fatal shooting waive hearings
WILKES-BARRE Two men charged for their alleged roles in a fatal shooting in Kingston last year waived their rights to a preliminary hearing Friday.
Lawsuit filed in restaurant groping case
WILKES-BARRE A Hazle Township former restaurant owner sentenced to three years probation for groping a teenage female employee is the subject of a civil lawsuit filed in Luzerne County Court by the
Pittston man sentenced for posting sex videos of ex-girlfriends
WILKES-BARRE A Pittston man who admitted to posting videos of his sexual acts he secretly recorded with ex-girlfriends to pornographic websites was sentenced to spend up to two years in prison.
Coroner: Foster Township woman died from gunshot wound
A Foster Township woman found dead inside her residence she shared with her boyfriend died from a gunshot wound, according to a release from Luzerne County Coroner Jill Matthews.
Coroner: Kingston fire victim died from smoke inhalation
An autopsy on the body of a Kingston man removed by firefighters from a burning apartment revealed he died from smoke inhalation.
Scranton man charged with firing gun during Cross Valley road rage incident
KINGSTON A man from Scranton was arraigned Thursday on allegations he fired a shot at another vehicle during an exchange of hand gestures in a road rage incident on the North Cross Valley Expressway
Wyoming Borough man sentenced for endangering firefighters, officers at 2019 fire
WILKES-BARRE Despite being acquitted by a Luzerne County jury of setting a fire inside the 8th Street Laundromat more than three years ago, Michael Inman was sentenced Wednesday for endangering fire
‘I hope he rots’
WILKES-BARRE Convicted double murderer Jayshawn Johnson maintained his innocence as he was led out of the Luzerne County Courthouse Wednesday to begin serving two consecutive terms of life in prison
Police: Wife admitted setting Kingston apartment fire that claimed husband’s life
KINGSTON Borough police arrested a woman who they allege intentionally set items on fire inside her apartment, leading to the death of her husband early Wednesday morning.
Foster Township man arrested in fatal shooting of girlfriend
FOSTER TWP. A Woodhaven Drive man faces charges after he allegedly shot his girlfriend to death Tuesday evening, state police said.
Man, 19, sentenced for two shootings in Wilkes-Barre
WILKES-BARRE A Wilkes-Barre man who suffered a gunshot wound to his leg in a drive-by shooting in Wilkes-Barre last year was sentenced to state prison Tuesday.
Two officers injured following pursuit arrest
PLYMOUTH A Wilkes-Barre man initiated a pursuit reaching speeds in excess of 100 mph on multiple residential streets that ended with his arrest after a struggle with several police officers Monday n
Loaded firearm, fentanyl pills found during traffic stop
LARKSVILLE A Kingston man awaiting trial in Luzerne County Court for his alleged role in a shooting between rival groups in Wilkes-Barre last year was arrested on allegations he was in possession of
Police: Woman got onto school bus, attempted to enter high school
HANOVER TWP. A 29-year-old woman was arrested after township police allege she got onto a school bus with students and attempted to enter the Hanover Area Jr./Sr. High School Tuesday morning.
Look Back: Ground breaking for Luzerne County Community College
Fifty years ago on Jan. 3, 1973, a monumental ground breaking ceremony took place in Nanticoke.
GoFundMe set up to help homeless man and his dog, Ruby
There they were, Eli and his dog Ruby, emerging from behind a shed near Solomon Creek in the rear of McDonald s on Sans Souci Parkway in Hanover Township.
Hanover Township man pleads no contest to child corruption
WILKES-BARRE A man from Hanover Township facing a non-jury trial on allegations he inappropriately touched a girl opted to plead no contest to a child corruption charge Thursday.
‘This child was tortured’
WILKES-BARRE Prosecutors say it was by the Grace of God a chatty 5-year-old girl was able to be wheeled into a Luzerne County Courtroom on Thursday.