Parents of girl whose hair got caught in ticket machine files lawsuit
WILKES-BARRE A Hanover Township couple filed a civil lawsuit in Luzerne County Court for injuries their daughter sustained when her hair got caught in a ticket machine while patronizing Chuck E. Che
Appellate court upholds enhanced sentence for Pittston man
The Pennsylvania Superior Court has upheld an enhanced sentence for a Pittston man who pled guilty to corrupting the morals of two girls.
Look Back: Proposal to sell Wilkes-Barre City Cemetery in the early 1920s
If Wilkes-Barre City Councilman Joseph G. Schuler had his way in the early to mid 1920s, there would be homes built along North River Street where the city cemetery is located.
Former Nanticoke man charged with COVID relief fraud offenses
SCRANTON U.S. Attorney Gerard M. Karam announced Reynard Lewis, 29, formerly of Nanticoke, was charged earlier this week by a federal grand jury with using the identities of other people to create f
Judge refuses to recuse self from trial despite claims of pre-determined guilt
WILKES-BARRE A Luzerne County judge denied a request to recuse himself from overseeing a jury trial related to a Wilkes-Barre shooting despite claims of a questionable statement.
Ashley man sentenced in road rage shooting
WILKES-BARRE An Ashley man who admitted to illegally possessing a firearm used in a shooting during a reported road rage incident was sentenced in Luzerne County Court on Thursday.
Troopers: Hunlock Township man illicitly recorded sexual encounter
HUNLOCK TWP. State police at Shickshinny charged a Hunlock Township man with recording a sexual encounter with a woman without her knowledge and consent.
Plymouth man sentenced for stealing money from deceased veteran
WILKES-BARRE A man who admitted to using a deceased veteran s bank card to withdraw money was sentenced to credit for time served at the Luzerne County Correctional Facility.
Wilkes-Barre man charged with possessing child sexual abuse materials
WILKES-BARRE A man from Wilkes-Barre admitted to using an instant messenger app on his cellular phone to download and share child sexual abuse materials.
Alleged tobacco thief charged with more ‘smash and grab’ burglaries
HANOVER TWP. A Philadelphia man already awaiting trial in several smash-and-grab cigarette thefts at several businesses was arraigned Wednesday for ransacking stores in Hanover Township and Plymouth
Catalytic converters stolen from five work vans
FORTY FORT Forty Fort police reported catalytic converters were stolen from five vehicles at two businesses Monday night into Tuesday morning.
School bus company joins civil suit
WILKES-BARRE A school bus company approved to operate their hub in a residential area of Hanover Township filed notice to join a civil lawsuit against the Hanover Township Zoning Board.
Woman sentenced for helping inmate escape
WILKES-BARRE A woman from Columbia County who helped her boyfriend, Robert Vargo, flee the area after he escaped from a work detail while an inmate at the Luzerne County Correctional Facility was or
Pittston man charged in child sex sting
KINGSTON A man from Pittston in online chat logs stated he was taking a chance on meeting a 15-year-old boy he allegedly solicited to have sex.
Attorney expected to seek suppression of statements in Wilkes-Barre homicide case
WILKES-BARRE Despite an attorney s pledge to file a motion in an attempt to keep an unsolicited statement by his client from being told to a Luzerne County jury, President Judge Michael T. Vough sai
Kingston police charge man with online solicitation of minor
KINGSTON A Forty Fort man was arraigned Monday on allegations he solicited a minor for sex wanting to record the acts.
Luzerne man charged with raping woman held captive
LUZERNE A Luzerne Borough man accused last month on allegations he held a woman against her will for two weeks was arraigned Monday on rape related offenses.
Police: Man charged with threatening bar patrons with gun
WILKES-BARRE City police say they found a loaded 9mm handgun inside the vehicle of a Northampton County man accused of threatening four people with the weapon outside a North Main Street tavern earl
Look Back: Public Square scene of Christmas festival in 1923
Decades before the Wyoming Valley Mall and adjacent shopping plazas were built and today s online shopping taking precedence, people shopped the many stores on and around Public Square in Wilkes-Barre
Clark permitted to withdraw guilty plea; homicide trial scheduled
WILKES-BARRE A Luzerne County jury trial for homicide suspect Milton Darius Clark was rescheduled after a judge allowed him to withdraw his guilty plea.