Second sister arraigned for stabbing in Hanover Township
HANOVER TWP. A second woman charged in a stabbing over a dispute among children was arraigned Thursday.
Old Forge man attacked by girlfriend when caught with another woman
DURYEA A woman from Old Forge followed her boyfriend to a residence in Duryea where she climbed through a window and assaulted him and his paramour with a knife Wednesday, according to borough polic
House in Duryea vandalized with paint, eggs and a warning
DURYEA Borough police are investigating vandalism to a home on Cranberry Terrace that was struck with orange and blue paint balls, eggs and a sign listing a boy s name and a warning.
Jury convicts Wilkes-Barre man of sexually assaulting woman
WILKES-BARRE A Luzerne County jury deliberated less than one hour Tuesday before finding a Wilkes-Barre man guilty of sexually assaulting a woman outside a Wilkes-Barre tavern in 2018.
Alleged Panamanian cocaine recipient charged with drug trafficking
WILKES-BARRE A man facing charges he received a package of cocaine shipped from Panama was arraigned Wednesday on allegations he was peddling crack cocaine earlier this year.
Two men charged with riding off-road vehicles on Wilkes-Barre streets
WILKES-BARRE City police arrested two men when officers encountered a group riding off-road vehicles on public streets Tuesday night.
Police: Woman stabbed during fight with sisters
HANOVER TWP. A dispute among children resulted in two sisters attacking a woman who suffered multiple stab wounds in the Hanover Village apartment complex Tuesday.
Couple busted for selling salt as fentanyl and methamphetamine
WILKES-BARRE A couple using fake names on social media were arrested after they attempted to swindle a drug buyer by passing off salt as fentanyl and methamphetamine.
Plymouth woman sentenced to probation in animal cruelty case
WILKES-BARRE A woman from Plymouth was sentenced to probation on animal cruelty offenses for failing to feed two dogs that were taken into protective custody by humane officers with the SPCA of Luze
Man pleads guilty to secretly recording up woman’s dress
WILKES-BARRE A Mahanoy City man was caught on camera using the camera on his cellular phone to secretly record up a woman s dress inside the Wilkes-Barre Township Walmart Supercenter earlier this ye
Felony assault charges withdrawn in Ashley road rage shooting
WILKES-BARRE An Ashley man who court records say fired a round from a 9mm handgun during a reported road rage incident in Ashley pled guilty to a firearm offense Tuesday.
Former priest charged with possessing child sexual abuse materials
LUZERNE Registered sex offender and former clergyman Robert Michael Timchak Jr. was arrested Monday on allegations he downloaded videos of children engaged in sex acts, according to court records.
Court records: Expecting father admits to ransacking two Exxon stations
PLAINS TWP. A man admitted to burglarizing two Exxon service stations within two hours because he needed cash as he has a child on the way.
Police: Driver who fled crash captured during search in Plains Township
PLAINS TWP. A man from Mountain Top was arrested on allegations he fled his wrecked vehicle following a crash that injured another driver on state Route 315 on Monday morning.
Woman, 19, sentenced for encouraging pre-teens into sex act
WILKES-BARRE A woman from Avoca was sentenced in Luzerne County Court for encouraging two 6-year-olds to engage in a lewd sex act.
Jury acquits Wyoming man of laundromat fire
WILKES-BARRE A Luzerne County jury acquitted a Wyoming Borough man of setting a fire inside a laundromat more than three years ago.
Lehman Township police arrest man on rape charges
LEHMAN TWP. Township police arrested a man after a woman reported he raped her inside a residence early Saturday morning.
Look Back: Three boys killed when culm bank collapsed in 1934
Three boys died and two were injured while picking coal from a culm bank that collapsed on top of them near the Henry Colliery of the Lehigh Valley Coal Company in Plains Township on Oct. 23, 1934.
Aggravated assault charge dismissed
WILKES-BARRE A district judge dismissed aggravated assault and related offenses against Isaiah M. Walker when the victims failed to appear to testify at a preliminary hearing in Luzerne County Centr
Edwardsville man sentenced for peddling heroin, fentanyl pills
WILKES-BARRE A man from Edwardsville caught possessing two firearms while selling heroin and prescription pills was sentenced in Luzerne County Court on Friday.