Smoking suspected cause of Hanover Township blaze
HANOVER TWP. Firefighters from Hanover Township, Nanticoke City, Kingston and Plymouth battled a blaze that severely damaged a single family home in Hanover Green early Wednesday afternoon.
Convicted drug felon and wife charged with illegally transferring firearms
NANTICOKE Four days before Randy Matthew Rosario pled guilty and sentenced for trafficking crack cocaine, he sold 13 firearms to his wife in order to keep the weapons within his arsenal, according t
Luzerne Borough woman charged with straw purchases of firearms
LUZERNE BOROUGH A second person has been charged with the straw purchases of nearly 20 firearms reported missing from the borough s police department s evidence locker room.
Edwardsville man charged with posting nude pictures of woman
EDWARDSVILLE Borough police charged a man on allegations he posted nude pictures of an ex-girlfriend on social media sites.
Life inmate arraigned on charges he stabbed another life inmate
KINGSTON TWP. An inmate at the State Correctional Institution at Dallas, Jackson Township, was arraigned Tuesday on charges he stabbed another inmate multiple times earlier this month.
Home health nurse charged with stealing medications from Plains Township patient
PLAINS TWP. A home health nurse from Lake Ariel was arraigned Monday on allegations she stole prescription tablets from a patient in Plains Township.
Superior Court upholds prison sentence for convicted child rapist
The Pennsylvania Superior Court on Monday upheld the lengthy state prison sentence for Michael Alan Hornick, formerly of Luzerne Borough, who admitted to raping a girl.
Hughestown man arrested in home invasion
HUGHESTOWN Borough police arrested Daniel Rafael Martinez, 48, after he allegedly burglarized a residence and stole a man s wallet while armed with a knife on Sunday.
Swoyersville police arrest man on assault charges
SWOYERSVILLE A fight resulting in a stabbing was recorded by a dash camera Sunday morning.
Police: Woman pistol-whipped during argument about missing cellular phone
WILKES-BARRE City police arrested a woman on allegations she pistol-whipped her roommate during an argument about a missing cellular phone early Saturday morning.
Look Back: Hurricane Diane floods Wyoming Valley in 1955
While the Wyoming Valley recalls the 50th anniversary of Tropical Storm Agnes during 2022, another storm system with similarities hit the region in 1955.
Kingston man sentenced for exposing self to three boys
WILKES-BARRE A Kingston man who admitted he encouraged three boys to engage in sex acts at a playground was sentenced this week to state prison.
Scranton man charged in connection with pursuit, crash on Lee Park Avenue
HANOVER TWP. A Scranton man was arrested on allegations he initiated a pursuit that ended in a crash on Lee Park Avenue early Wednesday morning.
Plains Township man sentenced for peddling crack cocaine
WILKES-BARRE A man from Plains Township charged after Wilkes-Barre Township police and agents with the Luzerne County Drug Task Force found cookie size chunks of crack cocaine inside a motel room wa
Northampton County man sentenced for corrupting teen girl in Shickshinny
WILKES-BARRE A man from Northampton County was sentenced in Luzerne County Court for corrupting a 17-year-old girl in Shickshinny.
Police: Intoxicated woman spat at Wilkes-Barre officer
WILKES-BARRE An intoxicated woman in custody for threatening a city police officer on Public Square allegedly spat on the face of another officer Wednesday night.
Evidence revived in Shaw’s homicide case
WILKES-BARRE Evidence including knives and a hand written letter seized without a search warrant has been revived, a decision by Luzerne County President Judge Michael T. Vough that strengthens the
Crack cocaine illegally found in search of suspect, appellate court rules
The Pennsylvania Superior Court on Tuesday upheld a Luzerne County judge s ruling that nixed crack cocaine from being used as evidence in the felony drug trafficking case against a Frackville man.
Wilkes-Barre man charged with causing false alarm on Barney Street
WILKES-BARRE A Wilkes-Barre man was charged with reporting a false alarm when he called 911 claiming he was going to kill his wife, resulting in a heavy police response to his residence on Barney St
Newport Township man charged with setting forest fires
NEWPORT TWP. Township police charged a volunteer firefighter with setting three fires that turned into wildfires earlier this year.