Misdemeanor assault charge dismissed against Nanticoke City councilman
WILKES-BARRE A preliminary hearing scheduled Wednesday for a Nanticoke City councilman was cancelled after domestic abuse charges were dismissed last month.
Wilkes-Barre man sentenced for sexually assaulting three girls
WILKES-BARRE A Wilkes-Barre man convicted by a Luzerne County jury of sexually assaulting three girls said he was looking forward to receiving rehabilitative counseling in state prison.
Pittston man sentenced for sexually assaulting two girls
WILKES-BARRE A Pittston man sentenced earlier this year to 24 years in federal prison on child pornography charges won t face any additional time for sexually assaulting two girls.
Attorney says slashing was ‘cat fight’ with acrylic nails
WILKES-BARRE An attorney for a Wilkes-Barre woman convicted by a Luzerne County jury of slashing another woman leaving permanent facial scars tried to lessen the offense describing it as a cat figh
Musician sentenced for sexually assaulting women since 1990s
WILKES-BARRE Luzerne County Assistant District Attorney Susan Luckenbill described the horrific sexual assaults committed by David John Williams, including sharing a victim with another man and reco
Forty Fort police seek man in theft of lobsters
FORTY FORT Borough police are seeking assistance to identify a man wanted for questioning related to the theft of lobsters from Schiff s Market.
Larksville man snarled in online child sex sting sentenced
WILKES-BARRE A Larksville man snarled by self-proclaimed Luzerne County Predator Catcher Musa Harris in an online child sex solicitation sting was sentenced to state prison Tuesday.
Kingston Township man charged with stealing jewelry from Harveys Lake home
HARVEYS LAKE Borough police arrested a man on allegations he stole in excess of $50,000 worth of jewelry and watches from a Lakeside Drive home.
Man arrested on suspicion of DUI after driving car with no front tires
DURYEA A state police trooper conducted a pit maneuver to stop the driver of a Honda Accord who drove off Interstate-81 down an embankment onto Route 315 and back onto the interstate with no front t
Look Back: History of the “Pittston Tomato’
Beginning in late July through the fall season in the mid-to-late 1800s, advertisements began to appear in newspapers of farm produce for sale.
National Guardsman charged with sexual assault
WILKES-BARRE A member of the 109th Field Artillery was arraigned Thursday on allegations he sexually assaulted a woman within the same unit.
Baring setbacks, Wilkes-Barre homicide trial on schedule
WILKES-BARRE The only issues that remain before the homicide trial of Dazon Wykie Turner begins later this month involve the number of crime scene and autopsy photographs shown to the Luzerne County
Attorney admonished for 25th hour continuance request
WILKES-BARRE Pennsylvania Deputy Attorney General Bernard A. Anderson reluctantly agreed to a defense attorney s request to continue the sentencing hearing for Robert James Hutchins on Thursday.
‘Dirty old man’ sentenced for unlawful contact with boy
WILKES-BARRE A man from Binghamton, N.Y., who called himself a dirty old man while conversing with whom he believed was a 15-year-old boy, was sentenced to up to two years in jail Thursday.
Woman sentenced for 14th prostitution conviction
WILKES-BARRE A vehicle crash when Hope Lynn Remus was a teenager started a downward trend leading to a drug addiction and taking to the streets, her attorney said Thursday.
Scranton man sentenced for corrupting minor in Plains Township
WILKES-BARRE A Scranton man asked for forgiveness despite reportedly telling an evaluator with the state s Sexual Offender Assessment Board he wasn t worried about any consequences for inappropriate
Alleged escapee Vargo, girlfriend extradited from South Carolina
WILKES-BARRE An inmate at the Luzerne County Correctional Facility charged with fleeing a work detail and the girlfriend who allegedly aided him were extradited from South Carolina on Wednesday.
Crash claims life of bicyclist
EDWARDSVILLE A Plymouth man was killed when struck by a vehicle while riding a bicycle on state Route 11 early Thursday morning.
Former police officer pleads guilty to trafficking fentanyl with firearm
SCRANTON A former police officer in Luzerne County recently pled guilty in federal court to trafficking fentanyl while armed with a firearm.
Father, son killed in Dallas Township shooting
DALLAS TWP. A domestic custody disturbance turned fatal when a father and his 4-year-old son were found dead inside their home on Harris Street due to homicide-suicide Monday night.