Officer injured during arrest of Plymouth man
DALLAS TWP. A Kingston Township police officer was injured while arresting an out-of-control man from Plymouth on Sunday.
Alleged bank robber fled in a LYFT vehicle
HANOVER TWP. A man charged with robbing the M&T Bank branch on Sans Souci Parkway on Friday fled in a LYFT vehicle, police say.
State police investigating infant’s death
HAZLE TWP. State police at Hazleton are investigating the death of a 3-month-old boy.
Look Back: Abram Nesbitt donates land for hospital
At a meeting of local physicians held inside the Luzerne County Medical Society on West Market Street in Kingston on Feb. 1, 1912, preliminary plans were discussed to build a hospital somewhere on the
UPDATE: 10 people killed in Nescopeck house fire
NESCOPECK Ten people, ranging in age from 5 to 79, lost their lives in an early morning house fire in the borough, state police confirmed Friday afternoon.
Hazleton man sentenced for robbing, shooting dog walker
WILKES-BARRE Luzerne County Assistant District Attorney Julian Truskowski got his wish.
Man who struck another man with his vehicle gets state prison
WILKES-BARRE An attorney for Willard Bidding Jr., convicted by a Luzerne County jury of intentionally striking a man with his vehicle, asked for a sentence of house arrest.
Gas station shooter sentenced to state prison
WILKES-BARRE Admitting to his role in a Wilkes-Barre slashing and taking part in a shootout at a Hanover Township gasoline service station, Malik Jermaine Macon couldn t believe the lengthy prison s
Police: Freeland man wrote ex-girlfriend’s nickname on bullet
PITTSTON TWP. A man from Freeland was arrested at Lehigh Valley Hospital - Hazleton after allegedly kidnapping an ex-girlfriend from her place of employment in Pittston Township on Wednesday.
Bicyclist assaulted in Salem Township
SALEM TWP. Township police arrested a man from Berwick on allegations he assaulted another man riding a bicycle in the area of East Fourth Street and Johnson Avenue Tuesday.
Nanticoke police charge man with placing firearm in pregnant woman’s mouth
NANTICOKE A Nanticoke man facing allegations he aimed a handgun at a Nanticoke police officer and two child caseworkers with Luzerne County Children s mouth.
Victim seeks clemency for man convicted of sexual assault
WILKES-BARRE A woman who wanted to speak the truth but was warned she could face trouble herself is seeking clemency for the man who was convicted of raping and physically abusing her.
Police: Man shoots himself in buttocks with stolen handgun
WILKES-BARRE A man who reportedly smoked marijuana all day and had an odor of an alcoholic beverage shot himself in the buttocks with a stolen .45 caliber handgun near Public Square on Monday.
Tractor-trailer struck by locomotive in Wilkes-Barre
WILKES-BARRE Wilkes-Barre City firefighters were called to clean up a diesel fuel spill caused by a tractor trailer s ruptured fuel tank after it was struck by a locomotive at the Conyngham Avenue r
Larksville man pleads guilty to killing niece, sentenced 20-40 years in prison
WILKES-BARRE A Larksville man will spend up to 40 years in state prison after he admitted to fatally stabbing his niece inside his residence in 2021.
SCI Dallas inmate stabs another inmate
JACKSON TWP. An inmate at the State Correctional Institution at Dallas, Jackson Township, was stabbed multiple times by another inmate Monday, state police at Wilkes-Barre reported.
Nanticoke man charged with shooting school windows
LEHMAN TWP. A Nanticoke man facing drug driving charges was arraigned Monday afternoon on allegations he shot out windows at Lake Lehman High School last week.
Look Back: Oliver Powder Mills had history of explosions
An explosion at Oliver Powder Mills in Laurel Run on Wilkes-Barre Mountain was heard from Nanticoke to Pittston on Aug. 4, 1904.
Calves rescued from ‘deplorable’ Hunlock Township property
PLAINS TWP. Thirty cow calves and a goat were seized from a Hunlock Township property where multiple dead calves were discovered this week.