Edwardsville police charge man with raping child
EDWARDSVILLE A Pittston man was arraigned Friday on charges he raped a teenage girl inside an Edwardsville residence.
Fire quickly extinguished at Sherman Hills high-rise
WILKES-BARRE City firefighters quickly extinguished a blaze that forced the evacuation of the Sherman Hills high-rise apartment building Friday morning.
Woman linked to sex tape case charged with threatening ex-girlfriend
WILKES-BARRE A woman awaiting sentencing on charges she threatened to expose a self-made sex tape was arraigned on allegations she assaulted her ex-girlfriend and threatened to burn her house.
Plymouth man begs to urinate in failed escape attempt
WILKES-BARRE A Plymouth man tried to avoid arrest when he appealed to a Wilkes-Barre police officer to allow him to use a restroom during a traffic stop.
State police arrest two people on child endangerment, drug possession charges
DALLAS TWP. State police at Wilkes-Barre arrested two people after crack cocaine and fentanyl were found during a traffic stop on state Route 309 late Wednesday night.
Forty Fort police searching for woman on theft, burglary charges
FORTY FORT Borough police obtained an arrest warrant for a woman on allegations she stole items from a residence and a landscaping business.
Superior Court upholds sentence for ‘Little Bandit’
The Pennsylvania Superior Court upheld the state prison sentence for Gregory W. Holmes, who appealed his punishment claiming bad advice by his trial lawyer and mistakes by the Luzerne County judge who
Simple assault and resisting arrest charges withdrawn
WILKES-BARRE Avoca police withdrew four counts of simple assault and one count each of resisting arrest and impersonating a public service against Vincent Albert Birtel, 51, during a preliminary hea
Man charged with stabbing in Wilkes-Barre
WILKES-BARRE Wilkes-Barre police arrested Razhem Smith, 38, on charges he stabbed another man in the leg in the area of Academy and Edison streets Monday night.
Man arraigned on domestic abuse charges
WEST WYOMING A man was arraigned Tuesday on charges he assaulted a woman who suffered a fractured nose and bruises on her face and legs earlier this year.
Wilkes-Barre homicide trial to remain on schedule
WILKES-BARRE Luzerne County Judge David W. Lupas on Tuesday denied a request by an attorney for homicide suspect Dazon Wykie Turner to continue the trial.
Wilkes-Barre man charged with choking, stabbing dog to death
WILKES-BARRE Humane officers with the SPCA of Luzerne County charged a Wilkes-Barre man with killing a dog that was buried behind a residence on Carlisle Street.
Woman has 45 days to become compliant with sentence
WILKES-BARRE A woman who reportedly provided two addresses where she will be residing as she serves a year on house arrest has 45 days to become compliant with her sentence.
Convicted sexual predator deemed violent at sentencing
WILKES-BARRE A former Pittston man registered as a sexual offender in 2014 was deemed a violent sexual offender Tuesday when he was sentenced to more than 14 years in state prison.
Violent sexual predator charged with failing to register address
BEAR CREEK TWP. A Lackawanna County man deemed a violent sexual offender in 2012 was charged with failing to register his new address living in a camper near a children s camp.
Vape pens stolen during store burglary in Union Township
UNION TWP. State police at Shickshinny reported 60 HQD Vape pens valued at $2,000 and two 12 packs of twisted tea were stolen during a burglary at Country Side Quick Mart on Hunlock-Harveyville Road
Search underway in Huntington Township for woman who disappeared 52 years ago
HUNTINGTON TWP. State police and the Luzerne County district attorney s office are involved in the search of several ponds that are being drained in hopes of finding a woman who disappeared 52 years
Prosecutors seek to re-sentence Laflin woman in boathouse stabbing
WILKES-BARRE Luzerne County prosecutors are seeking to re-sentence a Laflin woman who did not contest charges she stabbed an ex-boyfriend at a Harveys Lake boathouse due to conflicting information s
Parolee charged with ransacking vehicle service stations
KINGSTON Maybe a state parolee has something against vehicle service stations.
Wyoming Borough police charge man with stealing checks
WYOMING A Wilkes-Barre man who reportedly headbutted a rock when arrested by Wilkes-Barre police during a foot chase last week was arraigned Monday on allegations by Wyoming Borough Police he cashed