Two men pull driver from burning vehicle on turnpike
JENKINS TWP. Two men from Bucks County removed a Lehighton man from his burning vehicle after it crashed into a tree on the Northeast Extension of the Pennsylvania Turnpike on Sunday, state police a
Police: Firearms linked to Wilkes-Barre shooting reported stolen
WILKES-BARRE One man was allegedly caught carrying a loaded 9mm handgun while another was arrested following a short pursuit after both men fled the scene of gunfire Friday.
Kingston Township police arrest man for soliciting minor
KINGSTON TWP. Township police arrested a Schuylkill County man on allegations he solicited who he believed was a 14-year-old girl for sex.
Look Back: Houses swallowed in Parsons mine collapse in 1926
Seven miners were killed and eight others injured from an explosion inside the Cooper vein of the Peach Orchard Mine in Parsons Borough on July 3, 1926.
PSP: Florida man used counterfeit cards to purchase fuel in Luzerne County
DORRANCE TWP. State police at Hazleton arrested a man from Miami, Fla., on allegations he used counterfeit gift cards to purchase hundreds of dollars in diesel fuel at the Blue Ridge Travel Plaza.
Father sentenced for injuring infant son
WILKES-BARRE A Hanover Township man who admitted to injuring his infant son, fracturing the baby s ribs and skull, was sentenced in Luzerne County Court Thursday.
Felony assault charges withdrawn
WILKES-BARRE A Lehman Township man charged with burning a 5-year-old girl had most felony and misdemeanor charges withdrawn during a preliminary hearing in Luzerne County Central Court Thursday.
Vargo called escape plan ‘2.0’
WILKES-BARRE Escaped Luzerne County Correctional Facility inmate Robert Maverick Vargo intended to flee making phone calls to his girlfriend, Amanda Saxer, calling his plan 2.0, according to court
Kingston police arrest Lansford man on drug, weapon charges
KINGSTON A man begging for a ride to Lansford was allegedly caught with methamphetamine, a Taser and brass knuckles on Tuesday.
Wilkes-Barre man sentenced for peddling cocaine
WILKES-BARRE There was a chance Timothy E. Johnson could have received several months in jail or a lengthy term of probation for trafficking cocaine.
Hanover Township man charged with assaulting infant girl
HANOVER TWP. Township police arrested a man they say severely injured a 7-month-old girl due to the infant s crying.
Ninth suspect in drug sweep arraigned
WILKES-BARRE The ninth person charged in a multi-county methamphetamine and fentanyl trafficking ring will join other alleged participants at their preliminary hearings later this month.
Police: Fleeing suspect headbutts rock
WILKES-BARRE A man facing charges he participated in a riot while an inmate at the Luzerne County Correctional Facility earlier this year intentionally headbutted a rock as he struggled with Wilkes-
Search continues for escaped LCCF inmate
The search continues for Robert Maverick Vargo, 25, an inmate at the Luzerne County Correctional Facility who escaped from a work detail Sunday.
Mountain Top man owes Rice Township police more than $5K
WILKES-BARRE A Rice Township man attempted to explain his actions when he threatened to shoot law enforcement officers while blaming a roofing contractor.
Tools valued at $25K stolen from PP&L property
EXETER TWP. State police at Wilkes-Barre reported tools and equipment valued at approximately $25,000 were stolen during a burglary of storage trailers on PP&L property on Sullivan Street.
Police: Wilkes-Barre man provided false testimony during hearing
WILKES-BARRE City police charged Tyreek Jamar Ceruti with providing false testimony during a summary hearing for a vehicle code violation last week.
Alleged dog thief: ‘It was a misunderstanding’
PLAINS TWP. A woman charged by township police with stealing a 3-year-old Pomeranian/Husky mix named Whiskey said the incident was a misunderstanding.
Scranton man charged with leaving threatening voicemails at Rice Township home
RICE TWP. A Scranton man was jailed over the weekend on allegations he called relatives leaving two voicemails threatening violence if he did not receive money and claimed to be a law enforcement of
Look Back: Wyoming Valley party prospects for Alaskan gold in 1898
Expectations were high for six Wyoming Valley men known as the Klondike Party in 1898.