Former constable facing probation violation
KINGSTON TWP. A day after being sentenced for providing false information to authorities investigating a reported sexual assault, former state constable John Raymond Shaskas Jr. was charged with pos
Look Back: Last shot fired during the 1778 Battle of Wyoming
Many militia and armed farmers who escaped the Wyoming Massacre 244 years ago took refuge on Monocanock Island in the Susquehanna River.
Alleged trafficker serving drug sentence
WILKES-BARRE A Plains Township man charged with being a top official in a drug trafficking ring that snarled a Hanover Township police officer Thursday is currently serving a sentence for peddling i
Assault charges dismissed against Pittston Township man
WILKES-BARRE A district judge in Luzerne County Central Court dismissed all charges against Michael Patrick Boyle, 51, when no one showed up for a preliminary hearing.
Bidding found guilty of assaulting police officer, striking man with vehicle
WILKES-BARRE A Luzerne County jury deliberated for more than two hours Thursday before finding Willard S. Bidding Jr. guilty of striking a man with a vehicle and assaulting a Plymouth police officer
‘No ma’am, I didn’t run nobody over’
WILKES-BARRE Calling it a blood bath, Willard Stanley Bidding Jr. claimed a Plymouth police officer smashed his head causing his blood to cover a police cruiser s rear seat and throughout a holdin
Jury selected in Plymouth pedestrian crash trial
WILKES-BARRE About one hour after he was removed from a Luzerne County Courtroom for being too loud while seated in the gallery, jury selection began for the trial of Willard Stanley Bidding Jr. on
Butler Township man pleads guilty to sexually assaulting woman
WILKES-BARRE A Drums man pled guilty in Luzerne County Court to sexually assaulting a woman as she slept in 2020.
Hanover Township man pleads guilty to shooting, role in slashing
WILKES-BARRE As the Luzerne County jury trial of Jocelyn Lee Rodriguez began on charges she slashed a woman s face, co-defendant Malik Macon in another courtroom pleaded guilty to his role in the al
Man, 31, charged with burning girl, 5
LEHMAN TWP. Township police charged a man after a year-long investigation into how a 5-year-old girl suffered critical burns resulting in permanent scarring of her legs.
DA: Shooting by bystander justified
WILKES-BARRE A bystander licensed to carry a firearm engaged with the man who state police at Wilkes-Barre charged with shooting a woman outside a nail salon business earlier this month.
Investigation ongoing in riot at First Hospital
WILKES-BARRE Luzerne County District Attorney Sam Sanguedulce held a news conference Monday to provide details of what was described as a large scale incident at First Hospital in Kingston Saturda
Man pleads guilty to soliciting sex from child
WILKES-BARRE A man from Lancaster County arrested by Kingston Township police on allegations he solicited sex from a girl pleaded guilty to related charges.
Police: Nude man found hiding under garbage can
PITTSTON A Pittston City man was arrested on allegations he attacked his neighbor, removed his clothes and attempted to hide from police under a garbage can.
Look Back: Young attorney had one week to defend murderer in 1928
Less than one hour after his admission to the Luzerne County Bar on Sept. 10, 1928, Attorney William Swan McLean III, 25, was appointed to the defense team of Richard Gaughan.
Son and mother charged with abusing child, 9
BEAR CREEK TWP. A man was charged with physically and sexually assaulting a girl while his mother is accused of covering up bruises on the child s face with makeup.
Plymouth man seeks to dismiss murder plot case
WILKES-BARRE An attorney for a Plymouth man accused of planning to kill an ex-girlfriend believes there is a lack of evidence to proceed to trial in an attempt to dismiss the case.
Pittston man charged with possessing child sexual abuse materials
PITTSTON A Pittston man wanted to be treated as feces after being detained on allegations he downloaded and shared child sexual abuse materials for more than two years.
Judge issues warrant for ‘no-show’ Dallas man
WILKES-BARRE Luzerne County Judge David W. Lupas issued a bench warrant for a Dallas man who failed to appear Thursday to be re-sentenced for violating probation related to supplying heroin laced wi
Logistics discussed ahead of Foster Township homicide trial
WILKES-BARRE Luzerne County s conflict counsel s office was ordered by Judge David W. Lupas on Wednesday to assign an attorney to assist conflict attorney William J. Watt III in the defense of homic