Sentence upheld in Wilkes-Barre drive-by shooting
WILKES-BARRE Luzerne County Judge Joseph F. Sklarosky Jr. correctly enhanced the sentence for a Pittston man convicted by a jury of conspiring with his cousin in a drive-by shooting in Wilkes-Barre,
Kingston man arrested after gun ‘standoff’ with bouncer
EDWARDSVILLE Borough police arrested a man from Kingston on allegations he threatened a bouncer outside Swizzle Sticks Bar early Saturday morning.
Look Back: Bus trip resulted in Vietnam Memorial dedicated in 1988
Many events have been held inside the Luzerne County Courthouse rotunda from swearing-in ceremonies, news conferences and high school chorus Christmas concerts.
Wife sentenced for wrong way drunken driving crash that killed husband
WILKES-BARRE A Scranton woman accused of driving the wrong way on the North Cross Valley Expressway causing a head-on crash that killed her common law husband and permanently injured another motoris
High bail set for man accused of entering house with firearm
WILKES-BARRE City police say they arrested Christopher R. Clark on allegations he entered a house while armed with a loaded firearm early Thursday morning, according to court records.
Wilkes-Barre man pleads guilty to charges filed in gas station shooting
WILKES-BARRE A man Hanover Township police alleged took part in exchanging gunfire at a gasoline service station pleaded guilty to related charges.
Mom not guilty on all counts in scalding of infant
WILKES-BARRE Facing years in prison if convicted, a smiling Tyeara L. Folks walked away a free woman after a Luzerne County jury acquitted her of intentionally scalding her 5-month-old son during a
Hanover Township man charged with sexually assaulting woman
WILKES-BARRE Evidence recovered during a rape examination resulted in the arrest of a lifetime registered sexual offender accused of sexually assaulting a woman in a parking lot at South Main and Wo
Judge reissues bench warrant for probation violation in 2010 fatal crash
WILKES-BARRE A woman from Noxen facing another jail sentence on allegations she violated probation for a 2010 fatal crash failed to appear before a Luzerne County judge on Wednesday.
Physicians testify infant experienced severe pain by scalding water
WILKES-BARRE Closing arguments are scheduled for today in the Luzerne County jury trial of a New York woman accused of burning her 5-month-old son during a bath inside a Wilkes-Barre apartment.
Health specialist charged with choking patient, 14, inside hospital
KINGSTON A former behavioral specialist at First Hospital surrendered Tuesday on allegations he choked a 14-year-old boy.
Trial: Infant intentionally burned? Or was hot water heater setting to blame?
WILKES-BARRE What was initially believed to be an accident investigation into how a 5-month-old boy sustained burns during a bath turned into a criminal investigation when Wilkes-Barre police detect
Edwardsville woman charged with overdose death of friend
WILKES-BARRE A woman from Edwardsville was jailed without bail Tuesday as Wilkes-Barre police charged her with setting up a purchase of fentanyl that resulted in the death of her friend in 2021.
‘Whoopty’ pleads guilty to assaulting teenager at Sherman Hills
WILKES-BARRE A Wilkes-Barre man pleaded guilty to assaulting a teenager who sustained a stab wound to his abdomen.
Wilkes-Barre man, 71, pleads guilty to five DUIs
WILKES-BARRE A Wilkes-Barre man could face up to seven years in state prison after pleading guilty to five separate drunken driving offenses.
Rape charges withdrawn against Edwardsville man
WILKES-BARRE A petition to delete court records of an Edwardsville man was filed minutes after a Luzerne County prosecutor was forced to withdraw rape charges against him on Monday.
Look Back: Luzerne Borough’s Soldier’s and Sailor’s Monument turns 100
Residents of Luzerne Borough held a homecoming parade Aug. 27, 1919, to honor the borough s 232 boys who served and the nine soldiers who perished during World War I.
State corrections officer seeks dismissal of manslaughter charges
WILKES-BARRE An attorney for corrections officer Osmel Martinez is seeking dismissal of involuntary manslaughter and other charges linked to a fight among two inmates resulting in a death at the Sta
Police: Home health aide stole checks from dependent woman
KINGSTON A Hanover Township woman was arraigned Friday on allegations she stole and deposited six checks totaling $8,000 from a 95-year-old dependent woman she was tasked with providing home health
Police: Disruptive pregnant woman damaged handcuffs, doors
BUTLER TWP. A pregnant woman detained on a judge s bench warrant became highly disruptive early Friday morning, headbutting a police officer, damaged doors and caused handcuffs to become inoperable.