Pittston man charged with uploading nude pictures, sex videos of ex-girlfriend
WILKES-BARRE State police at Wilkes-Barre refiled charges against a Pittston man alleging he uploaded pictures and videos of an ex-girlfriend to pornographic websites.
Child sexual abuse materials allegedly recovered from Wilkes-Barre man’s devices
WILKES-BARRE A Wilkes-Barre man claimed he was curious as a reason he allegedly received and shared child sexual abuse materials, according to court records.
Family questions vehicular homicide sentence
WILKES-BARRE A Hazleton man could have faced three years in state prison for fleeing the scene after striking a 15-year-old boy who died but instead was sentenced Tuesday to one-to-two years at the
Nanticoke man’s sentencing continued due to ‘guaranteed’ house arrest
WILKES-BARRE Luzerne County President Judge Michael T. Vough continued a sentencing hearing for a Nanticoke man who claimed his former defense attorney promised he would get house arrest for sharing
Hazleton man sentenced in online child sex sting
WILKES-BARRE A Hazleton man was sentenced in Luzerne County Court on Tuesday to soliciting sex from someone whom he believed to be a 15-year-old girl.
Hazleton man sentenced for vehicular homicide of 15-year-old boy
WILKES-BARRE A Hazleton man could have faced three years in state prison for fleeing the scene after striking a 15-year-old boy who died but instead was sentenced Tuesday to one-to-two years at the
Animal cruelty case dismissed when defendant found incompetent
WILKES-BARRE Luzerne County President Judge Michael T. Vough dismissed animal cruelty charges against a Larksville man after two independent psychiatrists opined he is incompetent to face trial.
Police: Sister stabs brother during alcohol fueled argument
EXETER A bloody Cidney Hargrave yelled his sister stabbed him despite her denying she assaulted her brother with a knife, according to court records.
Rapper Boogie GZ jailed for alleged home invasion in Exeter
EXETER A Wilkes-Barre man serving a probationary sentence for a home invasion in January 2021 was arrested by Exeter police on similar charges.
Look Back: Lawyer attempted to kill fellow attorney in 1887
Attorney Lewis Wesley DeWitt left his residence at 111 S. River St., Wilkes-Barre, telling his wife, This day blood must be shed, before walking a short distance to Harvey Block at Franklin and Mark
Philadelphia man arraigned on drug sale allegations by Wilkes-Barre police
WILKES-BARRE A man from Philadelphia was jailed without bail Friday on allegations by Wilkes-Barre police he sold heroin and fled to avoid arrest.
Employee charged with stealing checks from library
WILKES-BARRE An employee at the Osterhout Free Library was charged by city police with stealing nearly $3,700 from the library earlier this month.
Employee charged with stealing checks from library
WILKES-BARRE An employee at the Osterhout Free Library was charged by city police with stealing nearly $3,700 from the library earlier this month.
Tense three hours before ‘all clear’ given, reopening North River Street and King’s College
WILKES-BARRE Reports of an armed gunman inside a large apartment building on North River Street were unfounded ending a three hour shutdown of the busy thoroughfare and a lockdown of a classroom bui
Police: Grandmother caught stealing for granddaughter’s birthday
WILKES-BARRE TWP. Township police arrested Tracey Ann Simoson on allegations she stole nearly $1,240 worth of items from JCPenney and other stores inside the Wyoming Valley Mall on Wednesday.
Wilkes-Barre couple indicted on federal drug trafficking offenses
SCRANTON Luzerne County prosecutors on Thursday withdrew felony drug trafficking charges against a Wilkes-Barre couple who were indicted by a federal grand jury on similar charges.
Suspect in Wilkes-Barre shooting captured in North Carolina
SCRANTON U.S. Marshal Martin J. Pane announced Thursday that Syncire Nickens, 20, a suspect in a Wilkes-Barre shooting last month, was captured in North Carolina.
Jury convicts Hazleton man of robbing, shooting dog walker
WILKES-BARRE A Luzerne County jury Thursday deliberated for nearly 90 minutes before finding Anthony Gambirazio, 30, guilty for his role in shooting a man during a robbery in Hazleton in June 2021.
Police: Suspect laughed when describing stomping on defenseless man
KINGSTON A man is fighting for his life in a hospital after being knocked unconscious and pummeled in the area of Wyoming Avenue and Market Street Wednesday night.
State police: Man ate pot during traffic stop
HANOVER TWP. State police at Wilkes-Barre say criminal charges are pending against a driver who decided to eat marijuana during a traffic stop earlier this week.