Testimony concludes in attempted homicide trial; closing arguments Thursday
WILKES-BARRE A Luzerne County jury will begin deliberating Thursday whether Damel Latiek Wright fired a handgun multiple times striking a woman twice and endangering others or was an innocent bystan
Twin brothers, 17, charged in Larksville shooting
LARKSVILLE Twin 17-year-old brothers were charged as adults after borough police investigated a shooting in the area of Nesbitt and Third streets last week.
Shooting victim did not see Wright with firearm
WILKES-BARRE Two prosecution witnesses, including one who sustained two gunshot wounds, testified they did not see Damel Latiek Wright with a firearm during a 2020 incident.
Kingston woman arrested on allegations of peddling cocaine, marijuana
KINGSTON A woman was charged with felony drug trafficking from her Page Avenue residence.
Guilty plea in armed sneaker theft
WILKES-BARRE A New Jersey teenager pleaded guilty Monday in Luzerne County Court to charges he stole two pairs of high-priced sneakers at gunpoint.
Trial begins in shooting of pregnant woman
WILKES-BARRE Jury selection began Monday in the trial of Damel Latiek Wright, charged with the attempted homicide of a pregnant woman who suffered two gunshot wounds in Wilkes-Barre nearly two years
Dartoe attends protest after being sentenced to house arrest on drunken driving charge
WILKES-BARRE After Martin Dartoe was sentenced to five years special probation with the first 15 months on house arrest with electronic monitoring for a drunken driving conviction, he took part in a
Look Back: Buried mysteries in two Sugar Notch cemeteries
There are several ways to access Sugar Notch Trail, where I walk my dogs and mountain bike.
Kingston police investigating robbery at Pantry Quik
KINGSTON Police say they are investigating an armed robbery at Pantry Quik Friday afternoon.
Spudis avoids capital homicide trial, pleads guilty to 2013 murder of Gertrude Price, 97
WILKES-BARRE Luzerne County Deputy District Attorney Daniel E. Zola said the incarceration of Anthony Michael Spudis in 2014 helped preserve evidence.
Former treasurer sentenced for stealing money from church
WILKES-BARRE A former assistant treasurer at St. Stephen s Episcopal Church apologized for stealing a large amount of money from the congregation.
Man charged with firearm offense after stray bullet strikes house
BUTLER TWP. Township police charged Sean Schoen, 25, of Mill Mountain Road, with illegally possessing a firearm after a rogue bullet struck an occupied house Wednesday.
No disruption in courtroom this time
WILKES-BARRE Same floor, different courtroom, non-disruptive proceeding.
Hazleton man pleads guilty to fatal hit/run of 15-year-old boy
WILKES-BARRE A Hazleton man recently pled guilty to vehicular homicide for fleeing the scene after striking a 15-year-old boy who died after being taken off life support.
Inmate pleads guilty to setting fire to SCI-Dallas cell
WILKES-BARRE A state inmate pled guilty in Luzerne County Court to setting a fire that endangered other inmates and corrections officials at the State Correctional Institution at Dallas, Jackson Tow
‘Police took everyone into custody’
WILKES-BARRE TWP. Five people wanted by law enforcement authorities were apprehended when a township police officer spotted suspicious activity while investigating an unrelated minor vehicle crash T
Drug smuggling scheme using eyeglasses busted at Luzerne County Correctional Facility
WILKES-BARRE Two inmates at the Luzerne County Correctional Facility were arraigned Wednesday on allegations they conspired with a woman to smuggle drugs hidden in eyeglasses into the facility.
Man accused of squeezing pet rat inside fast food restaurant
WILKES-BARRE City police charged a man with animal cruelty involving a pet rat during a struggle with officers inside a fast food restaurant Tuesday.
Kingston man pleads guilty to unlawful contact with boys at park
WILKES-BARRE An evaluation by the state s Sexual Offender Assessment Board was ordered by Luzerne County President Judge Michael T. Vough of a Kingston man who pled guilty to child sex offenses.