Old Forge man expected to plea guilty in drunken fatal crash
WILKES-BARRE A man from Old Forge may plea guilty in a drunken crash that killed his girlfriend in 2019.
Kingston man waives hearing in Giants Despair fatal crash
WILKES-BARRE A Kingston man charged with losing control of a concrete mixer that crashed into another vehicle killing the driver on East Northampton Street waived his right to a preliminary hearing
Duryea police charge Scranton man with impersonating deputy sheriff
DURYEA Borough police charged a Scranton man with impersonating a Lackawanna County deputy sheriff during an alleged road rage incident Thursday.
Two arrested after violent domestic dispute in Wilkes-Barre
WILKES-BARRE Allegations of infidelity resulted in a woman and her boyfriend being arrested after a violent domestic disturbance Thursday.
Attorney: ‘Drug addiction had a grip’ on Jamilowski
WILKES-BARRE Known for his rapid pace during court proceedings, Luzerne County President Judge Michael T. Vough was forced to slow his style when he sentenced Nicholas Andrew Jamilowski on Thursday.
Delaware County man sentenced for soliciting girl for sex in Nanticoke
WILKES-BARRE A man from Delaware County arrested when he showed up in Nanticoke intending to meet a 13-year-old girl for sex was paroled at his sentencing hearing Thursday.
Edwardsville man sentenced on child sex offenses
WILKES-BARRE An Edwardsville man who Kingston police arrested nearly two years ago for having a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old girl was sentenced Thursday.
Judge issues arrest warrant for no-show defendant
WILKES-BARRE Luzerne County Judge David W. Lupas issued a capias warrant for Carmen Inocente when she failed to appear in court Thursday, her fourth no-show despite excuses she is too ill to face a
Judge sanctions lawyer for missing sentencing hearing
WILKES-BARRE Luzerne County Judge Joseph Sklarosky Jr. sanctioned an attorney for failing to appear for his client s sentencing hearing Wednesday.
Hazleton man sentenced on child sex offenses
WILKES-BARRE A Hazleton man who admitted to sexually assaulting two teenage girls for several years was sentenced to state prison Tuesday.
Homicide suspect undergoing second mental health examination
WILKES-BARRE A man who was deemed too mentally ill to face trial on charges he fatally stabbed his nephew but later found competent to go forward is once again undergoing a competency evaluation.
Hanover Township police release more pictures in attempted bank robbery
HANOVER TWP. Township police released more pictures of a man they say attempted to rob a branch of M&T Bank earlier this week.
Wilkes-Barre man arrested in Wayne County on allegations of soliciting boy for sex
HONESDALE A Wilkes-Barre man was arrested by Wayne County detectives Monday when he arrived at a location intending to meet a 15-year-old boy for sex.
Double homicide trial continued
WILKES-BARRE A Luzerne County jury trial for a Wilkes-Barre man accused of killing two men and injuring another in a shooting was continued due to a recently hired attorney.
Judge demands proof woman is hospitalized after third delay on aggravated assault case
WILKES-BARRE Luzerne County Judge David W. Lupas is fed up after hearing for the third time Carmen Inocente is too ill to appear in court on allegations she physically abused two adopted children.
Bradford County man sentenced for child sex assault after leaving Wilkes-Barre theater
WILKES-BARRE Purchasing and operating a body shop, marriage and raising a step child since he was accused of sexually assaulting a then 12-year-old girl in 2016 was not enough to keep a Bradford Cou
Former college student charged with more child sex offenses
HANOVER TWP. A former student at Wilkes University already facing charges of sexually assaulting a then 13-year-old girl and sending sexually explicit pictures of himself to other teen girls is faci
Ballistic vest, ammunition stolen from state police cruiser
HANOVER TWP. State police at Wilkes-Barre reported a black ballistic vest, rifle ammunition, and various police equipment were stolen from a cruiser when it was parked on South Regent Street on Feb.
Pittston man with paranoid disorder sentenced in fatal shooting
WILKES-BARRE A mother whose son was fatally shot in Pittston said she forgives the gunman.
New Jersey man sentenced for sexual relationship with Kingston Township teen
WILKES-BARRE A 34-year-old man from New Jersey arrested by Kingston Township police on allegations he had a sexual relationship with a teenage girl he abandoned at a store in the Poconos was sentenc