Look Back: Winter storms disrupt Christmas downtown shopping in 1951
Two decades before the Wyoming Valley Mall opened, shoppers jammed the downtown area of Wilkes-Barre where most department, retail and grocery stores were located.
Reward offered for man charged with sexually assaulting girl rescued by Plains Township police
SCRANTON A reward up to $5,000 is being offered for information leading to the capture of John Vincent Watson, 45, charged with sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl he kept captive for four days.
Police investigating report of shots fired in Wilkes-Barre shopping plaza
WILKES-BARRE One person suffered a gunshot wound to his leg in a shooting that involved two crime scenes on South Main Street late Friday morning.
Luzerne County woman dies after family lost bid for ivermectin treatment
WILKES-BARRE A Plains Township woman whose daughter sought court intervention for her to be treated with ivermectin as she fought COVID-19 died less than a day after a judge denied the request.
Spudis’ capital homicide trial continued
WILKES-BARRE Luzerne County Judge Tina Polachek Gartley continued the death penalty trial of Anthony Spudis for at least a month.
Geisinger doesn’t have to give drug to COVID patient
WILKES-BARRE A Plains Township woman sedated into a medically induced coma and placed on a ventilator as she fights for her life from the coronavirus will not be given the controversial drug ivermec
Suspect in South Wilkes-Barre homicide waives hearing
WILKES-BARRE One of two men charged in the killing of Judith C. Comisky in September waived his right to a preliminary hearing before District Judge Rick Cronauer Thursday morning.
Hearing on family’s COVID drug petition set for Wednesday morning
WILKES-BARRE Luzerne County Judge Richard M. Hughes III has scheduled a hearing on an emergency petition seeking Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center to administer a controversial drug to a woman
Ex-boyfriend charged with stalking, assaulting woman
WARRIOR RUN For the second time this month, Hanover Township police arrested Glenn Lloyd Davis on allegations he strangled his ex-girlfriend.
Ashley police: Porch pirate waves at camera
ASHLEY Borough police is investigating a theft of a package by a man who they say waved at a surveillance camera during the offense early Tuesday morning.
Suspect in animal cruelty case found dead on I-81
BUTLER TWP. A Hazleton man released from the Luzerne County Correctional Facility on Friday after posting bail on animal cruelty charges was killed hours later when struck by a vehicle on Interstate
Judge sets trial for Plymouth man accused with killing wife
WILKES-BARRE A Plymouth man accused of bludgeoning his wife to death with a fireplace poker will face a jury trial in Luzerne County Court next year.
Suspect pleads guilty to hit-and-run resulting in woman losing a leg
WILKES-BARRE A New York City man who city police said was responsible for a woman losing her leg in a hit-and-run crash pleaded guilty to related charges Monday.
Pittston man charged with initiating pursuit
WILKES-BARRE A Pittston man was charged over the weekend with initiating a pursuit with state police at Wilkes-Barre.
Emergency injunction sought against hospital to provide drug to COVID-19 patient
WILKES-BARRE Physicians at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center in Plains Township have refused to administer a drug to treat a woman suffering from COVID-19 despite a prescription from another d
Kingston man charged in Giants Despair fatal crash
LAUREL RUN A Kingston man was charged with vehicular homicide in a fatal crash involving a concrete mixer on East Northampton Street earlier this year.
Wilkes-Barre police arrest man after stabbing
WILKES-BARRE City police arrested Alfred Pennino, 39, after they say he stabbed another man near Public Square on Thursday.
Judge vows COVID safety as Spudis death penalty trial nears
WILKES-BARRE There have been jury trials at the Luzerne County Courthouse during the coronavirus pandemic, with several ending after a few days while two recent homicide trials were resolved within
Both sides seek hearing over disputed cell phone
WILKES-BARRE An attorney for homicide suspect Dazon Wykie Turner and prosecutors are requesting Luzerne County Judge David W. Lupas decide how a cell phone should be handled.
Ashley Borough seeks to demolish ‘unsafe’ building
WILKES-BARRE Ashley Borough filed a complaint in Luzerne County Court seeking to demolish an unsafe structure on South Main Street after the owners failed to make repairs.