Man arrested on child sex offenses: ‘I’m a sick (expletive)’
WILKES-BARRE Detectives with city police and the Luzerne County district attorney s office arrested a man they say sexually assaulted a girl for years.
Woman sentenced for possessing items stolen by two men from grandparents home
WILKES-BARRE The last of a trio charged by state police at Shickshinny related to the theft of valuable Boy Scout patches and other priceless materials, including Confederate money and gold bars, wa
Search warrant issued for homicide suspect’s credit card transactions
WILKES-BARRE As alleged evidence recovered without a search warrant remains in limbo related to a 2018 Wilkes-Barre Township homicide case, investigators continue to gather information related to th
Sugarloaf Township man pleads guilty, sentenced in I-81 hit-run fatal
WILKES-BARRE A Sugarloaf Township man will spend two to four years in state prison after pleading guilty to vehicular homicide related to the death of a construction worker on Interstate 81 last yea
Hazleton man pleads guilty in online child sex sting
WILKES-BARRE A Hazleton man decided to plead guilty to soliciting who he believed was a 15-year-old girl for sex instead of facing a Luzerne County jury trial.
Trial postponed when alleged shooter granted request for new lawyer
WILKES-BARRE A Luzerne County jury trial set to begin Tuesday for a Hazleton man accused of attempting to kill his teenage girlfriend was delayed when defense lawyers were permitted with withdraw fr
Police: Undocumented immigrant arrested during traffic stop
WILKES-BARRE TWP. A traffic stop for an inoperable headlight resulted in an alleged undocumented immigrant being detained early Tuesday morning.
Police: Woman causes disturbance inside Swoyersville tavern over bar tab
SWOYERSVILLE Borough police arrested a woman on allegations she assaulted the owner of a tavern, patrons and police officers when she failed to pay her $8.50 tab late Monday night.
Defendant in Nuangola homicide waives hearing
WRIGHT TWP. A man from Monroe County accused of fatally stabbing a woman inside her Nuangola, Rice Township, residence in October waived his right to a preliminary hearing Monday.
Kingston Township police charge man, 21, with online child solicitation
KINGSTON TWP. Township police arrested a 21-year-old man when he arrived at a location believing he was meeting a teenage girl for sex over the weekend.
Dunmore man charged with criminal homicide, arson in Bucks County
A man from Lackawanna County was charged with setting a fire that claimed the life of another person in Bucks County over the weekend.
Look Back: Scores of local men enlist after Pearl Harbor
A short story in the Times Leader Evening News on Dec. 9, 1941, was about a man from Trucksville wanting to enlist a day after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, HI.
Look Back: 1942 mine subsidences damages Pittston buildings
Scores of properties were damaged and many families were forced from their respective homes by a mine subsidence that spread over a half mile square in Pittston on Nov. 27, 1942.
School district, ex-band director named in civil suit
WILKES-BARRE A former student at Pittston Area has filed a civil lawsuit against the school district alleging they failed to immediately remove Brendan J. Carter as band director knowing he had sexu
Players from all over the region boost Back Mountain travel soccer program
DALLAS TWP. With several tournament championships under their belts and a few second-place finishes, the Back Mountain Soccer Club s travel program for girls is making a statement across Pennsylvani
Wyoming County man pleads guilty to sexual assault
WILKES-BARRE A Wyoming County man admitted Wednesday he sexually assaulted a girl as they drove away in a vehicle from Movies 14 in Wilkes-Barre more than five years ago.
Council challenges judge’s denials to withdraw homicide plea
A Philadelphia man recently sentenced to life in prison after admitting to fatally shooting a 26-year-old woman in Wilkes-Barre has appealed denials by a Luzerne County judge to withdraw the plea agre
Son who killed father in Larksville found dead in prison cell
A former Larksville resident who pleaded guilty but mentally ill to fatally shooting his father was found dead inside his cell at the State Correctional Institution at Camp Hill last weekend.
Suspect in road rage shooting sentenced to state prison
WILKES-BARRE A man from Rhode Island charged with discharging a firearm during a road rage incident in Kingston was sentenced to state prison Tuesday.