Updated: Testimony that victim had 2nd knife leads to angry exchange between lawyers
WILKES-BARRE Witness testimony about a weapon Thursday afternoon during Kyon McDonald s homicide trial led to a heated exchange between prosecutors and defense lawyers.
Autopsy photographs shown to jurors during homicide trial
WILKES-BARRE Autopsy photographs displaying gunshot wounds on the body of Tierese Owens were shown to the Luzerne County jury presiding over the homicide trial of Kyon McDonald on the third day of p
Kingston police snare York County man in online sex sting
KINGSTON A man from York County was charged on allegations he sent lewd pictures and videos of himself while soliciting sex from a fictitious 15-year-old girl.
McDonald’s lawyer strongly questions prosecution’s witness during homicide trial
WILKES-BARRE Attorneys for homicide suspect Kyon McDonald had some success Tuesday using a prosecution witness combined with surveillance footage suggesting a weapon was removed from the body of Tie
Police: Jealous ex-boyfriend charged with attempting to kill woman
WILKES-BARRE TWP. Township police say they arrested Eric Osiel Santana, 23, on charges he stabbed his former girlfriend in a jealous rage inside a hotel early Monday evening.
Video of Plymouth fatal shooting shown to jury
WILKES-BARRE A video of Kyon McDonald shooting Tierese Owens seven times outside Robby Nick s Sports Bar in Plymouth was shown to the jury during opening statements by prosecutors and defense lawyer
Look Back: Prospect House overlooked the Wyoming Valley
Overlooking the Wyoming Valley, the Prospect House advertised rooms to rent as a summer retreat from the heat and dust created by horses and carriages on dirt roads around Public Square in Wilkes-Barr
Wilkes-Barre tavern facing second lawsuit over fatal shooting
WILKES-BARRE A South Main Street nightclub that was the scene of a double fatal shooting outside the facility is facing a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the mother of one of the deceased victims.
Jury selection begins for Plymouth homicide trial
WILKES-BARRE Attorneys for homicide suspect Kyon McDonald renewed their request to dismiss the case, claiming prosecutors are not trial ready.
Nanticoke man killed in motorcycle crash
SLOCUM TWP. A Nanticoke man died and a Wilkes-Barre man suffered serious injuries when two motorcycles collided on Nuangola Road earlier this week.
Party of five busted on drug trafficking offenses in Pittston
PITTSTON City police and the department s Special Investigations Unit and the Luzerne County Drug Task Force along with other law enforcement agencies arrested five people on drug trafficking offens
School administrator surrenders in ‘vigilante predator’ case
KINGSTON A former school administrator in the Valley View School District surrendered Thursday on charges he solicited what he believed was a minor for sex.
Police: Surveillance camera records WB burglary
WILKES-BARRE A city man was arraigned Wednesday on charges he ransacked an apartment on East Union Street earlier this month.
Juvenile shot in Hazleton
HAZLETON City police said a juvenile was transported to a regional trauma center for a gunshot wound.
Dauphin County man convicted on traffic summaries involving struck construction worker
PLAINS TWP. A man from Dauphin County who state police say struck a construction worker in an active construction zone on the North Cross Valley Expressway earlier this year was found guilty on four
9 charged with child solicitation, including former school official
KINGSTON Kingston police along with other law enforcement agencies began a roundup of child predators on charges they solicited sex from children on the internet.
Pittston man arrested on domestic assault charges
PITTSTON City police arrested a man after a woman claimed he pushed her into a bathtub and threatened her with a firearm during a domestic disturbance Sunday.
Wilkes-Barre man, 19, charged with robbery at Exeter car wash
EXETER Borough police arrested a 19-year-old man they say robbed a man lured to a car wash to sell a cellular phone last week.
Wilkes-Barre man charged with racing stolen vehicle
HANOVER TWP. A Wilkes-Barre man was charged with racing in a stolen vehicle he crashed on Sans Souci Parkway early Saturday morning.
Court records: Reaction to marijuana cookie behind fatal stabbing
NUANGOLA A suspect arrested in a homicide over the weekend told state police investigators he fatally stabbed a woman after consuming a marijuana laced cookie, according to court records.