Cooking oil stolen from West Pittston eatery
WEST PITTSTON Borough police are investigating the theft of cooking oil from B3Q Smokehouse on Wyoming Avenue on Wednesday.
Larksville homicide suspect waives hearing
FORTY FORT It took longer to connect online with the Luzerne County Correctional Facility than the actual court proceeding.
Pittston man jailed on sex offenses charged with intimidating victim
PITTSTON A Pittston man jailed without bail while facing sex offenses against a woman and two children was charged Wednesday with sending a letter offering a large sum of cash in exchange to drop th
House struck by bullets in Wilkes-Barre
WILKES-BARRE A house in the Heights section of Wilkes-Barre was struck by bullets early Wednesday morning.
Dog struck with machete during domestic incident
PLAINS TWP. A dog was struck on its nose by a machete during a domestic dispute between a man and a woman Tuesday morning, township police said.
Larksville police probe shooting
LARKSVILLE Borough police say they are investigating a shooting near the Carey Avenue Bridge that occurred early Sunday morning.
Jenkins Township police charge woman with stalking ex-boyfriend
JENKINS TWP. A woman from Hanover Township was arraigned Monday on allegations she harassed and stalked an ex-boyfriend.
Former student charged with assaulting school official
PLAINS TWP. A 19-year-old former student at the Plains Alternative Learning Center operated by Luzerne Intermediate Unit was arraigned Monday on allegations he assaulted the school s dean of student
Wilkes-Barre police investigating shots fired on Coal Street
WILKES-BARRE City police are investigating gunfire on Coal Street where they say at least two people exchanged rounds Sunday morning.
Registered sex offender arrested after alleged crack cocaine sale
WILKES-BARRE A registered sexual offender was busted Friday on allegations he sold crack cocaine from a residence on Cherry Street.
Nanticoke man charged with drunken driving, resisting arrest
WILKES-BARRE City police arrested a Nanticoke man on evidence of drunken driving nearly colliding into a cruiser on Public Square.
Look Back: Legislative attempts to annex Hanover Township
Hanover Township s upcoming event to celebrate their 250th birthday (1770-2020, a year late due to the coronavirus pandemic) would not be happening if annexation took place in the early 1900s.
‘Surf’ busted on drug trafficking offenses, held on $1 million bail
KINGSTON Kingston police and the Luzerne County Drug Task Force arrested a man on drug trafficking offenses following a seven-month investigation.
Police: Intoxicated woman wanted ‘drunk test’ after fight
WILKES-BARRE City police arrested a Scranton woman who they say was intoxicated and assaulted an officer at a night club on North Main Street early Friday morning.
Homicide suspect on probation for Public Square knife threat
WILKES-BARRE One of two men charged Wednesday in the killing of Judith C. Comisky is currently serving a probation sentence for threatening someone with a knife outside Dunkin Donuts on Public Squa
Kingston Township police arrest man in online sex sting
KINGSTON TWP. Township police arrested a Lackawanna County man they allege solicited sex from an undercover officer posing as a 14-year-old boy.
Police: Plymouth man pulls alarm at Geisinger hospital
PLAINS TWP. Township police arrested a man they say pulled a fire alarm despite no emergency at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center early Thursday morning.
Debris illegally dumped in Hanover Township
HANOVER TWP. Township police say they are investigating debris illegally dumped along Pine Run Road.
Food delivery employee robbed in Wilkes-Barre
WILKES-BARRE City police say a man delivering food was robbed by several men armed with handguns in the 300 block of Stanton Street Wednesday night.
Wilkes-Barre police investigating stabbing
WILKES-BARRE A man was stabbed by an unknown assailant while walking on a dark street somewhere in South Wilkes-Barre Wednesday night, city police said.