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Brother testifies against Ganjeh in homicide trial
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Brother testifies against Ganjeh in homicide trial

· September 16, 2021

WILKES-BARRE Luzerne County prosecutors continue to rely heavily on a Wayne County domestic violence case on the third day of trial involving homicide suspect Dana Ganjeh.

Police: Woman tossed cocaine bag, spat saliva at officer and hospital staff
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Police: Woman tossed cocaine bag, spat saliva at officer and hospital staff

· September 16, 2021

PLAINS TWP. Township police say a disruptive 40-year-old woman threw syringes, a bag of cocaine and spat saliva that struck an officer and hospital staff at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital on Tuesday.

Ganjeh renews request for another lawyer after pathologist testifies in homicide trial
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Ganjeh renews request for another lawyer after pathologist testifies in homicide trial

· September 15, 2021

WILKES-BARRE Homicide suspect Dana Ganjeh sat within touching distance of a large screen television displaying autopsy photographs of Linda Frick as forensic pathologist Dr. Gary Ross explained the

Wyoming man, 72, charged with child sex offenses
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Wyoming man, 72, charged with child sex offenses

· September 15, 2021

WYOMING Borough police and Luzerne County detectives charged a 72-year-old man with sexually assaulting two girls.

Trial begins in 2018 Kingston homicide
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Trial begins in 2018 Kingston homicide

· September 14, 2021

WILKES-BARRE A Luzerne County jury will be tasked with deciding whether Dana Ganjeh planned to kill his girlfriend, Linda Frick, or whether her death an accident.

Pittston man charged with uploading nude pictures, videos of ex-girlfriends
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Pittston man charged with uploading nude pictures, videos of ex-girlfriends

· September 13, 2021

SHICKSHINNY A man from Pittston is facing charges he posted nude pictures and videos of having sex with former girlfriends to adult pornographic websites.

Wright Township police investigating burglary at Little League concession stand
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Wright Township police investigating burglary at Little League concession stand

· September 13, 2021

WRIGHT TWP. Township police Monday released surveillance pictures of a man burglarizing the Mountain Top Area Little League concession stand last month.

Look Back: Early efforts at ship building in Wilkesbarre borough
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Look Back: Early efforts at ship building in Wilkesbarre borough

· September 12, 2021

Wilkes-Barre being the center of an inland ship building industry?

Woman charged with kicking out windows on police cruiser
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Woman charged with kicking out windows on police cruiser

· September 11, 2021

JENKINS TWP. A woman arrested on domestic violence and child endangerment charges kicked out windows on a township police cruiser Thursday, according to court records.

Hanover Township man charged with child pornography
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Hanover Township man charged with child pornography

· September 9, 2021

HANOVER TWP. A man from Hanover Township was arrested Thursday when images and videos of child pornography were allegedly found saved on electronic storage devices at his residence.

Council seeking to withdraw first-degree murder plea
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Council seeking to withdraw first-degree murder plea

· September 9, 2021

WILKES-BARRE The same day Zien Nathaniel Council admitted to first-degree murder in the killing of a 26-year-old woman in Wilkes-Barre, he filed a motion seeking to withdraw his guilty plea.

Exeter man sentenced for DUI crash that injured two
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Exeter man sentenced for DUI crash that injured two

· September 9, 2021

WILKES-BARRE A man from Exeter who admitted he was intoxicated when he crashed into a motorcycle and injured two people was sentenced in Luzerne County Court Wednesday.

Registered sex offender pleads guilty of trying to meet minor for sex
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Registered sex offender pleads guilty of trying to meet minor for sex

· September 9, 2021

WILKES-BARRE A registered sex offender from Monroe County pleaded guilty in Luzerne County Court to soliciting a minor for sex.

Flash Flood Watch this afternoon into Thursday morning
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Flash Flood Watch this afternoon into Thursday morning

· September 8, 2021

Here we go again!

Man charged with biting off part of brother’s ear
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Man charged with biting off part of brother’s ear

· September 7, 2021

FORTY FORT Borough police arrested a man on allegations he assaulted his brother and bit a large chunk of his ear off when he encountered his sibling having sexual relations with his girlfriend on S

Ex-band director, school district named in civil lawsuit
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Ex-band director, school district named in civil lawsuit

· September 7, 2021

WILKES-BARRE As former Pittston Area band director Brendan J. Carter is fighting for a new trial or a reduction of his state prison sentence imposed after a jury convicted him of sexually assaulting

Booths sentenced to 8-20 years in prison for unlawful contact with minor
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Booths sentenced to 8-20 years in prison for unlawful contact with minor

· September 7, 2021

WILKES-BARRE A Philadelphia man apologized for sexually assaulting a girl in Duryea but doesn t expect the victim and her family to forgive him.

Carbondale man charged with sexually assaulting college student
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Carbondale man charged with sexually assaulting college student

· September 7, 2021

DALLAS TWP. Township police charged a man from Carbondale with sexually assaulting an unconscious woman inside a dormitory room on the campus of Misericordia University earlier this year.

Look Back: Who can forget the 1987 ‘high grass’ football game?
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Look Back: Who can forget the 1987 ‘high grass’ football game?

· September 5, 2021

With high school football season underway, let s take the Look Back time machine to revisit the 1987 game between Meyers and Dallas and a questionable field surface.

Suspect in pursuit found naked in apartment
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Suspect in pursuit found naked in apartment

· September 4, 2021

WILKES-BARRE A Wilkes-Barre man was found naked hiding inside an apartment after initiating a pursuit early Friday morning.