Dunmore man charged with robbing Wilkes-Barre bank
WILKES-BARRE A man from Dunmore in Lackawanna County was charged with robbing the M&T Bank branch near Coal Street on Friday.
Arrest records: Alleged robber forced juvenile to eat burnt skin
SHICKSHINNY More details were released Monday following the weekend arrest of Jonathan Paul Evans, 25, accused of branding two juveniles with a hot knife during a robbery.
Tunkhannock man charged with DUI related crashes after leaving adult night club
WILKES-BARRE TWP. A Tunkhannock man was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving involving separate crashes after leaving an adult night club Friday night.
Look Back: Luzerne County Courthouse opens with liquor application hearings in 1909
As construction continued at the Luzerne County Courthouse in 1909, the first legal proceedings were held on Saturday, April 3, of that year.
Ashley tax collector charged with DUI
ASHLEY Borough police filed drunken driving charges against Robert W. Shoemaker, 67, following a crash at the Ashley Little League Field on Conyngham Street last month.
Firearms charges filed against alleged Wilkes-Barre shooter
PITTSTON An alleged gunman who shot out the windows on a Toyota minivan last week on Sambourne Street, Wilkes-Barre, urged police to look him up, according to court records.
Lehman Township man arraigned on more child rape offenses
LEHMAN TWP. A Lehman Township man was arraigned Thursday on additional rape charges alleging he sexually assaulted two girls.
Plymouth man sentenced 12-24 years in prison on child pornography charges
WILKES-BARRE Admitting to downloading, sharing and trading images of children engaged in sex acts - an estimated 700 lewd images, Christopher Robert Williams said he wanted to help law enforcement c
Warrant issued for suspect in Wilkes-Barre hit and run
WILKES-BARRE City police learned the identity of a driver they say was involved in a hit and run crash followed by a pursuit on Sunday.
GNA school director waives preliminary hearing on secret recordings
WILKES-BARRE A school board member at Greater Nanticoke Area accused of secretly recording a woman who lived inside his Nanticoke residence waived his right to a preliminary hearing in Luzerne Count
State police searching for man on domestic assault charges
HANOVER TWP. State police at Wilkes-Barre say they are searching for Deshawn Lamont Boone, 29, who is wanted on charges he assaulted a woman last week.
Wilkes-Barre man charged with recording inside courtroom
WILKES-BARRE A Wilkes-Barre man is facing charges he used his cell phone to record inside a courtroom at Luzerne County Central Court earlier this month.
Hunlock Township man charged with child rape
LEHMAN TWP. Township police arrested a man on allegations he sexually assaulted two girls.
Sex offender sentenced for failing to register address
WILKES-BARRE A registered sex offender in Nanticoke convicted by a Luzerne County jury of failing to register his address was sentenced to state prison Wednesday.
‘You are a monster,’ woman tells ex who stabbed her
WILKES-BARRE Yuanita Folk waited more than two years to confront her ex-boyfriend, Delton Kirkland, who admitted to stabbing her in the chest inside a Pittston apartment on Butler Street.
Homicide suspect tells judge he doesn’t agree with defense lawyer
WILKES-BARRE Less than two months before his trial is scheduled to begin on charges he fatally beat his girlfriend in 2018, homicide suspect Dana Ganjeh told a Luzerne County judge Tuesday he doesn
Man sentenced in ‘cat and mouse’ fatal I-80 accident
WILKES-BARRE A truck driver from North Carolina, whose attorney argued he was involved in a cat and mouse game with another driver that resulted in a fatal crash, was sentenced in Luzerne County C
Man sentenced on corruption of minor charges
WILKES-BARRE The withdrawal by prosecutors of two first degree felony sex offenses negated a state prison sentence for a Wilkes-Barre man as mentioned Tuesday by Luzerne County Judge Joseph F. Sklar
Danville man sentenced to state prison for online sex solicitation of minor
WILKES-BARRE A man from Danville charged with soliciting a minor for sex wore a yellow prison jumpsuit Tuesday, a stark contrast to the amusement park polo shirt he wore when busted by Kingston poli
Wilkes-Barre man accused of stealing clothes, threatening staff at Salvation Army with hammer
HANOVER TWP. A Wilkes-Barre man claimed to be Japanese when he was arrested after township police say he stole clothes and threatened staff at the Salvation Army store Sunday.