Wilkes-Barre man injured in groin when igniting fireworks
MOUNT POCONO A man from Wilkes-Barre was injured when he launched a rocket from his groin on July 4, according to a report from Pocono Mountain Regional Police Department.
Appellate court rules in favor of convicted murderer about questionable birth date
Convicted murderer Todd Rae Tarselli, serving a life sentence for the 1992 killing of a 17-year-old boy during a robbery at a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant in Hazleton, may be eligible for parole.
More child sex offenses filed against Pittston Township man
PITTSTON Child sex offenses continue to add up against a Pittston Township man accused Wednesday of sexually assaulting a seventh victim.
Corrections officer, inmate charged with killing inmate at SCI Dallas
KINGSTON TWP. A corrections officer at the State Correctional Institution at Dallas encouraged an inmate to fight another inmate who died after being stabbed by a shank during the altercation, accor
Police: Naked man damaged gas meter at bus terminal
WILKES-BARRE A naked man damaging a gas meter at the Intermodal Bus Terminal was hosed by city firefighters early Wednesday morning.
Kingston sex offender arrested on charges he lured child into apartment
KINGSTON Police arrested a man they allege lured a 14-year-old boy into his apartment under a ruse of helping to carry groceries on Sunday.
Pittston man jailed without bail, accused of banging on woman’s door
PITTSTON A man from Pittston was jailed without bail after city police arrested him on allegations he banged on a woman s door early Wednesday morning.
Subway employee robbed while taking out garbage
HAZLE TWP. An employee at Subway on Airport Road was robbed while taking out garbage last week, state police at Hazleton said.
Coroner identifies woman who died in Wilkes-Barre fire
WILKES-BARRE The Luzerne County Coroner s Office on Tuesday identified Karen Turkington, 52, who died after city firefighters responded to a fire inside an apartment building on West River Street Su
Former Luzerne County Children and Youth director facing criminal charges
Former Luzerne County Children and Youth Director Joanne Van Saun has been charged with failing to investigate hundreds of reports of child abuse and neglect and covering up the cases with false repor
Laflin teen honored for heroics after head-on bus crash
HANOVER TWP. Like most teenagers during the school year, Casey Kovaleski was riding a school bus on the way to Bear Creek Community Charter School on May 18.
Look Back: South Wilkes-Barre once known as Woodville in the 1800s
One half mile below Wilkes-Barre was a coach and wagon manufacturer, operated by Moses Wood Jr., who specialized in coaches, one- and two-horse wagons, buggies, sleighs and sleds.
Duryea police investigating theft of two train horns
DURYEA Police are investigating the theft of two train horns from two engines parked on tracks near Petro Gas on York Avenue.
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NJ man pleads guilty to disorderly conduct for incident at Wilkes-Barre Township Walmart
Wilkes-Barre police charge 17-year-old with stabbing juvenile at park
WILKES-BARRE A 17-year-old Plymouth boy was jailed without bail Thursday on charges he stabbed a juvenile during a fight at a Wilkes-Barre playground earlier this year.
State police increasing patrols during holiday weekend
WILKES-BARRE State police at Wilkes-Barre will be increasing the number of patrols on area roads and highways during the Fourth of July holiday weekend, July 2 through July 5.
Man charged with lighting furniture on fire
WILKES-BARRE A man wanted for lighting furniture on fire and damaging a fence with his truck was recently captured.
Plymouth man charged with trespassing, stealing tools from water company
PLYMOUTH Borough police arrested Michael Kachmarsky, 35, on charges he stole tools and other equipment from a fenced-in storage shed for the Pennsylvania Water Company on Saturday.
Disorderly conduct citation dismissed against Tuzinski
FORTY FORT A district judge dismissed a disorderly conduct charge against borough Mayor Andy Tuzinski in connection with an incident at a Wyoming Valley West School Board meeting.
Wilkes-Barre police seek information after assault inside restaurant
WILKES-BARRE City police released surveillance pictures on their Facebook page hoping someone can identify the people after an assault of an employee at Hartman Jerk Center on South Main Street.