Man facing two homicide charges in county court
WILKES-BARRE A Wilkes-Barre man who city police allege was recorded by a surveillance camera randomly shooting into a crowd killing two men and injuring a third will face criminal homicide charges i
Plea deal offered in child’s death
WILKES-BARRE Luzerne County prosecutors have offered a plea deal for a man they allege caused the death of his son eight years after being violently shaken inside a Wilkes-Barre residence in 2011.
Police: Mattress set ablaze during domestic dispute
WILKES-BARRE City police arrested a man they allege ignited a mattress on fire during an argument with his girlfriend early Thursday morning.
Police: Kingston man exposed himself to three boys at park
KINGSTON Police arrested a man they allege exposed himself to three boys and asking the children to engage in sexual acts.
Selenski appeal lawyer: Trial attorneys were ineffective against Weakley
WILKES-BARRE Two attorneys who defended Hugo Selenski during his 2015 double homicide trial should had been better prepared to attack a prosecution witness and aggressively question a timeline of ev
Pittston police investigating abandonment and neglect of dog
PITTSTON City police said they are investigating an animal neglect case after an abandoned dog was found Tuesday.
White Haven woman sentenced for stealing from employer
WILKES-BARRE A White Haven woman arrested last summer on 208 felony and misdemeanor counts alleging she stole from her employer was sentenced Tuesday on two charges.
NY rape suspect caught in Plains Township
PLAINS TWP. A suspect in a rape investigation in New York was captured at a residence on Crow Street early Tuesday morning, township police said.
Crawford’s double homicide conviction upheld on appeal
Convicted double murderer Holly Crawford s third attempt for a new trial failed.
Serial street mugger sentenced
WILKES-BARRE Luzerne County Judge David W. Lupas chronicled the actions of Ravone Davis as destructive, harmful and hurtful.
Quakertown man charged with criminal homicide in Luzerne County
HAZLE TWP. A man from Bucks County was charged Sunday in the beating death of a woman whose body was found at the Red Carpet Inn in Hazle Township.
Nanticoke man sentenced for setting house on fire
WILKES-BARRE A Nanticoke man apologized Monday for igniting a fire that destroyed a Dorrance Township home in 2019.
Look Back: 1896 Twin Shaft disaster entombs 58 men
Hundreds of feet below North Main Street near Union Street in Pittston are entombed the bodies of 58 men who lost their lives in the Twin Shaft Disaster, which occurred June 28, 1896.
Dallas Township man charged with child sex offenses
KINGSTON TWP. A Harveys Lake man who admitted to sexually abusing a then 14-year-old girl 21 years ago was charged Friday with sexually assaulting three girls.
Former Pittston Area band director sentenced to 7-14 years in prison
WILKES-BARRE Any hope of a lenient sentence for former Pittston Area band director Brendan J. Carter, convicted on multiple sex offenses involving nine teenagers, was ignored by Luzerne County Judge
Woman charged with delivering prescription drugs to SCI-Dallas officer
NANTICOKE State police at Wilkes-Barre charged a Nanticoke woman with delivering controlled substances to a correctional officer who collapsed while working at the State Correctional Institution at
Rhode Island man charged with discharging firearm in road rage incident
KINGSTON A man from Rhode Island charged with discharging a firearm during a road rage incident last year was recently extradited from Florida where he was captured.
Police: Wilkes-Barre man attempted to disarm Plymouth officer
PLYMOUTH A traffic stop turned violent when a Wilkes-Barre man reached for a bag containing a loaded handgun and attempted to disarm a borough police officer during a struggle early Tuesday morning.
Duryea man arrested after road rage fight with bicyclist
PITTSTON City police arrested a man from Duryea on charges he twice attacked a bicyclist after a near collision Tuesday.