Martial arts teacher charged with more child sex offenses
PITTSTON Luzerne County detectives and city police allege David John Williams developed a pattern of providing alcohol and marijuana to girls he stands accused of sexually assaulting.
Two people arrested on felony drug trafficking offenses
HANOVER TWP. Two people were arrested Tuesday when authorities executed a search warrant at a Monahan Court residence allegedly finding methamphetamine, crack cocaine, fentanyl, marijuana and MDMA t
Three cars struck by bullets at Sherman Hills
WILKES-BARRE City police said shell casings from two different firearms were found when officers investigated a shooting in the Sherman Hills apartment complex early Tuesday morning.
Schwager waives hearing on patronizing prostitute charge
WILKES-BARRE A Luzerne County attorney who resigned as president of the Pennsylvania Bar Association when he was charged with patronizing a prostitute waived his right to a preliminary hearing.
Stillwater man sentenced for stun gun threats
WILKES-BARRE A man from Stillwater accused of threatening two people with a Taser was sentenced in Luzerne County Court on Monday.
Judge warns defendant not to repeat ‘boneheaded’ nude postings
WILKES-BARRE A Sweet Valley man who admitted to posting nude pictures of an ex-girlfriend on social media was given credit for 17 days time served in jail and a stern warning by Luzerne County Judge
Suspect in hit/run that resulted in a woman losing her leg waives hearing
WILKES-BARRE A New York City man who fled the scene after striking a woman who lost her right leg waived his right to a preliminary hearing in Luzerne County Central Court Friday.
Police: Woman was ‘huffing’ aerosol duster inside rest room
WILKES-BARRE TWP. Township police charged a woman from Hanover Township with huffing aerosol duster cans inside a restroom stall at Walmart Supercenter.
Appeals court upholds plea agreement in ‘groping’ case
A state appeals court ruled a Luzerne County judge rightfully proceeded with the sentencing hearing for Terah Mperey Odoi, who wanted to withdraw his no contest plea to charges he molested a female Ly
Victims testifies ‘intestines’ were exposed in stabbing
WILKES-BARRE Geetz and Whoopty played good cop, bad cop when they confronted a juvenile about a missing firearm inside a Sherman Hills apartment on March 10.
Wilkes-Barre firefighters battled blaze that damaged three structures on Dana Street
WILKES-BARRE City firefighters battled a blaze that heavily damaged three structures - five residences in total - on Dana Street Friday morning.
Man sentenced to probation in Wilkes-Barre Township neighbor disputes
WILKES-BARRE The last of three people involved in a neighbor feud in Wilkes-Barre Township was sentenced in Luzerne County Court on Thursday.
Police: Man threatened to kill woman and babies if she didn’t have sex
WILKES-BARRE City police charged Ronald A. Skiro, 66, with repeatedly harassing a woman to have sex, even offering up to $2,000 to perform a lewd act.
Kingston man sentenced for assaulting police officers
WILKES-BARRE A Kingston man charged with assaulting several Kingston Township police officers during a violent domestic dispute earlier this year was sentenced in Luzerne County Court Thursday.
Admitted arsonist may owe in excess of $400,000 in restitution
WILKES-BARRE A sentencing hearing for admitted arsonist Randy Joseph Yost was continued Thursday to determine the exact amount he will be required to pay for a Dorrance Township home he destroyed by
Victim identified in fatal Wilkes-Barre shooting
WILKES-BARRE City police Thursday identified Jimmy Lee Foster, 40, who was killed in a fatal shooting inside a South Washington Street apartment building last week.
Two felony counts withdrawn against Forty Fort man in election fraud case
WILKES-BARRE Luzerne County prosecutors on Thursday withdrew two felony counts against a Forty Fort man accused of forging the name of his deceased mother on an application for an absentee ballot du
Two men sentenced to state prison in Wilkes-Barre pursuit
WILKES-BARRE Two men arrested by Wilkes-Barre police following a vehicle pursuit that ended in a crash requested to serve their sentences at the Luzerne County Correctional Facility.
Junior Leadership will host free Children’s Book Fair at Osterhout Library
WILKES-BARRE The Crafting Chronicles, a Junior Leadership Wilkes-Barre Community Impact Project, will host a free children s book fair at the Osterhout Free Library on South Franklin Street, Wilkes-