Pennsylvania Bar Association president Schwager steps down amid prostitution charges
WILKES-BARRE A Luzerne County attorney who had been serving as president of the Pennsylvania Bar Association was charged with soliciting a prostitute who, in turn, threatened to post a video of thei
Pennsylvania Bar Association president Schwager resigns amid prostitution charges
WILKES-BARRE A Luzerne County attorney who had been serving as president of the Pennsylvania Bar Association was charged with soliciting a prostitute who, in turn, threatened to post a video of thei
WB man pleads guilty to online solicitation of minor for sex
WILKES-BARRE A man from Wilkes-Barre charged by the state Office of Attorney General with soliciting a minor to engage in sex acts has pleaded guilty in Luzerne County Court.
Man pleads guilty to sexually assaulting girl in Duryea
WILKES-BARRE A Luzerne County jury trial was averted as a man from Montgomery County pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a girl in Duryea for two years.
Two arrested on drug trafficking charges in Hazleton
BUTLER TWP. Two people were arrested Sunday when police allegedly discovered a large amount of fentanyl, marijuana and packaging materials during a traffic stop on Route 309.
Look Back: Exeter Township man employed 54 years for Lehigh Valley Railroad
For passengers of the Lehigh Valley Railroad, their baggage was loaded and unloaded at their destinations by Jacob Morse.
Prosecutors will have chance to argue for inclusion of evidence in Shaw homicide case
WILKES-BARRE Luzerne County prosecutors will be given the chance to argue that evidence recovered from the apartment of homicide suspect Anthony Shaw without a search warrant would have been located
NY man convicted of sexually assaulting two girls in Plymouth, Pringle
WILKES-BARRE A Luzerne County jury deliberated less than one hour Friday before convicting a former Plymouth man of sexually assaulting two girls in Pringle and Plymouth.
Ashley man killed in I-81 crash
HANOVER TWP. A man from Ashley died as a result of a vehicle crash in the northbound lanes of Interstate-81 Thursday, state police at Wilkes-Barre reported.
Wrongful death lawsuit filed against Jenkins Township couple
WILKES-BARRE The estate of a Plains Township man who died while swimming in New York state nearly two years ago has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a Jenkins Township couple.
Railroad trespass charge withdrawn
WILKES-BARRE Police with Reading and Northern Railroad withdrew charges of disrupting or preventing operation of train and defiant trespass against a Wilkes-Barre man who claimed to be placing coins
PA Supreme Court denies to review Shaw’s homicide case
The state Supreme Court Wednesday in a one-page order declined to review the homicide case of Anthony Shaw, accused of fatally stabbing a woman inside her Wilkes-Barre Township residence nearly three
Berwick man killed in Hollenback Township crash
HOLLENBACK TWP. A Berwick man suffered fatal injuries as a result of a crash on Route 93 on Tuesday, according to state police at Shickshinny.
Police: Injured man intentionally smeared blood on officers
WILKES-BARRE A man from New York City arrested after smashing windows at a South Hancock Street residence intentionally smeared blood on an officer and yelled sexually explicit slurs at nurses, acco
Suspect wanted by Hanover Township police jailed in Illinois
HANOVER TWP. Township police say Nixon Eduardo Torres, 26, wanted on child sex offenses, was captured in Illinois on Tuesday.
Suspect in burglary spree captured by Swoyersville police
SWOYERSVILLE A man from Dallas identified as a suspect in a string of burglaries in multiple municipalities was captured Tuesday night.
Kingston man charged with child pornography, unlawful contact with teen boy
KINGSTON A Kingston man jailed without bail since his arrest April 8 on allegations of online sexual solicitation of a minor was arraigned on charges he possessed child pornography and having unlawfu
Police: Naked man claimed to be ‘Messiah’ after fleeing crash
WILKES-BARRE City police charged a Plains Township man with fleeing the scene after a crash and later found running naked along Wilkes-Barre Boulevard.
Judge orders woman to stay jailed
HANOVER TWP. A woman with a history of failing to appear for court proceedings and skipping bail was ordered by a Luzerne County judge to stay in jail.
Police: Prisoner defecated on holding cell floor
WILKES-BARRE City police officers had to put on hazardous material suits to remove a prisoner who defecated and urinated inside a holding cell Saturday.