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Police: Man attacked Plymouth firefighter, kicked officer
PLYMOUTH Borough police arrested a man they say strangled a firefighter and kicked an officer in the groin Wednesday.
United Way announces winners of ‘Incentive Giveaway Day’
WILKES-BARRE Bill Jones, President/CEO of the United Way of Wyoming Valley, Thursday said the agency s Incentive Giveaway Day is one of his favorite days of the year.
SmokeShack BBQ stand, On The Rocks ice bar open at Mohegan Sun Arena
WILKES-BARRE TWP. After adjourning their meeting on the suite level of the Mohegan Sun Arena Wednesday, the Luzerne County Convention Center Authority Board held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on the con
Ashley man benefits from concurrent sentences for separate offenses
WILKES-BARRE Despite the separate criminal offenses happening two years apart, an Ashley man benefited by a sentence structured by a Luzerne County judge on Tuesday.
Fire displaces 12 tenants from Wilkes-Barre apartment building
WILKES-BARRE A fire forced 12 people from their apartments on Walnut Street early Wednesday morning.
Kingston man charged with online solicitation of sex from minor
KINGSTON Police in Kingston charged a man they say solicited sex from a 14-year-old girl in online communications with a cooperating witness.
Hazleton man sentenced for laundering money and trafficking drugs
SCRANTON A man from Hazleton was sentenced to federal prison for money laundering and drug trafficking.
Man charged with threatening to kill neighbors
WEST PITTSTON Wyoming Area Regional Police arrested Joseph John Walsh, 49, on allegations he threatened tenants of his apartment building after finding cat feces outside his door Tuesday.
Police: Identity thief suspected in fraudulent cellular phone purchases
PLYMOUTH A man arrested by Plymouth police on allegations he used someone else s identity to buy an Apple iPhone may be connected to other fraudulent cellular phone purchases.
Mountain Top man charged in sex sting
Kingston police announced another arrest Tuesday of a man accused of trying to meet up with someone he believed to be an underage male for sex.
WB police investigate after shots ring out in city
WILKES-BARRE City police are investigating after multiple shots were fired in the area of Grove and Prospect streets on Tuesday evening.
State Correctional Institution at Dallas reports inmate death
JACKSON TWP. An inmate at the State Correctional Institution at Dallas, Jackson Township, died last week, according to a news release from Kevin Ransom, SCI-Dallas superintendent.
Pittston Area School Board votes to limit any tax hike, names 2 coaches
YATESVILLE At Tuesday s regular monthly meeting Pittston Area School Board did what has become a common first-meeting-of-the-month move in Luzerne County: voting to limit any property tax increase i
Shapiro takes oath of office to become 48th Pa. governor
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) Democrat Josh Shapiro took the oath of office Tuesday to become the 48th governor of Pennsylvania, placing his hand on a stack of three Jewish Bibles at Tuesday s inaugural cere
Man arrested after allegedly fighting with police officers
KINGSTON Soon after Stephen Richard Horvath purchased methamphetamine from a dealer, he began punching, kicking and attempting to bite police officers in an attempt to escape custody, according to c
Vehicle struck by locomotive in Wilkes-Barre
WILKES-BARRE A Luzerne & Susquehanna Railway locomotive collided with a Range Rover sport utility vehicle just before 12 p.m. Tuesday, resulting in one woman being taken to the hospital.
W-B Monster Jam® Arena Championship Series at Mohegan Sun Arena May 5– 7
WILKES-BARRE TWP. This. Is. Monster Jam !
Wilkes-Barre police charge man, 27, with raping girl
WILKES-BARRE City police detectives arrested Francis Shay Mapp on allegations he raped a 14-year-old girl Monday.
Alleged grand theft auto suspect arraigned
WILKES-BARRE A man from Edwardsville was arraigned Tuesday on charges connected to the pursuit of a stolen dump truck in October.
Petco hopes to reopen on Tuesday; driver tested for DUI
Work has begun at Petco Pet Supplies in Wilkes-Barre Township to repair the damage caused after a vehicle crashed through the business s front glass windows on Sunday night.