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Woman charged with endangering child at laundromat
WILKES-BARRE A woman was arrested Sunday on allegations she violently dragged a 2-year-old child from a laundromat after customers confronted her about leaving the toddler unsupervised.
Franklin Township man pleads guilty to federal firearms, drug trafficking offenses
SCRANTON An owner of a logging and excavating business in Dallas indicted by a federal grand jury last year on firearms and drug trafficking offenses pleaded guilty in federal court earlier this wee
Swoyersville man charged with possessing child pornography
WILKES-BARRE TWP. Luzerne County detectives arrested a man from Swoyersville on allegations he possessed child pornography on his cell phone.
Plains man arrested on assault charges
PLAINS TWP. Township police arrested Reginald Lee Redfearn II, 39, after a partially nude woman claimed he assaulted her inside a residence on North Main Street early Thursday morning.
Homicide suspect seeks separate trial from co-defendant
WILKES-BARRE An attorney for homicide suspect Reynaldo Mercado who, along with Louisa Reyes, stands accused in the fatal stabbing of Fred Boote in Wilkes-Barre nearly two years ago, filed a motion s
Prosecutors announce federal indictments against 11 people on drug trafficking offenses
WILKES-BARRE An investigation that begun with only having initials of a drug dealer resulted in 11 people being indicted by a federal grand jury on charges they were trafficking large amounts of her
Wyoming man killed in Franklin Township crash
FRANKLIN TWP. State police at Wyoming reported Timothy Hillman, 45, of Wyoming, died from injuries sustained in a vehicle crash on Bodle Road on Monday.
Trooper injured during struggle with drunken ATV driver
FOSTER TWP. A state police trooper suffered a fractured hand during a struggle with a West Wyoming man who crashed his all-terrain vehicle into cruiser during a pursuit late Monday night.
Former Rice Township man wanted on rape charges
A man facing a trial in Luzerne County Court on charges he attempted to sexually assault a girl inside his then Rice Township residence in 2019 is wanted by Bloomsburg police on separate rape offenses
West Hazleton police arrest two people wanted by Bloomsburg police
WEST HAZLETON Borough police captured two people they say were wanted by Bloomsburg police on robbery related offenses.
Berwick police arrest man on robbery charges
BERWICK A Berwick man going through heroin withdrawal sickness allegedly robbed a Rite Aid pharmacy and attempted to hold up a food market for cash to buy more of the illegal drug on Monday, accordi
Plains man deported from South Korea to face sex assault charges
PLAINS TWP. A township man deported from South Korea on a 2018 arrest warrant charging him with sexually and physically assaulting a woman was arraigned Monday.
Police: Dispute about loud motorcycle led to shooting
WILKES-BARRE City police arrested a man they say discharged a round from a firearm at another man during a dispute about a loud motorcycle.
Kingston Township police arrest man on robbery charge
KINGSTON TWP. Township police arrested a Swoyersville man on allegations he robbed the Sunoco Lifestyle service station on Manor Drive earlier this month.
Suspect in Plains Township sexual assault extradited from South Korea
PLAINS TWP. A township man charged in 2018 with sexually and physically assaulting a woman was captured in South Korea, township police announced on their Facebook page.
Police identify suspected burglar in Plains Township break-ins
PLAINS TWP. Township police have filed charges against a man who they say was involved in a string of burglaries in the East Main Street area earlier this week.
Wilkes-Barre Township police seek identity of gunman
WILKES-BARRE TWP. Township police are investigating a shooting in the East End Centre parking lot on Wednesday.
Twenty years after fatal hit-and-run, sister seeks answers
Having a strong interest in heavy metal music, Michael Raimondi was looking forward to attending the KISS concert at Montage Mountain in July 2000.
Duryea police not able to confirm if search for suspicious person is Connecticut fugitive wanted for double homicide
DURYEA Borough police advise residents to remain cautious after a search for a suspicious person near the Germania Hose Company late Tuesday night.
Body of Tobyhanna teen recovered from Francis E. Walter Dam
BEAR CREEK TWP. A Tobyhanna teen died after jumping from a cliff into water at the Francis E. Walter Dam on Tuesday.