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Woman sentenced in playground dispute
WILKES-BARRE A woman who pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault charges involving a fight with juveniles at a playground was sentenced by a Luzerne County judge to probation.
Plymouth man pleads not guilty to homicide charge
WILKES-BARRE A Plymouth man was formally arraigned for the shooting death of a romantic rival in Nanticoke.
Charges follow a dinner date gone bad
KINGSTON A Plymouth woman excused herself from having dinner with a man to burglarize his residence, stealing cash from a safe, police say.
Edwardsville woman sentenced for delivering fatal dose of fentanyl
WILKES-BARRE A woman from Edwardsville was sentenced to up to nine years in state prison for setting up a fentanyl purchase that resulted in the death of her friend in 2021.
NJ man sentenced for child sex offenses in Wilkes-Barre
WILKES-BARRE A man from Patterson, N.J., who was convicted by a Luzerne County jury of sexually assaulting a pre-teen girl when she lived in Wilkes-Barre, has been sentenced to state prison.
Suspect in Wilkes-Barre shooting allegedly threatened law enforcement officers
WILKES-BARRE A suspect in a shooting that severely injured a man in Wilkes-Barre last month initiated a brief standoff with deputy U.S. Marshals and city police, threatening to use hollow point 9mm
Coroner rules 1969 death of missing WB teen a homicide
HANOVER TWP. The 1969 disappearance of 14-year-old Joan Marie Dymond is officially a criminal homicide investigation, Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Andrew Morgantini and Luzerne County Coroner J
Shaw’s homicide trial to be held in early 2024
WILKES-BARRE It took longer to transport homicide suspect Anthony Dion Shaw from and to the Luzerne County Correctional Facility than it did for his status conference before President Judge Michael
Tobacco bandit sentenced to state prison
WILKES-BARRE A Philadelphia man who admitted to smashing glass doors and windows to steal cigarette cartons from convenient stores and service stations was sentenced to spend up to 10 years in state
Plymouth man pleads guilty to federal drug trafficking offense
SCRANTON A man from Plymouth who was indicted by a federal grand jury for trafficking fentanyl has pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge.
Plains Township police, U.S. Marshals capture alleged drug peddler
PLAINS TWP. Plains Township police along with the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force and Luzerne County Drug Task Force arrested Elijah Foster, 28, on an arrest warrant charging him with trafficking
State police: Pittston man grabbed trooper’s taser during struggle
LAUREL RUN A Pittston man allegedly grabbed a taser of a Pennsylvania State Police trooper during a struggle on Laurel Run Road on Friday.
Police arrest man for crashing vehicle into 911 communications gate
HANOVER TWP. After ringing the intercom at the entrance gate outside the Luzerne County 911 Communications Center, Uriah Seth Thomas allegedly claimed he was the one and proceeded to crash through
Kingston man charged with fighting police officers at festival
EDWARDSVILLE A Kingston man was arrested after he allegedly assaulted several police officers during the Pierogi festival Saturday.
Middleman drug seller sentenced to state prison
WILKES-BARRE A Lackawanna County man who arranged to sell fentanyl in Hanover Township was sentenced to state prison Thursday.
Foster Township homicide trial (Part 2) continued
WILKES-BARRE A Freeland man who admitted to killing and dismembering the body of Jose Pepe Herran nearly eight years ago in Foster Township will be sent back to state prison.
Ex-boyfriend sentenced for armed carjacking, setting house on fire in Butler Township
WILKES-BARRE A man from Schuylkill County accused of stealing the vehicle of his ex-girlfriend at gunpoint and setting her house on fire in Butler Township was sentenced to up to 14 years in state p
Nanticoke man sentenced for threatening child caseworker
WILKES-BARRE A Nanticoke man accused in separate incidents involving aiming a handgun at a Luzerne County Children & Youth Services caseworker and a police officer and throwing a car battery through
Pa. Supreme Court denies appeal in WB Twp. homicide case
WILKES-BARRE For the second time, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in a one-page order declined to hear an appeal of homicide suspect Anthony Dion Shaw, accused of fatally stabbing a woman inside her
Sugarloaf Township police arrest man for sexual extortion of girl
SUGARLOAF TWP. A Lackawanna County man was arraigned Tuesday on charges he sent and received nude pictures and videos from a teenage girl he met on social media sites.