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Student testifies she woke up being raped
WILKES-BARRE A student at Misericordia University testified before a Luzerne County jury Wednesday about being raped inside her dorm room by an intoxicated ex-boyfriend in 2021.
Man, 18, charged in Wilkes-Barre shooting
WILKES-BARRE An 18-year-old man was arraigned Wednesday after Wilkes-Barre City Police say he was involved in a shooting in an area where children were playing at Emunah Manor Apartments.
Elderly woman struck by vehicle that fled scene
WILKES-BARRE TWP. Police in Wilkes-Barre Township released pictures of a black Jeep Patriot that fled the scene after striking an elderly woman in the Sam s Club parking lot on Sunday.
Hanover Township man pleads guilty to possessing child sexual abuse materials
WILKES-BARRE A man from Hanover Township pled guilty to possessing child sexual abuse materials.
Florida man pleads no contest to child sex offenses in Hazleton
WILKES-BARRE A man from Orlando, Fla., did not contest charges by Hazleton police on allegations he sexually assaulted two girls when he lived in Hazleton more than three years ago.
Police: Argument over woman led to shooting at Lehman Twp. apartment
LEHMAN TWP. A Carbondale man was charged by Lehman Township police with shooting another man during an argument over a woman earlier this month, according to court records.
Boys, 17 and 16, charged as adults in Wilkes-Barre armed robbery of dog walker
WILKES-BARRE Two teenage boys were charged as adults on allegations they robbed a woman walking a dog on South Main Street last week.
Man pleads guilty to killing woman in South Wilkes-Barre
WILKES-BARRE One of two men charged by Wilkes-Barre police with conspiring to kill a woman inside her Willow Street residence more than 20 months ago reached a plea deal with Luzerne County prosecut
Torner convicted in Foster Township homicide
WILKES-BARRE You win some, you lose some. That s what you get when you go for it, Roberto Torner said after a Luzerne County jury Thursday found him guilty of the premeditated murder of his friend
Homicide suspect Torner testifies in own defense, boasted about his Freeland investments, denied killing ‘brother’
WILKES-BARRE All witnesses who testified against homicide suspect Roberto Torner were untruthful or misspoke, while he took overzealous pride boasting himself as a community leader by investing
Closing arguments expected today in Torner homicide trial
WILKES-BARRE On the first day of homicide suspect Roberto Torner s Luzerne County trial last week, his attorney told the jury they would hear testimony and see evidence beyond their expectations.
Torner had nothing to do with murder, co-defendant testifies
WILKES-BARRE While the body of Jose Pepe Herran was being dismembered inside a chicken coop, Roberto Torner showed up and became angry and sad, testified David Alzugaray, a co-defendant in the hom
Prosecutors rest their case against homicide suspect Roberto Torner
WILKES-BARRE Homicide suspect David Alzugaray is expected to testify in the defense of his co-defendant, Roberto Torner, on the sixth day of his murder trial before a Luzerne County jury Tuesday aft
Bloody footprints, soaked towels found in Kingston residence where body was found
KINGSTON Blood soaked items including latent fingerprints were recovered from 126 E. Bennett St., where police in Kingston found the body of Ryan Walker Padovani earlier this month.
Torner’s fiancee testifies about dismemberment of Herran
WILKES-BARRE In the week or two leading up to the disappearance of Jose Pepe Herran in October 2015, Liza Robles testified her fiance, Roberto Torner, and David Alzugaray manipulated several 9mm b
$5 million bail set for Kingston man, neighbor of homicide victim, on misdemeanor marijuana charge
KINGSTON A Kingston man who is the neighbor where the body of a 22-year-old man was found was jailed on $5 million bail on misdemeanor marijuana and paraphernalia charges Friday.
Judge denies parole for Hazleton vehicular homicide felon
WILKES-BARRE A Hazleton man will spend more time beyond his minimum sentence of one year at the Luzerne County Correctional Facility for the vehicular death of a 15-year-old boy.
Firearms and tool examiner testifies during Torner’s homicide trial
WILKES-BARRE Ten bullets were missing gunpowder but reinserted into the shell casings with several having firing pin strike markings, Pennsylvania State Police Sgt. Joseph M. Gober testified Friday.
Pair suspected in stealing $1k worth in merchandise from Wyoming Valley Mall store
WILKES-BARRE TWP. Wilkes-Barre Township police suspect a couple who allegedly stole nearly $1,100 worth in clothing from Hollister inside the Wyoming Valley Mall are also responsible for similar the