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Appeal filed in Hazleton shooting conviction
A Hazleton man sentenced to up to 38 years in state prison for robbing and shooting a dog walker has filed an appeal with the Pennsylvania Superior Court.
Civil lawsuit filed in ‘cat and mouse’ road rage crash
WILKES-BARRE While only one driver is facing criminal charges regarding a crash that caused significant damage to a Pittston business, a civil lawsuit was filed in Luzerne County Court naming both m
Kingston police charge Monroe County man with soliciting child for sex
KINGSTON Police in Kingston charged a man from Monroe County on allegations he solicited a 15-year-old boy for sex last year.
Wilkes-Barre man wanted for Old Forge shooting
The Pennsylvania State Police Fugitive Apprehension Unit is searching for Jordan Alexander Allen, 23, of Wilkes-Barre, on an arrest warrant charging him in a shooting that injured a woman outside a ni
Police: Woman in need of a ride threw rocks at passing vehicles
DALLAS TWP. Township police charged Jamey Lynn McManamon after she allegedly threw rocks at passing vehicles on Upper Demunds Road earlier this week.
Nanticoke mother sentenced for smothering son who interrupted sex
WILKES-BARRE A woman from Nanticoke was recently sentenced in Luzerne County Court for smothering her son with a pillow after the boy interrupted her having sex.
Bodies of two brothers recovered from Pikes Creek Reservoir
HANOVER TWP. The bodies of two brothers reported missing were recovered from Pikes Creek Reservoir in Lehman Township Thursday morning, said Trooper William J. Evans of the state police at Wilkes-Ba
Wilkes-Barre man charged in online child solicitation sex sting
KINGSTON Police in Kingston charged a Wilkes-Barre man on allegations he solicited sex from an almost 16 year-old girl who was actually a confidential witness.
Appellate court: Woman had right to say F-word to sheriff deputy, security
A Pennsylvania appellate court overturned a disorderly conduct conviction and a $300 fine levied against a Wilkes-Barre woman who yelled the F-word in anger over a face mask mandate inside the Judge B
Jewelry stolen from Hazle Township business
HAZLE TWP. State police at Hazleton reported a man set off a fire extinguisher that he used to smash a glass display case stealing a neck mannequin containing a large amount of gold necklaces from D
UPDATED: Jury acquits Knorr on charge of criminal attempted murder
WILKES-BARRE Clayton Leroy Knorr immediately dropped his head into his hands when the jury foreman announced not guilty on a charge of criminal attempt to commit murder.
Felony assault charges dismissed when victim fails to show
WILKES-BARRE A woman from Old Forge accused of assaulting her boyfriend when she caught him with another woman was cleared of felony assault charges Tuesday.
LCCF escapee sentenced to state prison
WILKES-BARRE A man from Berwick who admitted to escaping from a work release detail at the Luzerne County Correctional Facility was sentenced to up to six years in state prison.
Trooper: A vial with a cloudy liquid found in Knorr’s pocket
WILKES-BARRE A nearly four-inch long glass vial almost completely filled with a cloudy liquid was removed from the front pant s pocket of Clayton Knorr after he was arrested in a Park & Ride lot in
Detectives upgrade charge to criminal homicide in deadly Kingston fire
KINGSTON A woman who allegedly admitted to intentionally setting a fire inside her Kingston apartment that took the life of her husband last week was charged Tuesday with criminal homicide.
Warrior Run man charged with raping child
WILKES-BARRE City police arrested a man from Warrior Run on allegations he sexually assaulted a girl multiple times in 2018 and 2019.
Secret video of ‘murder plot’ played to jury
WILKES-BARRE A Pittston woman who said she was a longtime confidential drug informant for state police testified Monday she believed her family friend, Clayton Leroy Knorr, was going to kill his ex-
Police: Plymouth man shoved woman down stairs
PLYMOUTH A trial for a Plymouth man on allegations he threatened police officers with a shotgun nearly a year ago was continued Monday when he was arrested Sunday night after he allegedly shoved a w
Craps dealer, patron charged in cheating scheme
PLAINS TWP. A table game dealer at Mohegan Pennsylvania casino and a patron were arraigned Friday on allegations of a cheating scheme involving an electronic craps game.
Suspects linked to Kingston fatal shooting waive hearings
WILKES-BARRE Two men charged for their alleged roles in a fatal shooting in Kingston last year waived their rights to a preliminary hearing Friday.