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Lawsuit filed in restaurant groping case
WILKES-BARRE A Hazle Township former restaurant owner sentenced to three years probation for groping a teenage female employee is the subject of a civil lawsuit filed in Luzerne County Court by the
Pittston man sentenced for posting sex videos of ex-girlfriends
WILKES-BARRE A Pittston man who admitted to posting videos of his sexual acts he secretly recorded with ex-girlfriends to pornographic websites was sentenced to spend up to two years in prison.
Coroner: Foster Township woman died from gunshot wound
A Foster Township woman found dead inside her residence she shared with her boyfriend died from a gunshot wound, according to a release from Luzerne County Coroner Jill Matthews.
Coroner: Kingston fire victim died from smoke inhalation
An autopsy on the body of a Kingston man removed by firefighters from a burning apartment revealed he died from smoke inhalation.
Scranton man charged with firing gun during Cross Valley road rage incident
KINGSTON A man from Scranton was arraigned Thursday on allegations he fired a shot at another vehicle during an exchange of hand gestures in a road rage incident on the North Cross Valley Expressway
Wyoming Borough man sentenced for endangering firefighters, officers at 2019 fire
WILKES-BARRE Despite being acquitted by a Luzerne County jury of setting a fire inside the 8th Street Laundromat more than three years ago, Michael Inman was sentenced Wednesday for endangering fire
‘I hope he rots’
WILKES-BARRE Convicted double murderer Jayshawn Johnson maintained his innocence as he was led out of the Luzerne County Courthouse Wednesday to begin serving two consecutive terms of life in prison
Foster Township man arrested in fatal shooting of girlfriend
FOSTER TWP. A Woodhaven Drive man faces charges after he allegedly shot his girlfriend to death Tuesday evening, state police said.
Man, 19, sentenced for two shootings in Wilkes-Barre
WILKES-BARRE A Wilkes-Barre man who suffered a gunshot wound to his leg in a drive-by shooting in Wilkes-Barre last year was sentenced to state prison Tuesday.
Two officers injured following pursuit arrest
PLYMOUTH A Wilkes-Barre man initiated a pursuit reaching speeds in excess of 100 mph on multiple residential streets that ended with his arrest after a struggle with several police officers Monday n
Loaded firearm, fentanyl pills found during traffic stop
LARKSVILLE A Kingston man awaiting trial in Luzerne County Court for his alleged role in a shooting between rival groups in Wilkes-Barre last year was arrested on allegations he was in possession of
Hanover Township man pleads no contest to child corruption
WILKES-BARRE A man from Hanover Township facing a non-jury trial on allegations he inappropriately touched a girl opted to plead no contest to a child corruption charge Thursday.
‘This child was tortured’
WILKES-BARRE Prosecutors say it was by the Grace of God a chatty 5-year-old girl was able to be wheeled into a Luzerne County Courtroom on Thursday.
Harveys Lake man charged with raping child in 1990s
DALLAS TWP. A Harveys Lake man facing multiple charges of child sexual assault and possessing child sexual abuse materials in Luzerne County Court has been charged by Dallas Township police with rap
Police: Intoxicated man punched officer
WILKES-BARRE An intoxicated man taken into custody by city police for public drunkenness allegedly punched an officer Wednesday night.
Police: Man crashes vehicle with son during pursuit
ASHLEY A Fairview Township man endangered his 15-year-old son when he failed to stop for speeding and ended up crashing in the southbound lanes of state Route 309 Tuesday night, police said.
Judge declares alleged shooter ‘currently incompetent’
WILKES-BARRE A Luzerne County judge declared a New York City man accused of attempting to kill a woman he allegedly shot twice outside a nail salon business in Pittston Township currently incompete
Former Wilkes student pleads guilty to possessing child sexual abuse materials
WILKES-BARRE A former student at Wilkes University arrested for possessing child sexual abuse materials pled guilty to related offenses Wednesday.
Man says ‘I am not a monster’ in apology for robbing senior citizen
WILKES-BARRE A man from Franklin County accused by Wilkes-Barre police of mugging a then 78-year-old man in the area of South Main and Northampton streets more than two years ago was sentenced to st
Police: Woman fired shot, pistol-whipped man
WILKES-BARRE City police charged a woman on allegations she fired a shot at a man on Courtright Street and later pistol-whipped a man on Jackson Street, resulting in King s College going into lockdo