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Wilkes-Barre man, 42, charged with concealing missing girl, 17
WILKES-BARRE A 17-year-old girl reported missing in Pittston was found when city police stopped a vehicle for excessive window tint Sunday night.
Woman, 79, dies in I-81 crash
PLAINS TWP. A woman from Wyoming County died as a result of a vehicle crash in the southbound lanes of Interstate 81 on Wednesday.
Plains Township police charge man with violently shaking infant
PLAINS TWP. Plains Township police and Luzerne County detectives arrested Jacob Emmanuel Campbell on allegations he violently shook a 2-month-old boy causing serious injuries to the infant s brain,
Convicted in fatal shooting, defendant says sentence ‘not justice’
WILKES-BARRE Calling his sentence of 20 to 40 years in state prison not justice, Dazon Wykie Turner believes he had no choice but defend himself when he fatally shot Carlos Taffanelly.
Santana sentenced for stabbing ex-girlfriend inside hotel
WILKES-BARRE A Wilkes-Barre man who admitted he intended to kill his ex-girlfriend by stabbing her at least three times inside a Wilkes-Barre Township hotel was sentenced to up to 22 years in state
Warrior Run man pleads guilty to child rape
WILKES-BARRE A man from Warrior Run accused of sexually assaulting two girls pled guilty to related offenses.
Woman pleads guilty to child endangerment involving 4-year-old girl
WILKES-BARRE A woman admitted to endangering the welfare of a 4-year-old girl who sustained a serious head injury that required emergency surgery.
Mercado re-sentenced for 2018 murder
WILKES-BARRE Convicted murderer Reynaldo Mercado was re-sentenced Tuesday to life in prison without parole for the 2018 killing of Fred Boote during a home robbery in Wilkes-Barre.
Woman charged with assault inside store
WILKES-BARRE TWP. Township police arrested a woman from Hanover Township on charges she assaulted another woman inside the Walmart Supercenter on Sunday.
Kingston officer dazed after being punched in head
KINGSTON A Kingston police officer was dazed after being punched three times in the head by a man who initiated a foot chase Sunday.
Man charged with threatening to post intimate pictures of woman
NANTICOKE Nanticoke police charged Brandon Heaton with threatening to post intimate pictures of a woman unless she paid him, according to court records.
East Stroudsburg man pleads guilty to child corruption offenses in Hazleton area
WILKES-BARRE A man from East Stroudsburg pled guilty in Luzerne County Court to providing marijuana and alcohol to two teen girls and having sexual relations with one of the teens at motels in the H
Jury finds Johnson guilty on all counts after double homicide trial
WILKES-BARRE A Luzerne County jury believed the identification of a Wilkes-Barre police detective that Jayshawn Johnson was the gunman who fatally killed two men and permanently injured another man
Police: Woman claims she was held captive, runs into salon for help
LUZERNE Luzerne Borough police arrested Robert W. Betts on allegations from a woman he held her against her will and assaulted her prior to her running into a hair salon for help Wednesday.
Detective testifies in double homicide trial: ‘I think it’s Jayshawn Johnson’
WILKES-BARRE Based on three encounters with Jayshawn Malik Johnson, Wilkes-Barre police Det. James Conmy testified he identified him on surveillance videos as the gunman who fatally shot two men and
Hanover Township police charge man with delivering lethal dose of fentanyl
HANOVER TWP. A Wilkes-Barre man was arraigned Wednesday on allegations he delivered fentanyl that resulted in the overdose death of a Hanover Township man earlier this year.
Stolen ice cream and alleged drugs found during strip search
WILKES-BARRE TWP. Amber Lynn Sebia didn t go far to eat ice cream allegedly stolen from Target. She also didn t get far when she ran out a door while being processed at the township police departmen
Prosecutors rely on video footage in fatal shooting trial
WILKES-BARRE Video footage from multiple surveillance cameras at Bo s on Main were shown to a Luzerne County jury Tuesday following the gunman who fatally shot two men and seriously injured another
Sheriff’s deputy, boyfriend charged in Wilkes-Barre stabbing
WILKES-BARRE A friendly gesture resulted in a stabbing between two men and a Luzerne County deputy sheriff attempting to cover up the offense by providing false information, according to court recor
West Pittston man charged with ‘road rage’ incident
PITTSTON City police charged a West Pittston man with intentionally striking a vehicle that crashed into a building causing significant damage to a business.