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Wilkes-Barre man sentenced on firearm charge, stabbing juvenile
WILKES-BARRE A Wilkes-Barre man accused of stabbing a juvenile and illegally possessing a firearm will spend up to seven years in state prison.
Nanticoke man sentenced for sharing child sexual abuse materials
WILKES-BARRE Immediately after Luzerne County President Judge Michael T. Vough denied a request to withdraw his guilty plea, Randall Scott Fisher was sentenced to state prison sharing child sexual a
Kingston man arrested after pursuit initiated in Plains Township
PLAINS TWP. A Kingston man defecated himself during a struggle with police following a pursuit he initiated from a diner on East Main Street to Rutter Avenue in Kingston early Sunday morning.
Larksville woman charged with stabbing man
LARKSVILLE A woman smoked a cigarette after slicing a man s arm with a butcher knife during a domestic disturbance on Wilson Street early Saturday morning.
Nanticoke councilman charged with misdemeanor assault
NANTICOKE A Nanticoke City council member was charged after a domestic disturbance at his residence Sunday.
Firefighter injured battling Plymouth blaze
PLYMOUTH A firefighter was injured while battling a blaze at a double block home on Turner Street early Monday morning.
Police: Three arrested after traffic stop, scuffle
WILKES-BARRE TWP. Three people were arrested Friday evening after a traffic stop for a vehicle code violation led to a scuffle in which one of the passenger got ahold of an officer s Taser gun, acco
Wilkes-Barre double homicide trial continued
WILKES-BARRE A week before a jury pool was to report to the Luzerne County Courthouse for selection in a double homicide trial, Judge David W. Lupas continued the proceeding until October.
Hazleton man sentenced on federal drug, fraud charges
SCRANTON A Hazleton man was sentenced on Friday to 25 years imprisonment on combined drug trafficking and pandemic unemployment fraud offenses.
Suspended police officer remains jailed despite effort to modify bail
WILKES-BARRE A suspended Hanover Township police officer will remain jailed as efforts to modify his bail were unsuccessful Friday.
Man, 29, accused of sexually touching teenage girl
PITTSTON City police arrested a Hughestown man on allegations he molested a teenage girl.
Man sentenced for nearly severing woman’s finger
WILKES-BARRE A Hanover Township man who township police accused of using a serrated kitchen knife to partially severe his fiancee s finger during a violent domestic dispute was sentenced in Luzerne
Hanover Township man sentenced over child sexual abuse materials
WILKES-BARRE A Hanover Township man was sentenced Thursday for possessing and sharing child sexual abuse materials.
Probation for Laflin woman in boathouse stabbing
WILKES-BARRE A Laflin woman who did not contest charges she stabbed an ex-boyfriend at a Harveys Lake boathouse was sentenced to a restrictive probation program on Thursday.
Illegal firearms seller sentenced under state’s Brad Fox Law
WILKES-BARRE A Hazleton man who profited from legally purchasing firearms earning double illegally when he sold the weapons to others was sentenced under the state s Brad Fox Law.
Plea deadline set in Wilkes-Barre Township stabbing case
WILKES-BARRE A Wilkes-Barre man has until Aug. 10 to accept a plea agreement with prosecutors on charges he attempted to kill an ex-girlfriend inside a Wilkes-Barre Township hotel.
Abduction suspect Watson relents, gives DNA sample
PLAINS TWP. Surrounded by several detectives and police officers, John Vincent Watson eventually submitted to providing his saliva when given a search warrant for a DNA sample on Wednesday.
Dallas Township man charged with initiating pursuit
PITTSTON TWP. Days after pleading guilty to drug driving and impersonating a firefighter, a Dallas Township man was arraigned on allegations he initiated a pursuit with Pittston Township police afte
DA: No prosecutorial misconduct in Ashton homicide investigation
WILKES-BARRE Luzerne County prosecutors vigorously denied any misconduct in the homicide investigation of Cindy Lou Ashton in their efforts to restore critical evidence against the suspect, Anthony
Police: Man ran over ex-girlfriend with van
WILKES-BARRE A city man surrendered Tuesday on an arrest warrant charging him with assaulting his ex-girlfriend with his van last month.