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Clarks Summit man sentenced for sharing child sexual abuse materials
WILKES-BARRE A Clarks Summit man s cooperation with Luzerne County detectives combined with intellectual and physical disabilities earned him a reduced sentence for possessing and sharing child sexu
South Carolina man, 21, charged by Harveys Lake police with child rape
HARVEYS LAKE A man from South Carolina was arraigned Wednesday on allegations he sexually assaulted a child multiple times for years.
Years added onto Wilkes-Barre man’s firearm sentence
WILKES-BARRE Luzerne County Judge David W. Lupas on Tuesday structured a sentence for a Wilkes-Barre man to remain in state prison for several additional years.
Burglary, assault charges dismissed
WILKES-BARRE A district judge dismissed assault and burglary related charges against Everado Fuentas, 29, when the victim failed to appear to testify at a preliminary hearing in Luzerne County Centr
Freeland woman faces COVID relief wire fraud charges
SCRANTON A Freeland woman was charged on Thursday with wire fraud in connection to misinformation provided to obtain various relief loans in 2020.
State police arrest man in act of stealing from storage unit
HAZLE TWP. A Hazle Township man admitted to stealing items from a storage unit because he was late paying fines, according to court records.
Hanover Township man acquitted in alleged Mountain Top assault
WILKES-BARRE A Luzerne County jury acquitted a Hanover Township man on charges he assaulted a Wright Township homeowner following a trial before Judge David W. Lupas on Thursday.
Unsafe structure razed in Ashley
ASHLEY A pile of debris is all that remains of 60-62 S. Main St. on Friday.
Police: Man stole money from deceased veteran’s account
PLAINS TWP. Township police charged Robert C. Hickey III with using a bank card belonging to a deceased veteran to withdraw $190 and also for a purchase at a store earlier this year.
Two accused of delivering fentanyl resulting in death
KINGSTON Two people arrested for delivering fentanyl resulting in an overdose death were among more than a dozen suspected drug peddlers picked up by law enforcement officers Thursday.
Hazleton man waives hearing in drug overdose death of wife
WILKES-BARRE A Hazleton man waived his right to a preliminary hearing Wednesday on allegations he provided a fatal dose of fentanyl to his wife.
Testy preliminary hearing in Hazleton fatal shooting case
WILKES-BARRE Two people were removed from a Luzerne County Courtroom, a perceived threat was made and a victim of a shooting called an attorney stupid during a contentious preliminary hearing for
Swoyersville woman charged with freezing 28 newborn kittens
PLAINS TWP. Humane officers with the SPCA of Luzerne County charged Susann Veronica Cheslick with placing 28 newborn kittens in a freezer.
Police: Suspect made false robbery call to thwart search
PITTSTON TWP. A Scranton man allegedly made a bogus 911 call about a robbery in an attempt to distract police from searching for him Monday.
Police nab man allegedly burglarizing former church
WILKES-BARRE City police say they arrested Raymond A. Wyberski III burglarizing the former First United Methodist Church on North Franklin Street.
Suit filed against dump truck operator, U-Haul in I-81 crash
WILKES-BARRE A Hazleton couple has filed a civil lawsuit in Luzerne County Court against a trucking company and a commercial vehicle rental business stemming from a crash that involved a state polic
Jury finds Stallings guilty of raping child
WILKES-BARRE A Luzerne County jury Friday found Barrkim Stallings guilty of raping and sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl.
Luzerne County jury returns aggravated assault acquittal after 11 minutes
WILKES-BARRE A Luzerne County jury deliberated for 11 minutes before returning a verdict of not guilty for a Hazleton man accused of threatening another man with a knife.
Defendant in child rape case: DNA on victim ‘not mine’
WILKES-BARRE With each question directed at him, Barrkim Stallings turned to the Luzerne County jury to answer.