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Edwardsville woman charged with overdose death of friend
WILKES-BARRE A woman from Edwardsville was jailed without bail Tuesday as Wilkes-Barre police charged her with setting up a purchase of fentanyl that resulted in the death of her friend in 2021.
‘Whoopty’ pleads guilty to assaulting teenager at Sherman Hills
WILKES-BARRE A Wilkes-Barre man pleaded guilty to assaulting a teenager who sustained a stab wound to his abdomen.
Wilkes-Barre man, 71, pleads guilty to five DUIs
WILKES-BARRE A Wilkes-Barre man could face up to seven years in state prison after pleading guilty to five separate drunken driving offenses.
Rape charges withdrawn against Edwardsville man
WILKES-BARRE A petition to delete court records of an Edwardsville man was filed minutes after a Luzerne County prosecutor was forced to withdraw rape charges against him on Monday.
State corrections officer seeks dismissal of manslaughter charges
WILKES-BARRE An attorney for corrections officer Osmel Martinez is seeking dismissal of involuntary manslaughter and other charges linked to a fight among two inmates resulting in a death at the Sta
Police: Home health aide stole checks from dependent woman
KINGSTON A Hanover Township woman was arraigned Friday on allegations she stole and deposited six checks totaling $8,000 from a 95-year-old dependent woman she was tasked with providing home health
Police: Disruptive pregnant woman damaged handcuffs, doors
BUTLER TWP. A pregnant woman detained on a judge s bench warrant became highly disruptive early Friday morning, headbutting a police officer, damaged doors and caused handcuffs to become inoperable.
Lenoxville man pleads guilty to vehicular homicide in hit-run death of boy, 7
WILKES-BARRE A Lenoxville man pled guilty to vehicular homicide related to what state police at Shickshinny say was a hit-and-run crash that claimed the life of a 7-year-old boy in Huntington Townsh
Prosecutors continue effort to revive evidence in Wilkes-Barre Township homicide case
WILKES-BARRE Two relatives of Cindy Lou Ashton testified during a suppression hearing Thursday Anthony Dion Shaw was at her apartment hours before her body was found during a welfare check on May 1,
Official: Butler Twp. police officer makes restitution for stolen fuel
BUTLER TWP. A township police officer, charged with misdemeanor theft for stealing gasoline while on duty, has made restitution on the total cost of the fuel he made off with.
Pennsylvania State Police ceremony honors 102 fallen troopers
HANOVER TWP. Echoing through the indoor shooting range at the Pennsylvania State Police Troop P Headquarters, active and retired troopers loudly cited the Call of Honor, an oath to obey and enforc
Plymouth man sentenced for indecent assault, corruption of minors
WILKES-BARRE A Plymouth man who admitted to molesting a 6-year-old girl was sentenced to up to two years in jail on Tuesday.
Woman collapses in court when sentenced for selling methamphetamine
WILKES-BARRE A woman from Edwardsville had to be assisted as she collapsed when Luzerne County President Judge Michael T. Vough sentenced her to state prison on allegations she sold crystal methamph
Woman charged with stabbing in Hanover Township
HANOVER TWP. Township police arrested a woman on allegations she stabbed a man during a disturbance in the Marian Terrace apartment complex Monday night.
Wilkes-Barre man sentenced for indecent assault, corruption of minors
WILKES-BARRE Luzerne County Judge Joseph F. Sklarosky Jr. sentenced Joaquin Maldonado-Ramos, 24, to three-to-24 months in jail on charges of indecent assault and corruption of minors Monday.
‘I wish I had my cousin back’
WILKES-BARRE A Wilkes-Barre man who admitted to an accidental shooting that claimed the life of his cousin while recording a rap video was sentenced Monday to a special probationary program for five
Man charged in Hanover Twp. bank hold-up
HANOVER TWP. A Wilkes-Barre man has been arraigned on robbery charges stemming from a February hold-up at the M&T Bank on the Sans Souci Parkway.
Woman thanks officers for ‘saving her life’ during violent domestic dispute
DUPONT Borough police breached an apartment without a warrant fearing a woman was physically harmed during a violent domestic disturbance, arresting a man and receiving a thank you from the victim
Police: Fight led to lockdown at Hanover Area
HANOVER TWP. A reported fight at Hanover Area High School led to a temporary lockdown on Friday.