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Single question asked by defense lawyer in Hanover Township firearm trial
WILKES-BARRE An attorney defending Malik Macon on an illegal firearm possession charge is hoping a face mask will create doubt among a Luzerne County jury.
Jury selection begins in dog death trial
WILKES-BARRE A Luzerne County trial is scheduled to begin today for Dennis Joseph Blanchette, 30, charged with strangling a 3-year-old Husky mix to death in August 2019.
Plains Township man pleads guilty to box cutter assault
WILKES-BARRE A Plains Township man charged with stabbing a man with a box cutter during an argument about a campfire pled guilty to aggravated assault in Luzerne County Court on Monday.
West Pittston man pleads guilty to giving date rape drug, sexually assaulting two girls
WILKES-BARRE A West Pittston man accused of giving date rape drugs and sexually assaulting two teenage girls inside his Fremont Street residence pled guilty to related charges Tuesday.
Pittston man pleads guilty to firearm offense
WILKES-BARRE A Pittston man who Wilkes-Barre police alleged shot out windows on a Toyota minivan on Sambourne Street last year pled guilty to firearm offenses in Luzerne County Court on Monday.
‘Dirty old man’ pleads guilty to unlawful contact with boy
WILKES-BARRE A man from Binghamton, N.Y., who called himself a dirty old man while conversing with whom he believed was a 15-year-old boy, pleaded guilty to unlawful contact with a minor in Luzern
Trial begins in Hanover Township gasoline service station shooting
WILKES-BARRE A Luzerne County jury is scheduled to be selected Tuesday for the trial of Malik Macon, charged with exchanging gunfire with another man at a gasoline service station in Hanover Townshi
West Pittston police charge mechanic with theft of ATVs
WEST PITTSTON A Nanticoke man who repaired all-terrain vehicles was charged by West Pittston police with trading an ATV and selling another off road vehicle without the owner s authorization.
Wilkes-Barre man sentenced on child sex offense
WILKES-BARRE A man from Wilkes-Barre who admitted to sexually assaulting a boy for nearly two years was sentenced in Luzerne County Court on Friday.
Man wanted on felony warrant
DURYEA Police are searching for the whereabouts of a man who has an active felony arrest warrant out on him.
SCI-Dallas inmate denied PFA against corrections officer
JACKSON TWP. An inmate at the State Correctional Institution at Dallas sought a protection from abuse order against a corrections officer, claiming the officer gives him anxiety, rapid heart rate an
Hazleton man sentenced in fentanyl overdose death
WILKES-BARRE A Hazleton man pled guilty Thursday to delivering fentanyl that resulted in the death of his friend in 2019.
Sexual violent predator ‘thanked’ judge, detective
WILKES-BARRE A man deemed a violent sexual predator was sentenced to six-to-15 years in state prison on charges he sexually assaulted two girls.
Suspected methamphetamine found in soda cup
WILKES-BARRE City police say they found a bag of methamphetamine hidden in a fast food soda cup when they stopped a man reportedly walking with his pants hanging down Wednesday night.
Luzerne man waives hearing linked to girl’s abduction
PLAINS TWP. A Luzerne Borough man accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl reportedly abducted by his friend waived his right to a preliminary hearing before District Judge Joseph Spagnuolo Jr.
Two Wilkes-Barre women face more child endangerment charges
WILKES-BARRE Two women accused of endangering the welfare of a 4-year-old girl were arraigned Wednesday on allegations involving misconduct toward a 16-year-old boy.
Freeland man charged with fatally shooting teen in Hazleton
HAZLETON A Freeland man was charged with fatally shooting a 17-year-old boy and injuring four others during a fight at a party last month.
Biological father pleads guilty to causing fatal injuries to son, sentenced to 15-30 years in prison
WILKES-BARRE The biological father of Sincere Butler, who died in 2019 from injuries caused by being violently shaken eight years earlier, pleaded guilty to third-degree murder during an emotional h
Plymouth man charged with assault after melee at casino bar
PLAINS TWP. A Plymouth man denied being involved in a fight inside Breakers Bar at the Mohegan Sun Casino despite video footage showing him repeatedly punching a defenseless man, according to court
Kingston man sentenced for exposing self to mother, daughter
WILKES-BARRE A lawyer for a Kingston man who admitted to exposing himself to a mother and her 7-year-old daughter asked for house arrest.