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Wilkes-Barre man arrested in Wayne County on allegations of soliciting boy for sex
HONESDALE A Wilkes-Barre man was arrested by Wayne County detectives Monday when he arrived at a location intending to meet a 15-year-old boy for sex.
Double homicide trial continued
WILKES-BARRE A Luzerne County jury trial for a Wilkes-Barre man accused of killing two men and injuring another in a shooting was continued due to a recently hired attorney.
Judge demands proof woman is hospitalized after third delay on aggravated assault case
WILKES-BARRE Luzerne County Judge David W. Lupas is fed up after hearing for the third time Carmen Inocente is too ill to appear in court on allegations she physically abused two adopted children.
Bradford County man sentenced for child sex assault after leaving Wilkes-Barre theater
WILKES-BARRE Purchasing and operating a body shop, marriage and raising a step child since he was accused of sexually assaulting a then 12-year-old girl in 2016 was not enough to keep a Bradford Cou
Former college student charged with more child sex offenses
HANOVER TWP. A former student at Wilkes University already facing charges of sexually assaulting a then 13-year-old girl and sending sexually explicit pictures of himself to other teen girls is faci
Ballistic vest, ammunition stolen from state police cruiser
HANOVER TWP. State police at Wilkes-Barre reported a black ballistic vest, rifle ammunition, and various police equipment were stolen from a cruiser when it was parked on South Regent Street on Feb.
Two woman face child endangerment charges
WILKES-BARRE Two local women were arraigned over the weekend on suspicions they neglected the duty of care, protection and support when a 4-year-old in their care was found to be suffering from poss
Pittston man with paranoid disorder sentenced in fatal shooting
WILKES-BARRE A mother whose son was fatally shot in Pittston said she forgives the gunman.
New Jersey man sentenced for sexual relationship with Kingston Township teen
WILKES-BARRE A 34-year-old man from New Jersey arrested by Kingston Township police on allegations he had a sexual relationship with a teenage girl he abandoned at a store in the Poconos was sentenc
Sugar Notch man helps save family from fire
SUGAR NOTCH Suddenly awakened at 1:30 a.m. Friday, John Hassick heard screams through his apartment door to get out.
Exeter Township man charged with stealing tools, pizza
WEST PITTSTON A shoe and drywall dust inside a vehicle that crashed into a tombstone earlier this month resulted in borough police charging Eric Michael Sutter with burglarizing two businesses, stea
Man accused of ditching bag of guns arraigned
WILKES-BARRE One of two men accused by city police of discarding a bag filled with firearms on New Years Eve was arraigned Thursday.
Police investigate dozens of shots fired at Sherman Hills
WILKES-BARRE City police are investigating shots fired in the Sherman Hills housing complex Wednesday evening, where upwards of 40 spent shell casings littered the area and stray bullets struck neig
Search warrant served at hospital after claims staff member choked 14-year-old patient
KINGSTON Kingston police served a search warrant at First Hospital for video surveillance related to an investigation that a staff member may have choked a 14-year-old boy in December.
Man, 27, charged with slapping 2-year-old boy in face
WILKES-BARRE City police charged a man from Philadelphia with slapping a 2-year-old boy who suffered a bruised face last year.
Hughestown police allege woman hid 83 bags of crack cocaine in body cavity
HUGHESTOWN A woman from Carbondale hid 83 packaged bags of suspected crack cocaine in a body cavity and another 10 bags inside her bra during a traffic stop for a faulty license plate light late Sat
Former Newport Twp. fire chief facing obstruction charges speaks out
PITTSTON TWP. Former Newport Township fire chief Daniel Kowalski, who is facing charges he obstructed firefighters at the scene of a three-alarm fire that damaged four structures last month, believe
Suspect arraigned in 2021 hit-run death of boy, 7
A Lenoxville man is being held in the Luzerne County Correctional Facility without bail in connection with a hit-and-run crash that killed a seven-year-old boy last year.
Pa. Supreme Court declines to hear appeal by convicted Curry Donuts robber
A Luzerne County jury s conviction of a Philadelphia who robbed a donut store in Wilkes-Barre was upheld when the Pennsylvania Supreme Court this week declined to hear an appeal.
Man charged in 2021 hit-run death of boy, 7
A Lenoxville man is being charged with vehicular homicide after police say they determined he was the driver in a hit-and-run crash that left a seven-year-old boy dead last year.