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Man worried about civil suit in hit-and-run resulting in woman losing leg
WILKES-BARRE A New York City man who admitted to driving a vehicle that struck Angela Velasquez, resulting in the woman losing her right leg, raised concerns about money before and repeatedly during
State police believe they solved 1964 homicide of 9-year-old girl
WEST HAZLETON State police at Hazleton believe they have solved a near 58-year old mystery into the homicide of 9-year-old Marise Ann Chiverella.
Wyoming police charge suspected ‘smash and grab’ tobacco bandit
WYOMING Surveillance footage shows suspected tobacco thief Danny Haggard using a cinder block 10 times to smash his way through a glass door equipped with metal bars at the US Gas Convenient Store o
Sex charges withdrawn against Hunlock Township man
Sex charges withdrawn against Hunlock Township man
Man wanted on firearm warrant arrested after wild pursuit
WILKES-BARRE A 20-year-old Larksville man initiated a pursuit through two municipalities and crashed into a city police cruiser before being arrested during a foot chase early Saturday morning.
Police: Loaded handgun, illicit drugs found after hit/run crash
WILKES-BARRE City police say they found a loaded handgun and a variety of illicit drugs inside a wrecked vehicle following a hit-and-run crash early Sunday morning.
Kingston man pleads guilty, sentenced in Wilkes-Barre fatal shooting
WILKES-BARRE A Kingston man who felt ripped off when he bought methamphetamine and retaliated by killing a man and injuring a woman was sentenced in Luzerne County Court on Monday.
Police responded to ‘Code White’ at General Hospital for destructive patient
WILKES-BARRE City police stunned a destructive patient with a Taser after he ripped away a sink and smashed windows inside Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.
McDonald files notice of appeal in bar shooting conviction
A Plymouth man convicted by a Luzerne County jury of voluntary manslaughter in a deadly shooting outside a sports bar in 2018 has filed an appeal notice with the Pennsylvania Superior Court.
Child endangerment charge added against Wyoming Borough man
EDWARDSVILLE A Wyoming Borough man arrested in December on allegations he sexually assaulted a child faces more charges after the case was reviewed by a Luzerne County assistant district attorney.
Galli case: DA reinstates charges; judge OKs Florida vacation
WILKES-BARRE Luzerne County District Attorney Sam Sanguedolce reinstated all charges against Leonard Galli when the former Exeter police officer backed out of a plea deal.
Mountain Top man sentenced to state prison for DUI crash
WILKES-BARRE Luzerne County Judge David W. Lupas denied a request to allow a Dorrance Township man to begin serving his lengthy prison sentence at a later date.
Second suspect in South Wilkes-Barre homicide waives hearing
WILKES-BARRE The second man charged in the killing of Judith C. Comisky in September waived his right to a preliminary hearing before District Judge Rick Cronauer Thursday morning.
Galli attorney: Did ‘predator catcher’ work with law enforcement?
WILKES-BARRE An attorney for embattled former Exeter police officer Leonard Galli wants to know if Musa Harris, the self-proclaimed Luzerne County Predator Catcher, was given assistance by Luzerne C
Wilkes-Barre man sentenced on child endangerment offense
WILKES-BARRE A Wilkes-Barre man convicted by a Luzerne County jury of endangering a child while possessing marijuana inside his residence that was found to have spoiled food and a clogged toilet was
Two men charged as train ‘stowaways’
DURYEA Two men detained after jumping off a train pulling into the Pittston Yard of the Reading hobby, according to court records.
Judge issues bench warrants
Luzerne County Judge David W. Lupas issued bench warrants for two people who failed to appear at their sentencing hearings Tuesday.
Two men sentenced for online child solicitation
WILKES-BARRE Two men arrested by Kingston police on allegations they solicited whom they believed was a 15-year-old child for sex were sentenced by Luzerne County President Judge Michael T. Vough on
Wyoming woman sentenced for drunken driving crash that killed elderly couple
WILKES-BARRE A woman from Wyoming who admitted to being intoxicated when she crashed head-on into another vehicle killing an elderly couple in 2019 was sentenced in Luzerne County Court Tuesday.