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Sentencing hearing for convicted murderer continued
WILKES-BARRE Convicted murderer Dana Ganjeh got his wish for a new lawyer.
Police: Two men ditched bag of firearms after crashing car into house
WILKES-BARRE City police obtained arrest warrants for two men after finding a cache of firearms police say the men discarded as they fled a vehicle they crashed into a house on Friday.
Hazleton woman pleads guilty to fatally stabbing boyfriend
WILKES-BARRE A Hazleton woman could spend up to 40 years in state prison after pleading guilty to fatally stabbing her boyfriend more than two years ago.
Luzerne County recorded 15 homicides in 2021
The scene was surreal, almost unimaginable, on West Bergh Street in Plains Township on Feb. 1.
Two people sent to hospital after domestic dispute
WILKES-BARRE City police say they arrested Nathan Eroh, 36, on charges he strangled his girlfriend and slashed her son who came to her aid early Thursday morning.
Police: Man sexually assaults woman during marijuana buy
WILKES-BARRE A Wilkes-Barre man was arraigned Thursday on allegations he sexually assaulted a woman who went to his apartment to buy marijuana in 2018.
Tobacco bandit strikes Hanover Township store
HANOVER TWP. Township police are investigating a smash and grab theft at the Sunoco Fast Lane service station on Sans Souci Parkway early Wednesday morning.
Wilkes-Barre Twp. Police seek Best Buy TV thief
WILKES-BARRE Township police are looking for information on a retail theft at the Best Buy in the Arena Hub Shopping center on Dec. 17.
State police searching for ‘cigarette’ bandit in smash and grab heist
PLYMOUTH TWP. State police at Wilkes-Barre released surveillance pictures of a man and a vehicle involved in the theft of cigarettes from Food Express early Wednesday morning.
WBPD searching for father accused of assaulting 4-week old son
WILKES-BARRE City police say they are searching for Andrew Dane Carter, 31, on allegations he assaulted his infant son causing multiple head injuries and skull fractures.
Sentencing hearing continued due to COVID
WILKES-BARRE A sentencing hearing for a Bear Creek Township man convicted by a Luzerne County jury of sexually assaulting a girl was continued Tuesday due to the defendant testing positive for the c
Wilkes-Barre police charge man with shooting two people
WILKES-BARRE City police detectives arrested a man they say shot two people, one critically, during a dispute at a South Main Street restaurant earlier this month.
Harding man arrested in Blair County accused of stealing prescription drugs
A man from Harding, Exeter Township, was arrested Christmas Eve on allegations he stole a tote filled with prescription medications from a delivery vehicle in western Pennsylvania, according to court
Sentence upheld for man convicted in Wilkes-Barre shooting
The Pennsylvania Superior Court last week upheld the sentence for a Wyoming Borough man convicted by a Luzerne County jury with discharging a firearm at another person during a fight in Wilkes-Barre.
Search of tiny house lawful in upholding sentence, appeals court says
Police officers with the Luzerne County Drug Task Force were justified in conducting a protective sweep of a house where convicted drug trafficker Caleb Wild Guerrier was arrested in 2014, a federal
Dallas police charge man with fleeing crash that injured two women
DALLAS A 20-year-old man released on state parole in March was arraigned Thursday on allegations he fled a vehicle crash that seriously injured two women.
U.S. Marshals capture Watson on train in Ohio; wanted in Luzerne County on charges he sexually assaulted girl
WILKES-BARRE A Luzerne Borough man wanted for abducting and sexually assaulting a teen girl for several days in October was captured Thursday morning in Cleveland, Ohio, authorities announced.
Hunlock Township man killed in crash
HUNLOCK TWP. A Hunlock Township man died as a result of injuries sustained in a vehicle crash on Prichards Road Wednesday.
Man killed during standoff with state police near Freeland
FOSTER TWP. A 57-year-old man was fatally shot during a standoff with state police troopers on Wednesday.
Wyoming man, 32, charged with sexually abusing child
EDWARDSVILLE Police arrested William Yurek Jr., 32, on allegations he sexually assaulted a child.