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Shamokin man sentenced in Kingston police child sex sting
WILKES-BARRE A man from Northumberland County apologized for soliciting sex from someone he believed was a 15-year-old girl, telling Luzerne County President Judge Michael T. Vough, It was a mistak
Inmate sentenced 15-30 years in prison for wanting hit on detectives, informant
WILKES-BARRE An inmate at the Luzerne County Correctional Facility who orchestrated plans to kill two law enforcement detectives and an informant was sentenced to 15 to 30 years in state prison.
Wilkes-Barre woman charged with assaulting two adults at youth football game
SUGARLOAF TWP. A Wilkes-Barre woman was arrested late Saturday night on allegations she punched and stomped on a woman and struck a man with her vehicle she drove onto a field during a youth footbal
Woman, 18, charged with encouraging pre-teens into sex act
AVOCA Borough police charged an 18-year-old woman with encouraging two children younger than 6-years-old to engage in a lewd sex act in June.
Arrest warrant issued for N.J. man in King’s dorm
WILKES-BARRE An arrest warrant has been issued in connection with an arson at a King s College residence hall last November.
Nescopeck man faces felony child porn charges
WILKES-BARRE A Nescopeck man is facing felony child pornography charges after a tip from internet cloud storage company, Dropbox Inc., led police to uncover thousands of files on his personal hard d
Police: Warrior Run man abused two young girls for years
WILKES-BARRE A Warrior Run man is facing numerous charges in connection with the alleged sexual assault of two young girls over several years, starting before they were teens.
Philadelphia man stunned by Taser inside Luzerne County courtroom
WILKES-BARRE Luzerne County President Judge Michael T. Vough s courtroom was cleared for a short time when a sheriff s deputy stunned a man with a Taser on Friday.
Hazleton man says sex with teen was consensual, receives prison time
WILKES-BARRE A Hazleton man may have been lucky when prosecutors modified a felony rape charge to a misdemeanor indecent assault count when he entered a guilty plea to sexually assaulting a 17-year-
Student taken to hospital, other may be charged after fight inside high school
PLAINS TWP. One student was transported to a hospital and another student may face criminal charges following a fight that led to a temporary administrative lockdown at Wilkes-Barre Area High School
Convicted child pornographer files appeal with Pa. Supreme Court
A Mountain Top man convicted by a Luzerne County jury of possessing child pornography has filed an appeal with the state s highest court.
Wright Township police charge son with threatening mother, igniting fire inside family home
WRIGHT TWP. A 21-year-old man was arraigned Tuesday on charges he threatened his mother with a knife and ignited a fire intending to destroy the family s home on Blytheburn Road over the weekend.
Convicted of killing a toddler, Cherry loses appeal
Any assurances convicted killer Lamont Cherry received in 2017 when a state appellate court reignited his appeal for relief came an end Monday.
Plains Township police charge Scranton man, 65, with sexually assaulting girl
PLAINS TWP. Township police charged a man from Scranton on allegations he sexually assaulted and exposed himself to a girl in 2016.
Vacuum bags of marijuana found during I-80 traffic stop
FOSTER TWP. Two people from New York City were jailed Tuesday at the Luzerne County Correctional Facility on charges they were transporting a large amount of marijuana discovered after a traffic sto
Superior Court denies appeal in 2001 fatal shooting conviction
Believing a recent medical diagnosis of epilepsy makes him deserving of a new trial for an execution style shooting in 2001, the Pennsylvania Superior Court last week denied the latest appeal by convi
Woman, 18, charged with stabbing boyfriend
WILKES-BARRE City police arrested Yanesis Cortez, 18, on allegations she stabbed her boyfriend during an argument about him staying with a friend in New York.
Carbondale man sentenced for sexually assaulting woman in Kingston
WILKES-BARRE A Carbondale man was sentenced in Luzerne County Court Friday on charges he sexually assaulted a woman in Kingston.
Police: Color of underwear leads to man being caught for pulling fire alarms
PLAINS TWP. A Nanticoke man set off the fire alarm and extinguishers after fighting with a girlfriend inside Woodspring Suites on Friday, according to court records.