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Wilkes-Barre man charged with rape
WILKES-BARRE City police arrested a man Wednesday on allegations from a woman claiming he sexually assaulted and raped her in September.
Theft of tractor from Dallas Township business
DALLAS TWP. Township police Tuesday released surveillance pictures hoping someone can identify the unknown person responsible for stealing a 2021 Kubota tractor and attachments from CH Waltz & Sons
NY man initiates two pursuits with park ranger
KINGSTON TWP. A man from New York was arrested over the weekend after he fled two traffic stops while being questioned by a state Department of Conservation and Natural Resource officer about a mari
Wilkes-Barre police investigating shootings
WILKES-BARRE City police say they are investigating several shootings in recent days:
Mountain Top man loses appeal on child pornography conviction
A state appellate court has upheld a decades-long state prison sentence for a Mountain Top man convicted by a Luzerne County jury of downloading and sharing images of child pornography.
Gang affiliation, self-defense claim argued in homicide case
WILKES-BARRE Prosecutors and defense lawyers for homicide suspect Kyon Dane McDonald engaged in conflicting arguments, sometimes talking over each other, during a tenacious motions hearing Thursday
Pittston police arrest man on arson charges
PITTSTON City police arrested a man they say set fire to his condemned house after he was released from a hospital Wednesday.
Selenski files notice of appeal in Superior Court
Convicted double murderer Hugo Selenski will take his chances again with the Pennsylvania Superior Court in hopes of a new trial in Luzerne County.
Cooking oil stolen from West Pittston eatery
WEST PITTSTON Borough police are investigating the theft of cooking oil from B3Q Smokehouse on Wyoming Avenue on Wednesday.
Larksville homicide suspect waives hearing
FORTY FORT It took longer to connect online with the Luzerne County Correctional Facility than the actual court proceeding.
Pittston man jailed on sex offenses charged with intimidating victim
PITTSTON A Pittston man jailed without bail while facing sex offenses against a woman and two children was charged Wednesday with sending a letter offering a large sum of cash in exchange to drop th
House struck by bullets in Wilkes-Barre
WILKES-BARRE A house in the Heights section of Wilkes-Barre was struck by bullets early Wednesday morning.
Former West Hazleton police chief sentenced
WILKES-BARRE Former West Hazleton police chief Brian Buglio, 46, was sentenced Tuesday to two months in federal prison for threatening a citizen with criminal charges over critical social media post
Dog struck with machete during domestic incident
PLAINS TWP. A dog was struck on its nose by a machete during a domestic dispute between a man and a woman Tuesday morning, township police said.
Larksville police probe shooting
LARKSVILLE Borough police say they are investigating a shooting near the Carey Avenue Bridge that occurred early Sunday morning.
Jenkins Township police charge woman with stalking ex-boyfriend
JENKINS TWP. A woman from Hanover Township was arraigned Monday on allegations she harassed and stalked an ex-boyfriend.
Former student charged with assaulting school official
PLAINS TWP. A 19-year-old former student at the Plains Alternative Learning Center operated by Luzerne Intermediate Unit was arraigned Monday on allegations he assaulted the school s dean of student
Wilkes-Barre police investigating shots fired on Coal Street
WILKES-BARRE City police are investigating gunfire on Coal Street where they say at least two people exchanged rounds Sunday morning.
Registered sex offender arrested after alleged crack cocaine sale
WILKES-BARRE A registered sexual offender was busted Friday on allegations he sold crack cocaine from a residence on Cherry Street.
Nanticoke man charged with drunken driving, resisting arrest
WILKES-BARRE City police arrested a Nanticoke man on evidence of drunken driving nearly colliding into a cruiser on Public Square.