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Lehman Township police charge man with molesting child
LEHMAN TWP. Township police Thursday charged Jeffrey Richard Caviston, 43, on allegations he fondled a child in 2014.
Kingston man sentenced as violent sexual predator
WILKES-BARRE A Kingston man whose mother said was bullied throughout his school years and diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders was sentenced Thursday to state prison as a violent sexual predator
Wilkes-Barre man sentenced for online sexting of minor
WILKES-BARRE A Wilkes-Barre man who admitted to soliciting a minor for sex was sentenced Thursday in Luzerne County Court.
Prosecutor: President judge targeted in threat letter
WILKES-BARRE Although a name does not appear in a threatening letter, Luzerne County Assistant District Attorney Brian A. Coleman said Thursday President Judge Michael T. Vough was the target.
Scranton man charged with discharging firearm inside occupied Pittston apartment
PITTSTON A man from Scranton was arraigned Wednesday on charges a firearm he was handling discharged a round that passed through a floor into an occupied room earlier this year.
Wilkes-Barre man sentenced for fourth DUI, flooding holding cell
WILKES-BARRE With supportive family members speaking on his behalf, Fernando Cupeles Bracero acknowledged he has a problem with alcohol.
Pizza baker sentenced for groping coworker
WILKES-BARRE Luzerne County Judge David W. Lupas appeared to be leaning imposing a probationary sentence for Nicola Coppola, who admitted to groping a waitress where they worked at a Mountain Top pi
Dorrance Township man arraigned for alcohol related crash
WRIGHT TWP. A Dorrance Township man was arraigned Tuesday on evidence of drunken driving stemming from a crash that seriously injured a couple in December.
Ex-band director seeks new trial or reduced sentence
WILKES-BARRE Former Pittston Area band director Brendan J. Carter is seeking a new trial or a reduction of his lengthy prison sentence imposed after a Luzerne County jury convicted him of sexually a
Sugar Notch man accused of killing mother plans insanity defense
WILKES-BARRE A Sugar Notch man suffered an unspecified psychiatric episode when he fatally beat his mother inside their residence in December, according to court records.
Fast Lane service station robbed
HANOVER TWP. Township police are investigating a robbery at the Sunoco Fast Lane service station on Sans Souci Parkway.
Man charged with assaulting woman
WILKES-BARRE A Wilkes-Barre man was arraigned Monday on allegations he threatened a woman because she wouldn t have sex with him earlier this month.
“Dude in Forty Fort’ pleads guilty to absentee ballot violation
WILKES-BARRE A man from Forty Fort said he used poor judgement and regrets using his deceased mother s name on an application for an absentee ballot for the 2020 presidential election.
Seven Tubs trespasser charged with threatening officers with machete
PLAINS TWP. Township police arrested a man they alleged threatened several officers and a state park ranger with a machete when he refused to leave the Seven Tubs Nature Area over the weekend.
Vehicle struck in drive-by shooting
WILKES-BARRE TWP. A parked vehicle was struck by two spent rounds fired in a drive-by shooting Saturday night, township police said.
Wilkes-Barre Township police investigating robbery at motel
WILKES-BARRE TWP. Township police say they are investigating a robbery at Motel 6 on Schechter Drive early Saturday morning.
Police: Man assaulted woman who co-signed for his bail
WILKES-BARRE City police arrested a man they say assaulted a woman who co-signed on bail so he could be released from the Luzerne County Correctional Facility on an unrelated trespass charge.
Luzerne man sentenced for child rape
WILKES-BARRE A Luzerne man who admitted he raped a girl was sentenced Thursday to spend up to 20 years in state prison.
Woman found dead from multiple stab wounds in Larksville
LARKSVILLE A woman was found dead at a residence on West State Street Wednesday night.