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Police: Man discharges firearm during bar fight
WILKES-BARRE City police arrested a man they say discharged a firearm into the air during a bar fight on North Main Street Friday night.
Man shot in drive-by shooting
WILKES-BARRE City police said a man suffered a gunshot wound in a drive-by shooting on Alexander Street early Saturday morning.
Hanover Township residence “shot up”
HANOVER TWP. No injuries were reported when an unknown person discharged multiple rounds into a residence on Diamond Street late Sunday night, but the residents of the building were left shaken by t
Appellate court dismisses child sex offenses against Lehman Township man
A state appellate court dismissed child sex cases against a Lehman Township man but left the door open for township police to refile the charges against him.
No injuries in Wilkes-Barre drive-by shooting
WILKES-BARRE A surveillance camera recorded occupants of a white Nissan discharge multiple rounds from a firearm on Brown Street late Thursday night, city police said.
Senior judge travels from Reading only to continue sentencing hearing in Luzerne County Court
WILKES-BARRE A senior judge from Berks County traveled to Luzerne County on Thursday only to be compelled to continue a case he was specially appointed to preside over.
Homicide suspect seeks to withdraw guilty plea, claiming coercion
WILKES-BARRE Believing he was coerced to plead guilty to third-degree murder, Tremaine Devine Jamison is maintaining his innocence in a deadly shooting at a kindergarten graduation party in 2017.
Wilkes-Barre man indicted on drug trafficking and firearm offenses
SCRANTON A man from Wilkes-Barre arrested earlier this month when drug agents found a large amount of heroin, fentanyl, crack cocaine and a stolen firearm inside his residence was indicted by a fede
Police: Pair posed as school district employees in fraud attempt
WILKES-BARRE City police arrested two men when they allegedly attempted to deceive a business by picking up merchandise for the Wilkes-Barre Area School District.
Police: Broken vehicle mirror led to stabbing
HAZLETON City police say they arrested Marlin Suero, 23, on charges he stabbed a man in the abdomen on Monday.
State police: Wilkes-Barre woman had cannabis in her system at time of fatal crash
PITTSTON A Wilkes-Barre woman had cannabis in her system when she crashed her vehicle, killing a passenger while traveling on Interstate 81 more than a year ago, according to recently filed court re
Two men charged with driving stolen vehicle
BEAR CREEK TWP. Two men were arrested on allegations they were driving in a vehicle reported stolen in Pittston.
Suspected ‘serial killer’ charged in Michigan with 2005 killing
A man who prosecutors say meets the definition of a serial killer after the bodies of two women were found in Butler Township was charged Tuesday with the killing of a Michigan woman missing since 200
Dunmore man charged with robbing Wilkes-Barre bank
WILKES-BARRE A man from Dunmore in Lackawanna County was charged with robbing the M&T Bank branch near Coal Street on Friday.
Arrest records: Alleged robber forced juvenile to eat burnt skin
SHICKSHINNY More details were released Monday following the weekend arrest of Jonathan Paul Evans, 25, accused of branding two juveniles with a hot knife during a robbery.
Tunkhannock man charged with DUI related crashes after leaving adult night club
WILKES-BARRE TWP. A Tunkhannock man was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving involving separate crashes after leaving an adult night club Friday night.
Ashley tax collector charged with DUI
ASHLEY Borough police filed drunken driving charges against Robert W. Shoemaker, 67, following a crash at the Ashley Little League Field on Conyngham Street last month.
Firearms charges filed against alleged Wilkes-Barre shooter
PITTSTON An alleged gunman who shot out the windows on a Toyota minivan last week on Sambourne Street, Wilkes-Barre, urged police to look him up, according to court records.
Lehman Township man arraigned on more child rape offenses
LEHMAN TWP. A Lehman Township man was arraigned Thursday on additional rape charges alleging he sexually assaulted two girls.
Plymouth man sentenced 12-24 years in prison on child pornography charges
WILKES-BARRE Admitting to downloading, sharing and trading images of children engaged in sex acts - an estimated 700 lewd images, Christopher Robert Williams said he wanted to help law enforcement c