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Two felony counts withdrawn against Forty Fort man in election fraud case
WILKES-BARRE Luzerne County prosecutors on Thursday withdrew two felony counts against a Forty Fort man accused of forging the name of his deceased mother on an application for an absentee ballot du
Police: Nanticoke man sent lewd images, texts to minor
LARKSVILLE Detectives from the Luzerne County District Attorney s office arrested a man Wednesday after he admitted to sending multiple lewd pictures and text messages to a minor.
Two men sentenced to state prison in Wilkes-Barre pursuit
WILKES-BARRE Two men arrested by Wilkes-Barre police following a vehicle pursuit that ended in a crash requested to serve their sentences at the Luzerne County Correctional Facility.
Alleged supermarket spitter competent to stand trial
WILKES-BARRE A Hanover Township woman charged with spitting and coughing on food items inside a supermarket shortly after a state of emergency was declared for the coronavirus pandemic is mentally c
Police: Window shot out, shell casings found
WILKES-BARRE City police say they found shell casings and a shot out window of an apartment on Coal Street late Monday night.
Man questioned in Kingston Township fatal fire
KINGSTON TWP. A man who lived in a home destroyed by fire that claimed the life of the property owner told township police he ignited a mattress while using a lighter to find a cell phone, according
Police: One person shot in Wilkes-Barre, two other reports of gunfire
WILKES-BARRE One person suffered a gunshot injury in one of three separate shootings in Wilkes-Barre in recent days.
Nanticoke man charged with weapons of mass destruction
NANTICOKE A man arrested after city police investigated a disturbance allegedly coughed on officers saying he has COVID, according to court records.
Nanticoke man charged with child sex offenses
EXETER Borough police charged a man from Nanticoke with inappropriately touching a girl.
Wilkes-Barre police investigating gunfire
WILKES-BARRE City police are investigating gunfire in a residential area of the North End Friday afternoon.
One person died in Kingston Township fire
KINGSTON TWP. Township and state police, together with two State Police deputy fire marshals and Luzerne County District Attorney s Office are investigating a fatal fire on Harris Hill Road Friday m
Woman acquitted in Wilkes-Barre shooting
WILKES-BARRE A Wilkes-Barre woman was cleared of aggravated assault related offenses by city police who alleged she discharged a round from a handgun toward a group of people on South Welles Street
Man gets 10-20 years in prison for Plymouth Township shooting
WILKES-BARRE A man from Wilkes-Barre uncontrollably cried when he was sentenced to more than a decade in state prison for shooting at a woman and her stepson outside an adult club in Plymouth Townsh
One person killed in Wilkes-Barre shooting
WILKES-BARRE City police and Luzerne County detectives are investigating a fatal shooting in the 200 block of South Washington Street late Thursday night.
Appellate court orders hearing for convicted Wilkes-Barre man
A Wilkes-Barre man convicted by a Luzerne County jury in 2017 of methamphetamine production related offenses is one step closer to a new trial.
Suspect in fatal Wilkes-Barre shooting waives hearing
WILKES-BARRE A Kingston man charged with fatally shooting a man and injuring a woman in March 2020 waived his right to a preliminary hearing.
Wilkes-Barre man indicted on drug trafficking, firearm offenses
SCRANTON A Wilkes-Barre man recently arrested by state police when a large amount of illicit drugs were found during a traffic stop was indicted by a federal grand jury on drug trafficking and firea
‘Cookie’ chunks of crack cocaine found in motel room near child
WILKES-BARRE Wilkes-Barre Township police along with the Luzerne County Drug Task Force arrested a man after allegedly finding three bags filled with chunks of crack cocaine known as cookies.
Tunkhannock woman faces drug, animal cruelty charges
PLAINS TWP. A woman facing animal cruelty charges alleging she neglected to care for a Dalmatian seized by humane officers was arrested by township police on a drug possession warrant in Hazleton.
WB man arrested after allegedly discharging firearm during argument in Pittston
PITTSTON City police arrested a Wilkes-Barre man after he allegedly discharged a firearm at another man during an argument Tuesday night.