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Police: Man enters apartment believing ‘Feds’ after him
PLYMOUTH A man believing the Feds were after him burglarized a residence and demanded clothing before police found him hiding in a bedroom closet Thursday night.
Brother testifies against brother in Sugar Notch homicide case
HANOVER TWP. Jeremy Brodbeck choked up at times as he testified against his step-brother, Erik Michael Watkins, about what happened inside their Sugar Notch home Dec. 13 when the body of their mothe
Extradition hearing scheduled in Florida for WB homicide suspect
A man from Wilkes-Barre captured by U.S. Marshals in Florida on an arrest warrant charging him with killing two men and injuring a third will stay another month in the Sunshine state.
Police: Man crashes stolen vehicle in Wilkes-Barre
WILKES-BARRE City police say Michael Venesky is facing charges related to a stolen car he crashed on Old River Road Tuesday night.
Former Pittston Area band director, convicted on 22 sex offenses, staying in jail
Former Pittston Area band director Brendan Carter, convicted on multiple sex offenses in October, will remain in jail.
State police: Firearm aimed during smoking dispute
HAZLE TWP. State police at Hazleton arrested a man they allege threatened another man with a firearm for smoking a cigarette near oxygen tanks Monday night.
Edwardsville man, former youth sports coach, arrested second time on child sex offenses
HANOVER TWP. For the second time in less than a month, a man from Edwardsville - a former youth sports coach - was arrested on allegations he sexually assaulted a girl for nearly three years.
Drug laced Fruity Pebbles bars, gummy bears seized in Newport Township
NEWPORT TWP. A Newport Township man was arrested when drug agents served a search warrant at his Robert Street residence allegedly finding a large amount of illegal narcotics, including drug laced b
WBPD investigating box cutter slashing
WILKES-BARRE A man was transported to a local hospital after an unknown man slashed him with a box cutter before discharging rounds from a firearm Saturday, city police reported.
Police: Trespasser spat saliva striking officers
NANTICOKE A woman accused by Wilkes-Barre police with refusing to leave Wilkes-Barre General Hospital where she allegedly pulled a fire alarm was arrested by Nanticoke police when she refused to lea
Police: Man charged with setting fire inside tavern’s basement
HANOVER TWP. Township police charged a man with setting a fire in the basement of his son s tavern on Sans Souci Parkway forcing an evacuation of nearly a dozen patrons.
Man in custody on charges he killed two in Wilkes-Barre shooting
WILKES-BARRE A man known on the street as Ellis Dudley and Times Too charged with fatally shooting two men and injuring a third man outside a lounge on South Main Street was captured.
Woman charged with pulling fire alarm at hospital, resisting arrest
WILKES-BARRE A pregnant woman pulled a fire alarm inside Wilkes-Barre General Hospital and struggled with police officers early Thursday morning, according to court records.
Mother, son perish in Kingston fire
KINGSTON A mother and her son died in a fire that destroyed their home and severely damaged three other houses on Eley Street early Thursday morning.
Shavertown man’s drug sentence vacated by appellate court
A Shavertown man s sentence by a Luzerne County judge for possessing marijuana and paraphernalia found during a traffic stop in Hughestown was vacated by a state appellate court Wednesday.
DA Salavantis: Human remains along river were homicide suspect Richard Walski
WILKES-BARRE Human remains found along the Susquehanna River in Newport Township in December were those of homicide suspect Richard John Walski, Luzerne County District Attorney Stefanie Salavantis
Rice Township man, 20, charged with arson
RICE TWP. Township police charged a 20-year-old man with intentionally setting a fire inside a bedroom of his parents house last week.
Kingston police investigating vehicle break-ins
KINGSTON Police reported a rash of vehicle break-ins and the theft of a vehicle in the area of Price Street.
West Pittston man charged with child sex offenses
LARKSVILLE Borough police charged a man from West Pittston with molesting a girl for several years.
Forty Fort police investigating home burglary, cars ransacked
FORTY FORT Borough police reported several vehicles were entered and a burglary at a house Saturday night into Sunday morning.