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Victim of hit-run underwent fourth surgery for leg amputation
WILKES-BARRE A Kingston woman struck by a vehicle that fled the scene last week underwent a fourth surgery Monday at Hershey Medical Center near Harrisburg.
Hazleton man charged with intimidating victim
HAZLETON City police charged a man they say offered a large amount of cash to a woman in exchange to drop a domestic abuse case against him.
State police: Woman suffered minor injury in crash
WILKES-BARRE A woman from Hanover Township was transported to a hospital after she lost control of her vehicle that struck a snow bank and rolled down a steep embankment on the North Cross Valley Ex
Suspect arraigned for Wilkes-Barre fatal shooting
WILKES-BARRE A man from Kingston charged with fatally shooting a man and injuring a woman last March was arraigned Thursday.
State trooper among those charged with prostitution, gambling at gentlemen’s club
A state police trooper falsely accused by a woman of raping her while employed at Mohegan Sun Casino was among four charged Thursday with running a gentlemen s club where prostitution and gambling was
Two Luzerne County detectives recognized for sexual assault investigation
Two Luzerne County detectives were recently recognized by Acting U.S. Attorney Bruce D. Brandler for their investigatory pursuit of a police officer charged with sexually assaulting several women.
Appellate court refuses to lessen carjacker’s prison sentence
A state appellate court refused to lessen the prison sentence of a Plymouth man who admitted to taking part in carjacking the wife of a former Wilkes-Barre police chief.
Convicted burglar who believed he was ‘going home’ loses appeal
A man who wanted to withdraw his guilty plea to conspiring to burglarize an elderly couple s Wilkes-Barre home lost his appeal.
Superior Court upholds traffic stop conviction
Despite a probation sentence of nine-months being fulfilled, a state appellate court upheld the punishment imposed upon Aneisa Ivette Altieri, 25, who was convicted by a Luzerne County jury of resisti
Police: Disorderly man in casino restroom was wanted by state parole agents
PLAINS TWP. A man from Jim Thorpe wanted by state parole agents was arrested when township police investigated a disorderly man inside a restroom at Mohegan Sun Casino early Tuesday morning.
Five pounds of marijuana, $13K seized during traffic stop
HAZLETON City police arrested a man from New Jersey and seized nearly five pounds of marijuana and $13,000 during a traffic stop Monday.
Alleged thief returns to store twice, caught wearing stolen women’s pants
WILKES-BARRE TWP. Not once but twice an alleged thief ran into the automatic sliding doors at Dick s Sporting Goods when he fled the store with stolen merchandise, according to court records.
Wilkes-Barre man charged with fleeing police
WILKES-BARRE City police say they recovered a large amount of marijuana from the driver of a Ford Explorer who sped away and crashed into a parked vehicle on High Street, according to court records.
Forty Fort man charged with reckless ATV driving
FORTY FORT Borough police arrested a man they say initiated a pursuit while operating an all-terrain vehicle at a high rate of speed on Saturday.
Wilkes-Barre Township police searching for suspect who passed counterfeit cash
WILKES-BARRE TWP. Township police released a picture of a man they say passed counterfeit cash at Dollar General on Thursday.
Route 115 reopened after fatal crash
BUCK TWP. State police at Wyoming are investigating a fatal vehicle crash that closed state Route 115 for several hours Friday.
Sugarloaf man waives hearing in I-81 hit-run fatal
A man from Sugarloaf Township charged with fleeing the scene after striking a construction worker who died on Interstate-81 waived his right to a preliminary hearing Friday.
DA Salavantis: Fatal shooting of 10-year-old boy caused by accidental discharge
Luzerne County District Attorney Stefanie Salavantis said a firearm was accidentally discharged when a round struck and killed a 10-year-old boy inside an Edwardsville residence earlier this week.
Mother, boyfriend charged with starving 6-year-old boy
NANTICOKE A mother and her paramour were charged Thursday with neglecting her 6-year-old son, who weighed 20 pounds in January 2020 when officials at Greater Nanticoke Area School District notified
Fire damages Kingston double block home
KINGSTON Firefighters from both sides of the Susquehanna River battled a blaze that damaged a four unit apartment building on Penn Street Thursday.