West Pittston News

Charges against a man and the wife of an Exeter man who said he was attacked five days before his house exploded waived to county court.

WYOMING Police charged a man Wednesday with stealing a vehicle from a residence on Susquehanna Avenue.

A federal judge on Monday ordered former district magistrate Karen Holly to serve 30 days in a halfway house and two years probation for stealing more than $6,000 from the Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority.

Turns out today was a "Holly-day" in federal court in Wilkes-Barre. Former Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority employee....and former magisterial district judge....Karen Holly was sentenced after she admitted she stole thousands from the authority.

WEST PITTSTON Until now, those wishing to order cheese, coffees and other foods from the igourmet.com warehouse had to go online, no matter if they lived in West Pittston or West Virginia .

Contemporary news accounts called it a "a fearful mine calamity." One hundred eleven years later, two local men want to make sure it's remembered.

In Luzerne County, there are now 19 people charged in the on-going corruption scandal.

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Pittston, is selling tickets for its 2010 Auto Raffle.

A Pennsylvania program that helps veterans with disability compensation, pensions, and healthcare concerns has been ordered to close by Jan.

Officer Joseph Campbell, a 22-year veteran, was fired for unspecified reasons. WEST PITTSTON Borough council terminated veteran borough police officer Joseph Campbell Thursday night.

A man at the center of an early morning domestic dispute is locked up in Luzerne County Prison.

Robert Mark Licata, 52, of Linden Streets, West Pittston, surrendered with his attorney, Tara C. Toohil, at Wilkes-Barre Central Court where he was arraigned on charges of theft and tampering with public records.

Authorities say a northeastern Pennsylvania barber was taking a little off the top at the county's expense.

The Luzerne County District Attorney's Office on Tuesday charged certified barber Robert M. Licata with stealing almost $6,000 from the Luzerne County Correctional Facility by inflating the number of inmate haircuts on bills submitted.

Authorities charged certified barber Robert M. Licata today with stealing almost $6,000 from the Luzerne County Correctional Facility by inflating the number of inmate haircuts on bills submitted.

WYOMING A Dallas man has been charged with racing on roads, including in front of the state police Troop P headquarters in Wyoming.

Voters are going to the polls Tuesday across the area. This is the first general election since two former Luzerne County judges were charged in a corruption scandal with taking money in exchange for sending young people to juvenile detention centers.

A partying priest is heading to trial for his role in a vicious beatdown. Gregory Malia used to be a priest at Episcopalian churches in West Pittston and Susquehanna County.

Here's a look at the unofficial results of some of the contested municipal races throughout the Wyoming Valley: West Side In Kingston, Mayor Jim Haggerty trounced his Democratic challenger, Stephen P. Radzinski, 2,118 to 776.

Bobby Trusavage, of Boy Scout Troop #302, is holding a fundraiser for his Eagle Scout project.