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Deputy sheriff found dead at W-B home
Michael J. Vesek III, of Wilkes-Barre , unexpectedly died Thursday morning at his East South Street home.
Two people surrender to face assault charges Police Blotter
HANOVER TWP. Township police said Geovanni Johnson and Ann Marie Cruz turned themselves in to police Tuesday on arrest warrants for simple assault and endangering the welfare of children.
Overall turnout low for municipal election
Font size: [A] [A] [A] Warren Ruda / The Citizens' Voice June Stone, Freda Miller and Dee Michaels wait for Forty Fort Ward 1 residents to sign the registry before casting ballots at the Cross Valley Assembly of God Church.
NE Pa. paper wins new trial in defamation case
Eds: APNewsNow; will be led. Moving on general news and financial services. By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press Writer HARRISBURG, Pa.
Citizen watchdog now on the inside
Font size: [A] [A] [A] Walter L. Griffith Jr. After years of being a citizen watchdog and critic of local government spending, Walter L. Griffith Jr.
Man charged with threatening wife Police Blotter
HAZLETON Police charged a city man on Tuesday with threatening his wife. Miguel Antonio Nunez, 24, of North Vine Street, Hazleton, was charged with unlawful restraint, false imprisonment, terroristic threats and harassment.
Crime spree suspect faces multiple charges
A man who went on an overnight crime spree in South Wilkes-Barre in June, looting vehicles and setting them on fire, was arraigned Wednesday on arson, theft and related charges, police said.
GOP sees Panella linked to scandal
Democrats brush off the claim as a candidate's last-minute political posturing. WILKES-BARRE The Republican Party of Pennsylvania sent its executive director and its spokesman to Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday to campaign on behalf of a state Supreme Court candidate, linking her Democratic opponent to the Luzerne County judicial scandal.
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Alleged raid alert brings suspension: Liquor control enforcement...
A liquor control enforcement officer was suspended without pay on Friday when he was accused of giving a Plymouth Township tavern information about an impending raid.
Firefighters group honors TL reporter
Bill O'Boyle won 2nd place in international firefighters group's 2009 Media Awards.
Edwardsville man charged in assault Police Blotter
EDWARDSVILLE Police arrested a man on Sunday on charges he sexually assaulted a woman.
Sundance Vacations Provides the SPCA of Luzerne County With a Monetary Donation
Normally it is not a good idea to scare consumers; however, Sundance Vacations employees held a Haunted House "Sundance at Sundown" : at the company's corporate headquarters on October 22nd, October 23rd, and on the annual Make a Difference Day, October 24th.
A Kirkwood man has admitted to killing a Pennsylvania woman and injuring a Windsor man while trying to steal prescription drugs from them.
Judge Wants Immunity in 'Kids for Cash' Case
Two ex-judges from eastern Pennsylvania want to be dismissed as defendants in a series of civil lawsuits filed in the wake of a juvenile justice scandal.
Pa. Officials Not Amused By 'Go Yankees' Message
State transportation officials are looking into how the phrase "Go Yankees" appeared on an electronic message board along an interstate in eastern Pennsylvania.
Judges seek immunity in Pa. 'kids for cash' case
Two ex-judges from eastern Pennsylvania want to be dismissed as defendants in a series of civil lawsuits filed in the wake of a juvenile justice scandal.
Man Accused Of Torching Van At Pa. Car Dealership
Share + Oct 28, 2009 6:00 pm US/Eastern WILKES-BARRE, Pa. Police in eastern Pennsylvania say a man unhappy with his new van took a car salesman on a wild ride and later torched the vehicle in front of the dealership.
Homespun Holiday Craft Show slated for November 1 at Penn State Wilkes-Barre campus
Arts at Hayfield will celebrate its 20th Homespun Holiday craft show from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Nov.
This scandal story all Dunn, please say so Mark Guydish Opinion
Six months later and we've got a Dunn Deal. In the words of Ned Flanders of "The Simpsons," it's Dunn diddly done.
Pa. school board member pleads guilty over bribe
A northeastern Pennsylvania school board member charged as part of a wide-ranging corruption probe has pleaded guilty to a federal bribery charge.
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