Luzerne County News Archives

State police played an alleged taped confession from Komrowski at today's preliminary hearing. via PAHomepage.com

A district judge ruled this afternoon that a suspended Kingston police officer will face trial in Luzerne County Court. via The Citizens' Voice

“To say the least, it's a struggle every day. We pretty much put one foot in front of the other. With the holidays and stuff going on right now, it's even more difficult. We lost a very important member of our family.”

A Larksville woman faces at least a year in prison after pleading guilty Thursday to a hit-and-run accident that killed 19-year-old Erik Vannucchi earlier this year. via Citizensvoice.com

A Hazleton man charged with sexually assaulting a teenage girl in Hazleton and Plains Township waived his right to a preliminary hearing on Monday. via The Citizens' Voice

“I don't want to overstep my bounds. I don't want to in any way interfere with Mr. Kerekes' representation unless I am retained.”

Attorney Demetrius Fannick has been contacted by accused murderer Joseph Kerekes about representing him during his upcoming trial. via The Times-Tribune

An attorney for convicted wife killer Jeffrey Jerome Dennis on Monday filed an appeal with the Superior Court of Pennsylvania. via The Citizens' Voice

“This is the first time we have seen gas prices top $3 a gallon at Thanksgiving.”

A rainbow-colored fleet of Priuses plows into a sloshy parking lot at Wilkes University. via Citizensvoice.com

Sunday, November 25, 2:30 a.m. by Andy Palumbo A man was killed in a Saturday evening crash in Luzerne County. via WNEP-TV Moosic

The lights are back on at the state Correctional Institution near Dallas. A power problem in the lockup in Luzerne County's Back Mountain area forced the prison to go on lockdown on Thanksgiving Day. via The York Daily Record

“We install them for free ... It was a senseless loss of life. A few minutes earlier warning, he could've survived.”

A 62-year-old Newport Township man died early Saturday after his house caught fire. via Citizensvoice.com

Two women are facing charges after a stabbing in Luzerne County. It happened at 19 Hutson Street in Wilkes-Barre around 10:00 Monday morning. via PAHomepage.com

“We must bring our conflict counsel in line with the rest of the state of Pennsylvania. In addition to that, these individuals work through their own offices, give us their own supplies.”

Luzerne County's budget hearings concluded Tuesday with more funding requests to add employees to the payroll. via The Citizens' Voice

A new fence around the Luzerne County Correctional Facility's work release center in Wilkes-Barre cost $18,300, records show. via Citizensvoice.com

Trying to peddle "fake" heroin at the McDonald's in Wyoming got three men arrested on drug charges Wednesday night, police say. via The Citizens' Voice

A Nanticoke man who was beaten outside a downtown Wilkes-Barre bar is asking for damages from the business' owners and bouncer for negligence by not intervening, as well as the man accused of beating him. via The Citizens' Voice

“They went there specifically to start a fight.”

There are differing views on what led two men to scuffle with a witness in William Rohland's double-murder case just days before opening arguments in September. via Citizensvoice.com

“It's just something that happens”

One of the world's largest corporations received a $61,385 tax break for two of its stores in Luzerne County and now it is suing for more. via Citizensvoice.com

“Bankers don't do business by coming to your home”

State police at Wyoming arrested two people accused of stealing $10,000 from an elderly man in Dallas Township through a scam. via The Citizens' Voice

BARRE City police arrested an 18-year-old man Wednesday on charges he raped a girl earlier this month. via Times Leader

“College officials are taking the matter very seriously”

Borough residents will not be facing a tax increase come January, Joseph Faubel, council member and finance committee chairman, said at Wednesday's council meeting. via The Times-Tribune

“With the support of our congressional delegation, we feel very confident federal funding will show up again for the medical school.”

Nearly $850,000 in federal funding for the proposed Commonwealth Medical College and $1.9 million for Lackawanna and Luzerne counties' hospitals, colleges and nonprofits, are in jeopardy after President Bush ... via The Times-Tribune

“I think it's a reflection on her leadership”

Luzerne County Democrats oust GOP incumbents in sheriff, deeds offices. Michael Savokinas hugs his wife, Allison, after learning that unofficial election results showed him winning the race for Luzerne County ... via Times Leader

“The move by C3i Inc. is great news for the Pocono region and the entire state”

Governor Edward G. Rendell today announced that a leading customer service company specializing in the life sciences industry will create 229 jobs by relocating part of its operations to Luzerne County. via Med Ad News

“I never used to travel I-80 or I-81 because the trucks scare me, so it was always nice to have 118 to travel and I felt safe on it, but now I don't anymore. Something has to be done.”

One man was killed and several others hurt when a tractor-trailer and three vehicles crashed on Route 118. via WNEP-TV Moosic

A Wilkes-Barre man was arraigned in Luzerne County Central Court early Monday morning for interfering with custody of children, resisting arrest, disorderly conduct and criminal mischief after he allegedly ... via Citizensvoice.com

“The bottom line is that law enforcers at every level will benefit from the cooperation among Luzerne County and its four major cities”

Luzerne County officials plan to install a $3 million computer system that will allow law enforcement agencies throughout the county to share information on crimes and warrants. via Times Leader

The Diocese of Scranton will pay $3 million to a man who brought a federal civil suit claiming he was sexually abused by a priest as a teen and that the Catholic Church did nothing about it. via The Times-Tribune

“If you're going to be a strong party, you have to work as a team”

It has been more than a decade since the Democratic Party had the stranglehold on Luzerne County offices that it produced in Tuesday's election. via Citizensvoice.com

“We were fortunate in this accident that more fatalities did not occur. It could have been worse, especially with a tractor-trailer involved”

A North Carolina man was killed and five others were injured Wednesday morning in a four-vehicle wreck involving a tractor-trailer on Route 118. via The Times-Tribune

“Their concern was that a young fellow was spending an awful lot of time with Father Liberatore”

Ann Marie Zongilla, the housekeeper at Sacred Heart of Jesus Church's rectory in Duryea, walked up to the attic one day in 2001 and discovered something she found shocking. via Citizensvoice.com

“I appreciate the confidence that area residents have placed in me”

By KELLY MONITZ Staff Writer State Superior Court Judge Correale Stevens sat in the office he occupied as a county judge at the Luzerne County Courthouse awaiting election returns Tuesday night. via Standard Speaker

“It was a very gruesome scene, large amount of blood, handprints went a long way, proper charges and cased together.”

A District Judge in Central Court refuses to drop any charges against the Hazleton man who allegedly beat his wife and daughter with a baseball bat. via PAHomepage.com

“That is the main issue with this whole thing, the length of the lease and rate. But outside of that, the facility is a good facility.”

By MICHAEL P. BUFFER Staff Writer Talks between state and Luzerne County officials have not resolved a controversy that could cost the county $2 million a year in state funding. via Standard Speaker