Luzerne County News Archives

By MICHAEL R. SISAK Staff Writer Luzerne County Commissioners Maryanne Petrilla and Stephen Urban demanded a federal investigation Friday into the financial relationship between two veteran county court judges ...

Cops: Man was killed during gun sale gone bad A Tunkhannock man was shot and killed Thursday after the sale of an assault rifle turned deadly.

By MICHAEL P. BUFFER Staff Writer Luzerne County officials are reviewing some options if new state reimbursable rates go in effect Sunday at the privately owned juvenile facility in Pittston Township.

A 25-year-old person was pronounced dead at about 8:25 p.m. by Luzerne County Coroner John Corcoran.

Luzerne County President Judge Mark A. Ciavarella Jr.'s relationship with county contractor and prominent attorney Robert J. Powell has become an issue in a $3.4 million legal malpractice verdict that Powell ...

An elementary school principal from Luzerne County came up with a novel way to reward her students: She jumped out of an airplane.

Gov. Ed Rendell has ordered Pennsylvania flags flown at half-staff Wednesday at the Capitol Complex in Harrisburg and at state facilities in Luzerne County in honor of a slain soldier.

State Police in Luzerne County are investigating a Memorial Day theft. Police say someone stole the flag holders from the graves of military veterans at Mount Laurel Cemetery in Hazle Township.

Tom Medico's business career began like many others, with a paper route. Medico "I always had my own little business when I was growing up," he said Tuesday, two days before accepting the Entrepreneur of the ...

After all, if newcomers of diverse ethnic and religious backgrounds don't feel welcome in Northeastern Pennsylvania's communities, who will offset the years of population losses, establish businesses in the ...

County purchasing director was connected with prison food contract piecemealing.

A mother from Luzerne County says she is guilty in the death of her infant son. Heather Breeland of Hazleton was accused of killing her baby after a night of drinking and doing drugs.

By KENT JACKSON Staff Writer A Hazleton man was sentenced to 16 to 32 years in prison on charges that he had sex with a 14-year-old girl who said in court that she has been hospitalized three times for ...

In a rare move, the state Department of Public Welfare complained to the state Supreme Court on Monday about the treatment of children in Luzerne County juvenile court.

“Most of the kids are great kids. The kids involved will show they can do great things by being drug and alcohol free”

NANTICOKE When comparing the number of drug and alcohol offenses to its population, Nanticoke's drug and alcohol violations overshadow those in Philadelphia and Luzerne County, according to data released by the ... via Times Leader

“The practices in Luzerne County are likely having a harmful effect on the court-involved juveniles, their families and in turn the Luzerne County community”

By Michael R. Sisak Staff Writer Luzerne County President Judge Mark Ciavarella defended the county's embattled juvenile court system Monday night against a new round of criticism from the state Department of ... via Standard Speaker

“The water situation up here wasn't the greatest, so we had to bring in some tankers for additional water resources”

Flames at a vacant building in Luzerne County were no accident. The fire at Wyoming Homes got its start around midnight at an office that was once used to sell modular homes. via WNEP-TV Moosic

“The tax issue will be cleared”

James O'Brien owes $17,855 in '03-'07 taxes on pub, yet it was not put up for auction. via Times Leader

Police say 36-year-old Andrea Bidding of Exeter implicated the three in the beating death of 72-year-old Peter Lach after a recent drug arrest. via Dailyitem.com

Homicide Charges were filed Friday against the woman who police said turned over her husband, daughter, and niece for a murder in Luzerne County. via WNEP-TV Moosic

“They knew he had money. They knew he lived alone. They knew he was a source of cash.”

A suspected heroin dealer told police that her husband and teenage daughter and niece beat a retiree to death during a 2005 robbery, authorities said. via PhillyBurbs.com

A 20-year-old Hazleton man is accused of dangling his girlfriend's 5-month-old daughter from a second-floor window of the apartment where they and the girlfriend's young son and mother lived. via The York Daily Record

The death of a man in Luzerne County more than two years ago led to the arrests of three people Tuesday evening. via WNEP-TV Moosic

Police in Luzerne County are investigating an attempted robbery of a jewelry store. via WNEP-TV Moosic

A former teacher convicted of stalking a teenage girl in Luzerne County learned his fate. via WNEP

“In a momentary angry outburst, she made some threats”

EDWARD LEWIS and DAVID WEISS elewis@timesleader.com WILKES-BARRE The mother of 18-year-old Sarah Myers says her daughter's incarceration in juvenile detention facilities is at the root of an alleged threat ... via Times Leader