2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (767+ words) A Wilkes-Barre man who inadvertently killed a toddler by throwing the child against a wall because the boy wouldn’t fall asleep after his first birthday party was sentenced Thursday to serve up to two years in jail after the defense…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (262+ words) A Hazleton man convicted at trial of raping an 11-year-old girl was deemed a sexually violent predator Thursday and ordered to serve over 43 years in state prison. Elias Francoise Dominguez, 37, was convicted on charges of rape of a child, corruption…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (317+ words) A Wyoming Borough man was charged Wednesday with cursing at and spitting on the recently appointed sheriff during an outburst last month at the Luzerne County Courthouse. Devin Verrez Thomas, 30, of 384 Tripp St., is charged with simple assault, harassment and…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (181+ words) A high-end, six-figure sportscar was smashed in a high-speed crash in the Back Mountain earlier this week, according to Jackson Twp. police. Officers responded to the area of 1711 Hunstville Road around 2:40 p.m. Monday to a report of a single-vehicle crash and…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (277+ words) A Wilkes-Barre man drained his mother’s bank account to feed an online gambling habit, leaving her without the money needed to pay for her care at a Kingston nursing home, according to police. Orlando S. Blackwell, 41, is facing felony theft…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (445+ words) Plymouth Borough police have charged eight men in connection with a fight and shooting that injured two people, including an innocent bystander, during last month’s 22nd Annual Plymouth Kielbasa Festival. Laron Lee Pearsall, 18, of Edwardsville, and Nehemiah Joseph Samuel, 21, of Wilkes-Barre,…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (353+ words) The murder trial for a man charged in a deadly Edwardsville shooting will proceed later this month despite persisting evidence-exchange issues, a Luzerne County judge ordered Tuesday. Dunn, 37, of Wilkes-Barre, is charged with murdering 37-year-old New Jersey resident Kevin Spencer…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (160+ words) A Kingston man was jailed Tuesday with bail set at $1 million on felony child endangerment charges alleging he severely injured his 5-week-old baby. Vincent Marino, 31, of 230 Wyoming Ave., is facing three felony charges of endangering the welfare of a minor…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (458+ words) A Luzerne County judge has rejected an effort by accused killer Frederick Balester to block a jury from seeing some of the prosecution’s key evidence against him, finding the searches were legally conducted. Balester, 69, of Hanover Twp., is accused of…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (166+ words) Three men were charged after a police investigation into an assault on July 25 allegedly involving race participants at Evergreen Raceway in Butler Twp. An unnamed victim, who was participating in a race, was having his vehicle inspected following the race…...