Plains News

PLAINS TWP. A woman stabbed a man after he forced his way into her residence and assaulted her early Thursday morning, according to arrest records.

PLAINS TWP. The Plains Township municipal building was filled nearly to capacity on Thursday night for the board of commissioners meeting.

BARRE City police reported the following incidents: An unknown suspect damaged 37-year-old John Rowlands' fence with a vehicle at 216 Bradford St.

As Myrtle Chamberlain of Lehman Township brought two sheep into her spinning room, art students from the Verve Vertu program gathered close to stroke the soft brown and white wool.

Font size: [A] [A] [A] share this A cooking accident led to a fire on Friday afternoon that gutted a home on Charles Street in Plains Township.

BARRE City police reported the following: Someone broke into Sharon Sosa's North Main Street home and stole cash and jewelry around 6 p.m. Tuesday.

Suspect allegedly broke into ex-girlfriend's house in Larksville and then fled. LARKSVILLE Police captured a man late Thursday night after a chase that began with an alleged attempted stabbing of his ex-girlfriend and her friend.

BARRE Police are investigating a two-vehicle crash that occurred on South Pennsylvania Avenue at East Market Street just before 9 a.m. Friday.

BARRE City police reported the following incidents: Graffiti was sprayed on 64-year-old Peter Bielecki's vehicles on East Linden Street just after 11 a.m. Tuesday.

BARRE City police reported the following: Darren Simonson, 49, of Plains Township, and Peter McGinnis, 49, and Richard Simonson, 48, both of Wilkes-Barre, were arrested on the evidence of public drunkenness after police alleged, the trio were found intoxicated under the Market Street Bridge on Thursday.

BARRE City police reported the following: Darren Simonson, 49, of Plains Township, and Peter McGinnis, 49, and Richard Simonson, 48, both of Wilkes-Barre, were arrested on the evidence of public drunkenness after police alleged, the trio were found intoxicated under the Market Street Bridge on Thursday.

Michael Rennie, the unofficial Social Secretary of the Northeast Blogging Council has announced that his organization has teamed with the Saturday OT Committee and Operatic Society to sponsor our version of a town hall meeting this Friday on the deck at Dan's Keystone Grill, 162 Union St., Plains, PA 18702 Phone: 570-820-0411 starting at 5PM.

BARRE City police reported the following incidents: Francesco Leggio, 18, of Plains Township, was arrested at 6 p.m. Saturday on East Market Street on charges of possession of a controlled substance after police stopped him for driving on the wrong side of the road.

Shooting victim uncooperative and refusing to provide information, according to Wilkes-Barre officer.

Shooting victim uncooperative and refusing to provide information, according to Wilkes-Barre officer.

Lagina Renoll and Shane Cusimano, Hanover, a daughter, Aug. 4, 2009, at York Hospital.

Officers attempted to take David Mamola, 51, of North Sherman Street, into custody for public drunkenness when he allegedly became combative and resisted arrest on Sunrise Drive and East Chestnut Street on Friday.

BARRE City police reported the following: Maryanne Malcahy reported around 5 p.m. Friday that jewelry and a computer tower were taken from her property at 94 Waller St.

SUGAR NOTCH Drake's Auto Electric Service, 619 Main St., reported to police that a customer's 1993 Mercury Sable that was left for service was stolen sometime early Wednesday morning.

Public welcome and invited to participate HARRISBURG, Pa., July 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board today announced that it would hold a hearing on Wednesday, August 19, 2009 to gather evidence, including public comment, on the renewal of the Category 1 slot machine operator's license of Downs Racing, LP, operators ...