Luzerne County News

Becoming a parent for the first time three years ago, Kim Murphy tried to do everything the way she was raised by her parents and from what she read in pediatricians' handbooks, but it just didn't feel right.

State and Plymouth police and Luzerne County detectives showed up to the Olde Tymers Pub in Plymouth just before noon Friday armed with drills and locks.

A Pennsylvania county down two judges because of a pair of unrelated scandals is asking lawyers to preside over a glut of civil cases.

An Episcopalian church leader from Luzerne County was in court Thursday facing charges he endangered and threatened a group of people, including his own daughters.

Wilkes-Barre Township Fire Chief John Yuknavich admits in court papers that he said a township resident threatened to kill him.

Three candidates were running for two open seats on the bench in Luzerne County.

Officials from the Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Business and Industry, Luzerne County commissioners and the Luzerne County Diversity Commission announced a partnership to raise awareness of the importance of completing 2010 U.S. Census questionnaires.

There has been a development in a lawsuit related to the corruption scandal in Luzerne County.

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.

The judge races in Luzerne County are the first in a general election since two former judges in Luzerne County were charged with corruption.

Font size: [A] [A] [A] Jerry Bonner Despite facing a criminal trial in federal court, Democrat Jerry Bonner on Tuesday won another four-year term as Luzerne County jury commissioner.

With at least five districts touched by the widespread federal corruption probe and six board members in three districts charged , the 2009 races for 45 open seats on Luzerne County's 11 school boards were unlike any in recent memory.

In Luzerne County this election day is a big one. Voters must decide who will take two open judicial seats in the wake of a major corruption scandal but early turnout numbers were very low and many blame the corruption for that.

SALEM TWP. A Shickshinny woman was killed in a two-vehicle head-on crash on Salem Boulevard on Monday morning.

Better communication with tax collectors, accepting payment by credit card and offering an installment plan are some of the creative techniques other Pennsylvania counties use to get people to pay their taxes ideas that might help Luzerne County boost its collection rate as recommended by a financial recovery consultant.

The battle for state Supreme Court that will be decided in Tuesday's election may not have shed much light on the candidates, but it's been a boost for economic recovery in Pennsylvania.

EDWARDSVILLE Police arrested a man on Sunday on charges he sexually assaulted a woman.

Font size: [A] [A] [A] Warren Ruda / The Citizens' Voice Acting Luzerne County Sheriff Charles J. Guarnieri Jr.

The PA Supreme Court has overturned thousands of youth convictions after finding the Judge ruling their cases was involved in Youth Detention kickbacks.

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has dismissed thousands of juvenile convictions issued by a judge charged in a corruption scandal.The high court on Thursday threw out more than five years' worth of cases heard by former Luzerne County Judge Mark Ciavarella .