Luzerne County News

Luzerne County has lost another serviceman overseas. Navy Petty Officer Brian Patton died Thursday in Kuwait serving in operation Iraqi Freedom.

In Luzerne County two men on trial for a brutal home invasion learned their fate Friday when a jury found them guilty.

By MARK SCOLFORO Two former county judges accused of taking millions of dollars in kickbacks to send juveniles to private detention facilities are partially immune from civil lawsuits, a federal judge in Pennsylvania ruled Friday.The decision by U.S. District Judge A. Richard Caputo could make it harder for the people suing former Luzerne County ...

After Luzerne County Judge Michael Toole informed President Judge Chester Muroski that he would be taking the rest of November off, The judge-strapped judicial system's problems grew.

JUDGING BY ELECTION DAY, WOMEN IN LAW HAVE COME A LONG WAY IN PA. For nearly two decades women have graduated from U.S. law schools in roughly the same numbers as men.

Lewis E. Crawley had been the subject of a protection-from-abuse order and probation, records show.

Nov. 18--PITTSTON TWP. -- A fugitive wanted by authorities in Louisiana bolted from a traffic stop Tuesday night and led police on a foot pursuit that ended when he and three officers got stuck at the bottom of a 30-foot ravine.

WILK Newsradio received reliable information that both state police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation sent agents into the Luzerne County Courthouse, at Wilkes-Barre, today.

Up to seventy new jobs are coming to Luzerne County. Gateway Energy Services is bringing a customer service call center to Forty Fort.

A driver died after his car crashed into a house in Luzerne County. State police said James Berlando, 74, of Ebervale died on the scene Tuesday night.

A room inside the Westmoreland Club in Wilkes-Barre was packed wall to wall with students from nine area high schools.

In Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County Director of Human Resources Doug Richards quits, effective December fourth.

A Scranton man charged with threatening a sales consultant and setting a van on fire at an area car dealership waived his right to a preliminary hearing before District Judge Diana Malast on Monday.

The Luzerne County coroner says more tests will be needed to determine what killed a man serving a life prison term in the slaying of a Pittsburgh high school student 4.5 years ago.

A Forty Fort woman was charged by police on Sunday for an armed robbery at the Turkey Hill on Pierce Street last week.

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A major corruption investigation is happening in Luzerne County after charges were filed against former judges Mark Ciavarella and Michael Conahan.

Months ago, in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, a scandal came to light.A Prosecution is still underway, so we don't know the outcomes of any criminal trials.A But the allegations are that twoA juvenile court judges, Mark Ciavarella and Michael Conahan,A were taking kickbacks from operators of juvenile correctional facilities.A The scam has been ...

In Luzerne County, there are now 19 people charged in the on-going corruption scandal.

Another public official has been caught in the federal corruption probe in Luzerne County.