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Hiring of five more Luzerne County Drug Task Force officers planned

July 22, 2019 0

Luzerne County’s Drug Task Force likely will be beefed up with five part-time officers. County District Attorney Stefanie Salavantis said Monday she has secured $40,000 in state funding for more officers to initiate and help […]

Autopsy performed on body found in Susquehanna River

July 22, 2019 0

HANOVER TWP. — An autopsy was performed Monday on a body found in the Susquehanna River near Plymouth over the weekend. Luzerne County Coroner Dan Hughes said the cause and manner of death is pending […]

Man charged with sexually assaulting girl

July 22, 2019 0

WILKES-BARRE — City police charged a man they allege sexually assaulted a girl while living with her family in Hanover Township, Wilkes-Barre and Florida. Jared Michael Fagaly, 28, of Carey Avenue, Wilkes-Barre, surrendered Monday at […]

Man allegedly involved in West Pittston standoff arraigned

July 22, 2019 0

WEST PITTSTON — A man who suffered a self-inflicted injury during a standoff with authorities was officially charged in a hospital Monday. District Judge Joseph Carmody in West Pittston arraigned Robert Victor Hospodar III, 37, […]

Firefighters extinguish house fire in Hanover Twp.

July 22, 2019 0

HANOVER TWP. — A house fire broke out at a residence on Wilkes-Barre Street on Monday afternoon. Hanover Township firefighters and paramedics were dispatched to 531 Wilkes-Barre St. in around 4 p.m. Sunday, responding to […]

Man in ICU after attack in Luzerne

July 22, 2019 0

LUZERNE — A man brutally beaten outside of his Luzerne home late Saturday night remains in intensive care, but has made improvements. Richard Meier, 26, was attacked by an unknown assailant on Saturday outside of […]

Nanticoke man charged with sending genital pictures to child

July 22, 2019 0

WILKES-BARRE — A Nanticoke man was arraigned Saturday on charges he sent pictures of his genitals to a girl in Wilkes-Barre. Thomas Peter Wydra, 33, of East Green Street, admitted he sent photographs of his […]