Ed Lewis
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Woman dies in Plymouth fire
PLYMOUTH — An elderly woman died and a man was transported to a hospital following a third-alarm fire that heavily damaged two houses and impacted a third house on Morris Street Monday morning.
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Novak enters no contest plea to killing father in Nanticoke
WILKES-BARRE — A Nanticoke man once deemed incompetent to face criminal homicide charges for the fatal shooting of his father in Nanticoke opted not to challenge the case in Luzerne County Court.
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Freeland man pleads guilty to kidnapping ex-girlfriend
WILKES-BARRE — A man from Freeland accused of kidnapping an ex-girlfriend at her place of employment and writing her name on a bullet pleaded guilty to related charges in Luzerne County Court.
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Police respond to incident at Wyoming Valley Mall
WILKES-BARRE TWP. — Township police are investigating a shooting outside the Wyoming Valley Mall near JC Penney and Royal House Buffet early Friday afternoon.
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Luzerne County jury returns aggravated assault acquittal after 11 minutes
WILKES-BARRE — A Luzerne County jury deliberated for 11 minutes before returning a verdict of not guilty for a Hazleton man accused of threatening another man with a knife.
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Pedestrian killed when struck by vehicle in Hazle Township
HAZLE TWP. — State police at Hazleton said a 34-year-old man died as a result of being struck by a vehicle at Harwood Road and Playground Court on Tuesday.
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Juvenile shot in Hazleton
HAZLETON — City police said a juvenile was transported to a regional trauma center for a gunshot wound.
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Hazleton man charged with straw purchases of firearms
KINGSTON — A Hazleton man was jailed without bail on allegations of straw purchases of approximately 40 firearms he gave to others.
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Hazleton man gets 20-40 years in prison for fatal stabbing
WILKES-BARRE — Despite a Luzerne County jury finding Gene Hawkins guilty in the fatal stabbing of 34-year-old Lashaun Overton in Hazleton, he maintained his innocence Wednesday.
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Weatherly man, 73, killed in Hazle Township crash
HAZLE TWP. — State police at Hazleton reported Michael H. Reis, 73, of Weatherly, died in a single vehicle crash at East Diamond Avenue and Stockton Mountain Road Monday night.