Rick Cronauer News Today

WILKES-BARRE — A mother went on an alcohol and ecstasy binge after she abandoned her 3-year-old daughter at a hair salon in the 300 block of South Main Street on Sunday. Rasheedah J. Fields, 42, of Park Avenue Towers, Park Avenue, left the child at the hair salon at approximately

They were allegedly dealing out of their house and police seized suspected heroin and fentanyl, crack cocaine and marijuana.

Updated unofficial Nov. 7 general election results were posted on Luzerne County’s website Friday evening.

WILKES-BARRE — A man and a woman were arraigned on allegations they obstructed Wilkes-Barre police officers from conducting a welfare check on an 8-year-old…

WILKES-BARRE — A Wilkes-Barre woman employed as a caregiver was arraigned Thursday on allegations she used a dependant person’s bank card to withdraw money from…

A Wilkes-Barre woman entrusted with caring for a non-verbal autistic man was charged Thursday with stealing $350 from his bank account, leaving it nearly empty.

Hazleton police said they found crack cocaine, fentanyl and marijuana while performing surveillance on a vehicle Tuesday afternoon.

Some Wilkes-Barre officials are displeased that two district judges imposed fines for violating the city fireworks ordinance that are substantially less than what’s allowed under state law.

HAZLETON

A woman who was raped in Wilkes-Barre on Sunday afternoon sought help by passing a note to staff members at the Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre emergency room, city police said.