Five Luzerne County residents applied for the open position of county election board chairperson by the deadline of 4 p.m.

Two more citizens applied for the vacant fifth chairmanship seat on Luzerne County’s Election Board by Wednesday’s deadline — Democrats Stacey E. Fiester and Patrick Smith, officials said.

Luzerne County’s Veteran Affairs Office has relocated to a county-owned property at 61-63 Water St. in Wilkes-Barre, county Manager Romilda Crocamo told county council Wednesday.

A Scranton man who identified himself as a "police officer in Wilkes-Barre" to a woman whose vehicle became disabled in the Back Mountain area was sentenced in Luzerne County Court on Wednesday. Paul ...

A man is facing charges after police say he led them on a high-speed chase in a vehicle he stole from his father. According ...

A man could spend more than 40 years behind bars for his role in a deadly shooting in Luzerne County. Investigators say ...

Gov. Josh Shapiro nominated Democratic Lackawanna County District Attorney Mark Powell to fill a vacant county judgeship ...

Attorney Mark Bufalino said he has devoted his life to the fight for justice and the rule of law. Bufalino, 54, of Shavertown, a well-known attorney and community leader, has announced his candidacy ...

A public meeting will be held Feb. 27 to discuss the impacts of the discovery of chronic wasting disease in two deer in ...

A Wilkes-Barre murder cold case dating back nearly two decades is still making an impression. Family and friends gathered Saturday afternoon outside the ...

“As a Luzerne County judge, I pledge to fight for our families, ensuring justice and fairness in our courts,” Bufalino said.

A Towanda man will spend up to nearly 12 years in prison for fleeing a Bradford County drug treatment program he was previously sentenced to. Kristopher Robert Johnson, 43, was resentenced to a ...