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Man charged in stabbing under Pierce Street Bridge
KINGSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police have charged a man after they say he was involved in a stabbing under the Pierce Street Bridge in Kingston. According to the Kingston Police Department, officers were called to an area below the Pierce Street Bridge for a reported stabbing on August 30 around 11:00 p.m. Police say […]
Wilkes-Barre Man Arrested for Assault and Strangulation in Domestic Dispute
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — A 34-year-old Wilkes-Barre man has been arrested and charged with assault and strangulation following a domestic dispute early Sunday morning. The incident occurred at a residence on…
Man sentenced for killing mother in Luzerne County
SUGAR NOTCH, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man has been sentenced after police say he brutally killed his mother in Luzerne County back in 2020. Tuesday morning Erik Watkins changed his plea to guilty for criminal homicide of the 3rd degree in the death of his mother 60-year-old Patricia Watkins. Judge Vough accepted the plea and […]
Boy, 17, dies of gunshot wound in Luzerne County, police chief says
NANTICOKE, Pa. — A teenaged boy hospitalized Sunday in Luzerne County with a gunshot wound in his chest has died, Nanticoke Police Chief Michael Roke said. Police on Monday identified the teenager as Hunter Sipple, 17. An autopsy is scheduled Tuesday. He was shot around 4 p.m. Sunday at...