BARRE — Luzerne County prosecutors withdrew a firearm charge against Luis Angel Soto Madera, who was acquitted by a jury in September of firing a shot at his stepdaughter and her boyfriend, an ...

Pat Patte Jr., a legendary Wilkes-Barre restaurant and sports bar owner, died Monday. While his restaurant Patte’s Sports Bar on Hollenback Street was known for its good drinks and fresh food, he ...

George Banks, who went on a shooting rampage in the Wilkes-Barre area in September 1982, has died in prison at the age of 83. The Montgomery County Coroner, Dr. Darby, stated George Banks died on ...

Nearly 63 years to the day that Carol Ann Dougherty was raped and murdered in the Bristol church that was a fixture in her ...

The Luzerne County Zoning Hearing Board will take up to 45 days before ruling about an alleged illegal rock quarry operating ...

Infamous mass murderer George Banks, who slaughtered 13 people in Luzerne County, including five of his own children, has ...

Luzerne County voter turnout was higher than usual in Tuesday’s general election, according to an analysis of the <a href=" target="_blank">unofficial <a href=" target="_blank">results.

The Luzerne County Council is discussing the best way to maximize revenue on the planned sale of two county-owned properties.

More than 40 years ago, former prison guard George Banks went on a shooting spree, killing 13 people, including five of his ...

GEORGE Banks – one of America’s most notorious mass murderers – has died in prison at 83. Banks spent 43 years behind bars in ...

In 1982, Banks shot 14 people, killing 13, during a rampage in Wilkes-Barre. Among the dead were his five children, and two ...

George Banks had been in prison since 1982 after shooting 14 people, killing 13 of them, during a rampage in Wilkes-Barre.