Times Leader (Wilkes-Barre, PA)

Established in 1879, this newspaper was originally owned by local stakeholders until it was acquired by Capital Cities in 1978. The Times Leader, which is a morning broadsheet, is presently competing for circulation with another daily publication in Wilkes-Barre, known as The Citizens' Voice.

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Jackson Township police to hold car seat installations and inspections

3 days ago | timesleader.com | Ed Lewis

Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. Click here to subscribe today or Login. JACKSON TWP. — Police in Jackson Township will host a child safety seat installation and inspection event for township residents on Friday. The event will take place from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Jackson Township Police Department at 1275 Huntsville Rd., Shavertown.
Hotel files civil lawsuit against elevator company over fire

4 days ago | timesleader.com | Ed Lewis

Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. Click here to subscribe today or Login. WILKES-BARRE — A Wilkes-Barre hotel and its insurance carrier filed a three count civil lawsuit against an elevator company alleging negligence in repairing the hotel’s elevator that caught fire causing more than $550,000 in damages in December 2023.
Attorney discredits criminal homicide charge by using pedestrian fatal accident statistics

4 days ago | timesleader.com | Ed Lewis

Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. Click here to subscribe today or Login. WILKES-BARRE — When Louis Weihbrecht was charged with an open count of criminal homicide for what District Attorney Sam Sanguedolce alleged was the deliberate killing of Mark Svadeba in September, Attorney John B. Pike is fostering a defense alternative.
Slot machine damaged at Mohegan Pennsylvania

4 days ago | timesleader.com | Ed Lewis

PLAINS TWP. — Someone lost their luck and……temper. Pennsylvania State Police Bureau of Gaming at Mohegan Pennsylvania reported a person struck the glass panel that shattered on a slot machine. The mischief occurred just after 10 p.m. Monday, state police reported. Damage is estimated to be in excess of $1,000.
Woman shot by police after attack on motorist with knives

5 days ago | timesleader.com | Ed Lewis

Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. Click here to subscribe today or Login. WILKES-BARRE — A Wilkes-Barre woman shot by a city police officer after she allegedly attacked a motorist with a knife was arraigned on felony assault charges. Satin D.
Hunlock Township man extorted over nude pictures

5 days ago | timesleader.com | Ed Lewis

Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. Click here to subscribe today or Login. HUNLOCK TWP. — A 47-year-old man reported to the Pennsylvania State Police at Shickshinny he was being extorted over the release of nude pictures he sent to a person he met on a dating social media site.
Police involved shooting in Wilkes-Barre

5 days ago | timesleader.com | Ed Lewis

Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. Click here to subscribe today or Login. WILKES-BARRE — A Wilkes-Barre City police officer was involved in a shooting on North Main Street, near Courtright Street, early Monday morning, two law enforcement sources said. Luzerne County District Attorney Sam Sanguedolce confirmed an officer was involved in a shooting.
Look Back: Anniversary of D-Day this week

5 days ago | timesleader.com | Ed Lewis

Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. Click here to subscribe today or Login. U.S. Army Pfc. Bernard Loboda, pictured published Wilkes-Barre Record July 5, 1944.
Edwardsville man charged with trafficking fentanyl, crack cocaine

1 week ago | timesleader.com | Ed Lewis

Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. Click here to subscribe today or Login. KINGSTON — An Edwardsville man allegedly confessed to having fentanyl, crack cocaine and marijuana inside his apartment while being questioned by Kingston police about straw purchases of firearms on Thursday.
Trial set for Exeter man accused of biting officer’s thumb

1 week ago | timesleader.com | Ed Lewis

Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. Click here to subscribe today or Login. WILKES-BARRE — A man from Exeter pled not guilty to felony assault charges alleging he bit the thumb of a Wilkes-Barre Township police officer outside an adult entertainment club in January. Brandon Lee Frisby, 45, of Cedar Street, through his attorney, John A.