19+ min ago   (307+ words) Wyoming County Planning Director Matthew Jones and District Attorney Joe Peters warn of a recent scam targeting developers, contractors and homeowners seeking to improve or develop their properties. “Numerous county planning agencies in Pennsylvania have learned that scammers are posing…...

2+ week, 2+ hour ago   (265+ words) Interviews with applicants for the vacant position of Wyoming County Correctional Facility warden will begin over the coming week, according to Wyoming County Commissioners. At a commissioners meeting on Thursday morning (Aug. 6), Commissioner Vice Chairman Tom Henry announced that interviews…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (112+ words) Wyoming County Examiner State police are investigating the reported theft of fishing poles from a trailer on a property in North Branch Twp. last month. The alleged theft was reported on July 28, according to a news release issued by state…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (283+ words) MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT JUDGE DAVID K PLUMMER Nadia N. Starrie Jr., 19, of Pittston, was cited by state police at Tunkhannock with a summary count of harassment, based on a July 25 incident in Nicholson borough. The case awaits plea. David J. Dobrinski, 70, of Tunkhannock,…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (97+ words) State police investigating triple homicide in Susquehanna County Wyoming County Examiner State police are investigating a triple homicide in Great Bend Twp., near Hallstead in Susquehanna County, according to a news release issued Monday night. Three deceased individuals were found…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (200+ words) State police at Tunkhannock are attempting to locate 65-year-old Peter Gonzelez Kelly, who was last known to be living in the area of Clinton Avenue, Bronx, New York. According to a news release posted to the PSP-Tips Facebook page, Kelly…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (226+ words) Wyoming County District Attorney Joe Peters was selected for a seat on the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency’s statewide Anti-Human Trafficking Workgroup recently. According to Peters, PCCD was given a mandate to integrate all state government agencies and others…...

2+ mon, 4+ day ago   (395+ words) The Wyoming County Prison Board voted unanimously to terminate Warden Heather Schmidt from her position on Tuesday. Schmidt — who has been on administrative leave since May 1 — was terminated effective immediately at Tuesday’s Prison Board meeting. When asked for a reason…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (244+ words) A Kingston woman has been sentenced to serve 23 to 132 months in state prison for assaulting a state trooper and other crimes related to an incident in Tunkhannock Twp. last year. Desiree Hospodor, 32, received the sentence on Wednesday, June 3 in Wyoming…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (270+ words) The Wyoming County Jail continues to look for corrections officers as staffing has been a fluctuating issue over the past couple of years. At a Wyoming County Prison Board meeting on Tuesday morning (May 26), Deputy Warden Gordon Traveny announced that…...