HARRISBURG – A Wilkes-Barre woman who lashed out at former Judge Mark Ciavarella following his trial is scheduled to testify today before the state Senate’s judiciary committee regarding legislation ...

Withdrawal of guilty pleas by Conahan, Ciavarella doesn’t override state’s earlier denial. HARRISBURG — The state Employees Retirement System has upheld its decision to deny former judges Mark ...

A federal grand jury has handed down a superseding indictment against former Luzerne County Common Pleas Judge Mark A. Ciavarella Jr. in response to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the ...

For years, the juvenile court system in Wilkes-Barre operated like a conveyor belt: Youngsters were brought before judges without a lawyer, given hearings that lasted only a minute or two, and then ...

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Some how we’re rarely shocked by news of a crooked politician. But crooked judges? That’s just still hard to swallow. Unfortunately, in Pennsylvania, more courthouse indictments could be forthcoming.